Further development and consolidation of the Blue Angel for energy-efficient data centre operation and climate-friendly co-location data centres as well as the management of advisory services

In the research project "Further development of the Blue Angel for data centres", the two ecolabels Blue Angel for data centre operation (DE-UZ-161) and co-location data centres (DE-UZ-214) were combined into a single, modular ecolabel. The minimum requirements have been adapted to the best available technology and new criteria have been introduced. In order to take best practice examples into account and incorporate suggestions from the field, the revision took place in close consultation with operators, planners and customers of data centres. Several workshops were held on various topics relating to data centre operation. In addition to revising the ecolabels, the project also managed funding to provide financial support for advice to data centre operators from qualified efficiency consultants.