In the siting stage, in addition to meeting the Code for Design of Data Centers, we assess the environmental impact (including air, water, noise, solid waste, diesel tank risks) of the data center during project registration. The assessment directions are as follows:
For M&A projects, VNET conducts a series of assessments including environmental impact assessment and energy-saving plan assessment before closing to ensure safe and stable operations in the long run.
In addition, we plan to apply for LEED or Green Building certification for our newly planned data centers to strengthen energy conservation measures, water efficiency, and usage of materials and resources.
Innovation in energy-saving technology is the key to green building. Therefore, VNET has added a heat recovery system and the Panama power solution to our new data centers. In the future, we plan to introduce technical solutions such as phase-change cooling to further explore additional energy-saving potential.
We attach great importance to clean energy, such as wind energy, solar energy, and new storage batteries, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In 2020, 33% of the purchased electricity we consumed at our three data centers in East China was generated by hydropower and nuclear power.
In addition, we are actively exploring innovative integration of data centers and new energy storage, relying on our strengths to pursue green development.
