PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATION IN IT INDUSTRY FOR GREEN COMPUTING : A REVIEW

Renewables are great for our energy portfolio because they are inexhaustible and won’t pollute the planet for us or those of future generations by emitting toxic chemicals and gases. Renewables can be deployed nearly everywhere and without the need for expensive power lines distributing the energy since they are capable of delivering power directly to the end consumer. The amount of energy consumed by IT data centers around the world has doubled and today datacenter electricity consumption is almost 2% of world production. Carbon emissions to the environment is directly proportional to energy usage. Carbon emissions from different data centers are expected to grow at more than 11% per year to 440 metric megatons by 2025. In this paper, we propose a solution of electricity generation for IT industries by using the piezoelectric generators. Piezoelectric materials generate electrical energy when subjected to mechanical strain.Renewables are great for our energy portfolio because they are inexhaustible and won’t pollute the planet for us or those of future generations by emitting toxic chemicals and gases. Renewables can be deployed nearly everywhere and without the need for expensive power lines distributing the energy since they are capable of delivering power directly to the end consumer. The amount of energy consumed by IT data centers around the world has doubled and today datacenter electricity consumption is almost 2% of world production. Carbon emissions to the environment is directly proportional to energy usage. Carbon emissions from different data centers are expected to grow at more than 11% per year to 440 metric megatons by 2025. In this paper, we propose a solution of electricity generation for IT industries by using the piezoelectric generators. Piezoelectric materials generate electrical energy when subjected to mechanical strain.