According to the research, U.S Data centre’s use 40% more power than the entire UK. Though we constantly read articles on how harmful the combustion engines in vehicles are, we are losing sight on the hidden issues. We are moving into a new and very exciting era which involves the creation of smart cities, smart homes and internet based devices however, we are not looking eye to eye on the power consumption these devices produce. For example in 2018 there were more than 1 trillion of photos taken and 85% of them from our smartphones roughly 125 pictures per person which people are now storing these images on the cloud or in reality in huge data centres which is a huge concern that should be taken into consideration. (more…)
