1. DG CONNECT (Unit H5) Update on Data Centre Activities
Svetoslav Mihaylov
Scientific/Technical Project Officer
Smart Cities and Sustainability
Directorate-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology
European Commission
EUCoC for Data Centres, Brussels
30 September 2014

2. Summary DG CONNECT Unit H5 priorities Smart cities
Resource Efficient Infrastructures
Data Centres
Horizon 2020 LCE 23 – 2015
Work Programme

3. DG CONNECT Unit H5 priorities
City living (Smart Cities)
Resource Efficient Infrastructures

4. Smart cities European Innovation Partnership
Invitation for Commitments eligible commitments (>3000 partners) received with good sectorial and geographic mix
Preliminary definition of Action Clusters
Next steps - Kick-off event (First operational meeting); Online marketplace; Matchmaking; Easing access to public and private funding; Defining a replicable and exportable model of a smart city
More info:
Smart Cities in Horizon 2020 (WP )
Lighthouse projects & Support actions (200M€)

5. Resource Efficient Infrastructures
Smart Grids
Data
Centres
Water
&
Waste
Transport
ITS
Automation EV

6. Data Centres FP7 Ongoing projects (6 projects –> 18M€)
Renewables
Heat Reuse
Smart grids
Horizon Work Programme
CSA – EE 08 – 2014: Public Procurement of Innovative Sustainable Energy Solutions - Proposals under evaluation
CSA - LCE 23 – 2015: Supporting the community in deploying a common framework for measuring the energy and environmental efficiency of the ICT-sector
Coordination and Support Action

7. Data Centres
Green Data Centres Workshop, April 1st, EC premises, Brussels
stakeholders (experts); policies and actions; data availability; methodologies; metrics (KPIs) and their harmonization; policy measures and initiatives
Outcome* - Faster Internet policies aligned with technological developments; debate on indicators – existing vs new performance based; local situation; DC whole; type/tier; use phase focus, life cycle monitored; Maintain, translate and make mandatory the EU CoC; training
Report from the discussion is publicly available at:
*This outcome reflects the views only of the workshop participants, and does not represent the position of the European Commission

8. LCE 23 – 2015: Specific Challenge
A framework of metrics, methodologies and best practices in measuring the energy and environmental efficiency of the ICT-sector has been created (SDOs, JRC, etc.) and pilot tested, but its broad deployment still remains an issue, particularly by smaller organisations, due notably to the lack of awareness/expertise on their side in deploying the above framework.
Scope
Set up a number of support services (notably a helpdesk service, online support, translation of important documents) to facilitate/enable a fast and efficient uptake
Establish liaisons with the relevant bodies
Technical areas of focus will include data centres and networks
Duration 3-years

9. LCE 23 – 2015: Expected impact A fast and efficient uptake:
transparency in measuring the environmental effect of the ICT-sector
higher awareness on the energy and environmental footprint of the ICT
more efficient development and use of policy instruments for measuring and controlling the above footprint
new business opportunities and higher competitiveness of industry
Type of action: Coordination and support actions
Contribution from the EU: About 0,4 M€ - 1 single project is expected
Web address:
Contact: Cristobal IRAZOQUI

10. Work Programme
Scoping currently under development and discussions
Sustainability of data centres/ICT and smart cities are being discussed
Too early to give any concrete information

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12. Back-up slides

13. EIP - Action Clusters Set-up (initial proposal)
Smart Cities
EIP - Action Clusters Set-up (initial proposal)
Sustainable Urban Mobility
Integrated Infrastructure & Processes
(+ Open Data)
Sustainable Districts & Built Environment
Citizen Focus
Business models
Policy & Regulations/Integrated Planning

14. Smart Cities in Horizon 2020
2014 and 2015 co-funding 200M€
Lighthouse projects
Low energy districts
Integrated infrastructures
Sustainable urban mobility
Conditions:
Consortia: industry & cities
Min 2-3 cities involving min 2-3 follower cities
Part of ambitious urban plan
Funding from other parts secured
Affordable solutions
Interoperability – no lock-in!
Contributions to data collection
Support actions
How might a Lighthouse project look like?
Strong industry consortium: technology partners and key service providers from the energy, transport & ICT sectors together with cities
Demonstration of integrated novel technologies, business models and citizens' acceptability in at least two cities and two follower cities
Commitment to share experiences, to open standards that prevent lock-in and foster competition
Evidence of scale-up and replication potential within the city and in other cities, solutions should be transferable and deliver EU added value
Funding ranging from 18 to 25M€

15. Green Data Centres Workshop
Held in Brussels at the EC premises on April 1st
Large participation of stakeholders – experts
Aim was to help DG CONNECT define future policies and actions in the area of data centre energy and environmental efficiency
Topics discussed
Data availability
Methodologies
Metrics (KPIs) and their harmonization
Policy measures and initiatives
Report from the discussion is publicly available at:

16. Green Data Centres Workshop Outcome*:
Faster Internet policies to be aligned with technological developments to cope, in environmental terms, with this intended growth
Filter the current indicators and promote their voluntary use; some recommend developing performance based indicators as current ones do not take performance into account and are not suitable for comparing
In use, take local situation into account (e.g. water in Spain)
Maintain, translate and make mandatory the EU CoC as well as introduce training
The Data centre should be considered as a whole; its type should be taken into account; use phase should be the focus and the rest of the life cycle should be at least monitored
*This outcom reflects the views only of the workshop participants, and does not represent the position of the European Commission

17. LCE 23 – 2015: Supporting the community in deploying a common framework for measuring the energy and environmental efficiency of the ICT-sector
Specific Challenge
International standardisation bodies and fora (like the ITU, ETSI, IEC and the GHG Protocol) and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission had developed over the last years a framework of metrics, methodologies and best practices in measuring the energy and environmental efficiency of the ICT-sector.
While a number of pilot testing initiatives had been launched and supported by the European Commission (e.g. which successfully pilot tested key elements of the above framework, its broad deployment still remains an issue, particularly by smaller organisations, due notably to the lack of awareness/expertise on their side in deploying the above framework.

18. The duration of the action will be 3-years.
LCE 23 – 2015: Supporting the community in deploying a common framework for measuring the energy and environmental efficiency of the ICT-sector
Scope
The action will set up a number of support services (notably a helpdesk service, online support, translation of important documents) to facilitate/enable a fast and efficient uptake by the community (particularly by smaller organisations, notably SMEs) of the above framework.
Appropriate liaisons will be established with the relevant bodies and fora that developed the above framework to ensure the availability of the relevant expertise when needed. Technical areas of focus will include (but will not be limited to) those of data centres and networks.
The duration of the action will be 3-years.

19. higher awareness on the energy and environmental footprint of the ICT,
LCE 23 – 2015: Supporting the community in deploying a common framework for measuring the energy and environmental efficiency of the ICT-sector
Expected impact
A fast and efficient uptake of such methodologies will lead, among others, to
transparency in measuring the environmental effect of the ICT-sector which,
higher awareness on the energy and environmental footprint of the ICT,
more efficient development and use of policy instruments for measuring and controlling the above footprint,
new business opportunities and higher competitiveness of industry through the establishment of a level playing field.
In this context, the ICT will play an even more important role in helping the EU reaching its energy and environmental objectives.

20. CSA: Coordination and support actions Contribution from the EU:
LCE 23 – 2015: Supporting the community in deploying a common framework for measuring the energy and environmental efficiency of the ICT-sector
Type of action:
CSA: Coordination and support actions
Contribution from the EU:
For CSA about 0,4 M€ - 1 single project is expected
Web address: