Techno-economic design and reliability assessment of a solar PV-battery-based green data center

The rapid expansion of digital infrastructure has driven a surge in data center electricity consumption, intensifying concerns over carbon emissions and operational reliability. This study introduces a techno-economic framework for designing a sustainable data center powered by a solar photovoltaic...

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Main Authors: Alok Kumar Shrivastav, Dipak Kumar Dash, Saumen Dhara, Pritish Ghosh
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773186325000805
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description The rapid expansion of digital infrastructure has driven a surge in data center electricity consumption, intensifying concerns over carbon emissions and operational reliability. This study introduces a techno-economic framework for designing a sustainable data center powered by a solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage system. Reliability simulations were conducted to assess power availability and downtime, using capacity shortage and unmet load as key metrics. The proposed green data center model was benchmarked against conventional designs, with performance evaluated according to established tier reliability standards. Results indicate that integrating PV-battery systems can maintain high reliability, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and offer stable, competitive energy costs over time. The findings support a policy shift towards renewable-based backup solutions, demonstrating that operational sustainability and reliability can be achieved without reliance on conventional generator sets.
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spelling doaj-art-8f35e0f712c14dfebfa9b3e71c7cada52025-08-20T03:24:44ZengElsevierFranklin Open2773-18632025-06-011110029010.1016/j.fraope.2025.100290Techno-economic design and reliability assessment of a solar PV-battery-based green data centerAlok Kumar Shrivastav0Dipak Kumar Dash1Saumen Dhara2Pritish Ghosh3Department of Electrical Engineering, JISCE, Kalyani, India; Corresponding author.Department of Electrical Engineering, GITAM, Bhubaneswar, IndiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, GKCEM, Baruipore, IndiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, ABACUS, Mogra, IndiaThe rapid expansion of digital infrastructure has driven a surge in data center electricity consumption, intensifying concerns over carbon emissions and operational reliability. This study introduces a techno-economic framework for designing a sustainable data center powered by a solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage system. Reliability simulations were conducted to assess power availability and downtime, using capacity shortage and unmet load as key metrics. The proposed green data center model was benchmarked against conventional designs, with performance evaluated according to established tier reliability standards. Results indicate that integrating PV-battery systems can maintain high reliability, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and offer stable, competitive energy costs over time. The findings support a policy shift towards renewable-based backup solutions, demonstrating that operational sustainability and reliability can be achieved without reliance on conventional generator sets.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773186325000805Battery storageEnergy sustainabilityGreen data centerReliability assessmentSolar PVTechno-economic analysis
spellingShingle Alok Kumar Shrivastav
Dipak Kumar Dash
Saumen Dhara
Pritish Ghosh
Techno-economic design and reliability assessment of a solar PV-battery-based green data center
Franklin Open
Battery storage
Energy sustainability
Green data center
Reliability assessment
Solar PV
Techno-economic analysis
title Techno-economic design and reliability assessment of a solar PV-battery-based green data center
title_full Techno-economic design and reliability assessment of a solar PV-battery-based green data center
title_fullStr Techno-economic design and reliability assessment of a solar PV-battery-based green data center
title_full_unstemmed Techno-economic design and reliability assessment of a solar PV-battery-based green data center
title_short Techno-economic design and reliability assessment of a solar PV-battery-based green data center
title_sort techno economic design and reliability assessment of a solar pv battery based green data center
topic Battery storage
Energy sustainability
Green data center
Reliability assessment
Solar PV
Techno-economic analysis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773186325000805
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