From streaming movies or games and sharing photos on Instagram to the growing use of "smart" devices and growth in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the amount of data being processed is escalating. As a result, energy consumption of data centers in the European Union (EU) is expected to rise from 2.7% of electricity demand in 2018 to 3.2% by 2030.
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