The Server Idle Energy Coefficient (SIEC) makes the unnecessary energy consumption of servers in data centers visible and measurable. The project extends the existing PUE metric to include server utilization and tests the method in real data center environments — aiming for future standardization.

Within the NADIKI Project, we are integrating Environmental Impact Indicators from the Life Cycle Assessment Methodology into Kubernetes. This empowers workloads, like AI training workflows and inference, to assess their operational impact and allows detailed reporting. Using this data, we evaluate the feasibility of an environmental product declaration for an AI model.

Cloud of Amsterdam is a completed research project in which IDED, in collaboration with Quanza and Aknostic, established a regional Kubernetes cloud infrastructure on refurbished hardware and developed an open environmental impact reporting system according to ISO 14004/14044. Supported by the province of North Holland, the project demonstrates that regional cloud infrastructure can be sustainable, transparent, and vendor lock-in free.

The "Micro-DC" approach integrates racks into existing buildings and energy systems, managed intelligently.

Das CEDaCI-Projekt entwickelte Öko-Design-Richtlinien, Strategien zur Verlängerung der Produktlebensdauer und digitale Entscheidungshilfetools, um die Rechenzentrumsbranche auf eine Kreislaufwirtschaft umzustellen. Gefördert durch Interreg Nordwesteuropa vereinte die fünfjährige Forschungskollaboration über 20 Partner aus Wissenschaft und Industrie in sieben Ländern, um das lineare Ressourcenmodell des Sektors anzugehen und die Umsetzung des EU-Aktionsplans für die Kreislaufwirtschaft vorzubereiten.