LEADERSHIP
34 set a series of science-based targets as an organisation two years ago targeting 2020 and 2030 . Robey and his team then launched Tenfromten last year , which unpicked some of the lessons they ’ d learnt on their journey . “ There ’ s a whole range of things we ’ ve been doing from an office energy efficiency perspective . Across the business , we have made enormous inroads in our energy efficiency across the estate , and that ’ s everything from relatively straightforward updatings to putting in smart lighting systems , updating heating , ventilation and air conditioning systems . We have put in solar arrays at a number of our centres around the world , particularly in India .”
Capgemini built and launched a UK data centre called Merlin in Swindon in 2010 . “ The question we asked ourselves was what would it look like to build an ultra-sustainable data centre ? So , you ’ ll know that most data centres run somewhere between 1.7 to 2 as a PUE , so , you ’ re using as much energy on powering the centre as you are running the kit . Merlin runs at about 1.09 , which for anybody who knows what data centres are doing , is quite remarkable .”
AUGUST 2019