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\"Dual_processor\"<\/a>Big data energy bill.\u00a0 The amount of energy the internet is responsible for is increasing.\u00a0 This is a hidden amount of energy that we do not think about.\u00a0 In 2009 someone claimed that each google search produced 7g of CO2<\/sub>.\u00a0 This figure was denied by google who stated it was far lower at 0.2g CO2<\/sub>.\u00a0 This is still quite a lot of energy.\u00a0 It worth thinking about where this energy use and hence the big data energy bill comes from.\u00a0 Some of it comes from electricity use of masses of computers in server farms being left on and some comes form the cooling of these server farms.<\/p>\n

The big internet companies have responded to this criticism in a number of ways.\u00a0 They have made their server farms more efficient by reusing the heat or even siting their farms in cold parts of the world, like Finland.\u00a0 They have also been helped by the continuing efficiency of technological change with machines using less power.\u00a0 They have also bought or installed lots of renewables and it should be said lobbied or ignored Trump on climate change.<\/p>\n

Despite this the energy use of the internet continues to grow.\u00a0 Currently its 7% of worldwide electricity use.\u00a0 By 2020 it will be 12%.\u00a0 Its an astonishing figure.\u00a0 What amazes me is that humanity keeps coming up with new ways of using energy.\u00a0 Another digital villain producing a big data energy bill is the online currency bitcoin. \u00a0 This next bit is a bit difficult for those of us not involved with it to understand.\u00a0 You can buy coins or earn them by verifying them digitally (bitcoin mining).\u00a0 This last thing requires a small server farm…\u00a0 It reckoned that bitcoin uses more electricity than 159 countries or 0.31% of world electricity and by 2020 bitcoin mining will need as much electricity as Denmark.\u00a0 Solutions?\u00a0 Not many- stay off the internet and use bookmarks.<\/p>\n

Neil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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