ICT for Climate actions

Bidragets beskrivning

ICT technologies have had a huge positive impact on our fight against global warming by resource efficiency, optimized industrial processes, remote meetings and smart energy systems. Yet, the ICT sector is a large consumer of energy to power the data centers and networks and uses rare earth minerals in device manufacturing. Resource usage of ICT is rather hidden from end users. The ICA-project studies this complex system. We seek to understand the real, measurable ICT growth trends and how this affects the need for energy. We study ways to lower the impact of the sector on the delivery of services and to contribute towards sustainable societies. Here the focus is on reusing the excess heat emerging from data centers and communication equipment (like 5G base stations), and on designing more lightweight Internet services. We also seek to raise awareness and empower and engage the various stakeholders to better understand the situation and minimize the impact of ICT on global warming.
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Startår

2021

Slutår

2024

Beviljade finansiering

Rollen i Finlands Akademis konsortium

Övriga parter i konsortiet

Leader
Aalto-universitetet (342121)
532 156 €
Partner
Aalto-universitetet (342123)
461 649 €

Finansiär

Finlands Akademi

Typ av finansiering

Akademiprojekt med särskild inriktning

Övriga uppgifter

Finansieringsbeslutets nummer

342122

Vetenskapsområden

Miljöteknik

Forskningsområden

Energiatekniikka

Identifierade teman

climate change, adaption