Estimating the environmental impact of a large Tier 2
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Author(s)
Bauer, Daniela
Fayer, Simon
Whitehouse, Dan
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Recent years have seen an increasing interest in the environmental impact, especially the carbon footprint, generated by the often large scale computing facilities used by the communities represented at CHEP. As this is a fairly new requirement, this information is not always readily available, especially at universities and similar institutions which do not necessarily see large scale computing provision as their core competency. We present the results of a survey of a large WLCG Tier 2 with respect to power usage and carbon footprint leveraging all sources of information currently available to us. We show that it is possible to estimate the environmental impact with respect to power usage without having to invest in dedicated monitoring equipment. Manufacturers however do not yet provide sufficient information to allow for a detailed analysis of the carbon footprint of equipment manufacture, but even with the available information it is clear that this cannot be ignored.
Editor(s)
Espinal, X
DeVita, R
Laycock, P
Shadura, O
Date Issued
2024-05-06
Date Acceptance
2023-05-01
Citation
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2024, 295, pp.1-8
ISSN
2100-014X
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Start Page
1
End Page
8
Journal / Book Title
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume
295
Copyright Statement
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
License URL
Identifier
10.1051/epjconf/202429507015
Source
26th International Conference on Computing in High Energy and Nuclear Physics (CHEP)
Subjects
Computer Science
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Physical Sciences
Physics
Physics, Particles & Fields
Science & Technology
Technology
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2023-05-08
Finish Date
2023-05-12
Coverage Spatial
Norfolk, VA, USA
Date Publish Online
2024-05-06