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"Hot for Warm Cooling (presentation)
Presentation that discusses highly efficient cooling achieved by utilizing high temperature fluids delivered to the inlet of IT equipment; from the Energy Efficient HPC Working Group presentation at SC-11.
SC11Hotwaterplusliquidsolutions.pdf
"Hot" for Warm Water Cooling
The transition from air to liquid cooling is an inflection point providing an opportunity to work collectively to set guidelines for facilitating the energy efficiency of liquid-cooled High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities and systems.
Hot for Warm Water Cooling.pdf
1 Modular/Container Data Centers Procurement Guide: Optimizing for Energy Efficiency and Quick Deployment
Modular data center offerings from 17 companies are reviewed and evaluated for PUE.  First and second generation designs are compared. Feb. 2011 Author(s): Bramfitt, M. and H.C. Coles
Modular_Data_Center_Procurement_Guide GSA.pdf
16 More Ways to Cut Energy Waste in the Data Center
Generate ideas on how to reduce energy waste in your data center with ENERGY STAR's recommended energy efficiency actions, available here.

2007 EPA Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency
The United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed this report in response to the request from Congress stated in Public Law 109-431.
EPA_Datacenter_Report_Congress_Final1.pdf
2015 Executive Order For Federal Data Centers (article)
Article by LBNL's Magnus Herrlin, and Bruce Myatt featured in Mission Critical Magazine's column, Zink Whiskers.

2016 Best Practice Guidelines for the EU Code of Conduct on Data Centre Energy Efficiency
Document is a companion to the European Union (EU) Code of Conduct on Data Centre Energy Efficiency and provides the full list of identified Best Practices for data centre operators as referenced in the Code of Conduct Participant and Endorser Guideline

380 Vdc Architectures for the Modern Data Center
This paper presents an overview of the case for the application of 380 Vdc as a vehicle for optimization and simplification of the critical electrical system in the modern data center.
380VdcArchitecturesfortheModernDataCenter.pdf
5 Simple Ways to Avoid Energy Waste in Your Data Center
These five measures can save a significant amount of energy and are fairly easily implemented.   

7x24
The 7X24 Exchange is an industry association who's goal is to improve end to end reliability by promoting an exchange of information between those that design, build, and maintain data center facilities.

A Conceptual Framework for HPC Operational Data Analytics
This paper provides a broad framework for understanding trends in Operational Data Analytics (ODA) for High-Performance Computing (HPC) facilities.
A Conceptual Framework for HPC Operational Data Analytics.pdf
A Holistic Approach to Reducing Cost and Resource Consumption
This article from the Uptime Institute, A Holistic A

A Joint Initiative of IGBC and LBNL US for Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centres
Presentation slides from the July 2019 Advisory Group Meeting.
2nd AGM Bangalore_SRD (1).pdf
A Joint Initiative of IGBC and LBNL US for “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centres”
Slide deck presentation from the September 24th, 2019 Data Center Blueprint Summit held in Mumbai. 
IGBC and LBNL Initiative of EE in DCs.ppt
A Joint Initiative to “Enhance Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers”
Slides from the First Advisory Group Meeting
Annexure-A IGBC and LBNL - DC Initiative, S Srinivas (1).pdf
A power measurement methodology for large scale, high performance computing
Improvement in the energy efficiency of supercomputers can be accelerated by improving the quality and comparability of efficiency measurements. The ability to generate accurate measurements at extreme scale are just now emerging.
A Power Measurement Methodology.pdf
A Power-Management Methodology for Large-Scale, High-Performance Computing (DRAFT)
This paper describes a methodology that has been developed collaboratively through the Energy Efficient HPC Working Group to support architectural analysis and comparative measurements for rankings, such as the Top500 and Green500.
ICPE Paper Dec 31.pdf
A practical approach to PUE (article)
Article by LBNL featured in Data Center Dynamics' opinion section and online newsletter.

A Supercomputing Center Case Study with Cooling Control Design
After designing and implementing an automated control system for a new HPC center, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) elected to use a simpler operator-based solution.
A_Supercomputing_Center_Experience_With_Cooling_Control_Design.pdf
Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers
Slide presentation from the chiller subgroup during the February 13th Bangalore meeting.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN INDIAN DATA CENTER 2017 HS (1).pdf
Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers (Slide Deck)
Presentation given by Dale Sartor at the First Advisory Group Meeting (held in Bangalore in July 2018) for the "Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers Initiative."
Annexure-B Accelerating energy efficiency in Indian Data centers.pdf
Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers: Final Report for Phase I Activities
This report documents Phase I of the “Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers” initiative to support the development of an energy efficiency policy framework for Indian data centers.
IndiaFinalPhase1Report_LBNL2016.pdf
Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers: Phase II Final Report
This report documents Phase II of the “Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers” initiative, which built on Phase I findings related to international best practices and how existing energy efficiency standards in India could address data ce
IndiaPhaseIIFinalReport_CIILBNL2016.pdf
Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers: Phase II White Paper
This white paper is a condensed version of Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers: Final Report for Phase II Activities.
IndiaPhaseIIWhitePaper_CIILBNL2016.pdf
Accessing Onboard Server Sensors for Energy Efficiency in Data Centers (Report)
Monitoring data center energy use at an aggregated level, as well as at the system level can provide data center owners and operators with critical insight that in turn, can help them reduce energy use.
FINAL Accessing Onboard Server Data 9-20-2021 (1).pdf