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and transportation will be the main contributors,
representing 58% of all IoT installed base in
smart cities.
Intelligent streetlights will be one of
the most valuable pieces of real estate
in the city
Driven by the Ecodesign directive that
stipulates that members of the EU will have
to phase out their incandescent streetlights
by the end of 2016, Gartner analysts expect
that those sustainability targets will also have
a positive investment and innovation impact,
especially for the industrial sectors located in
urban corridors.
“Cities will become the environmental centres
of excellence for new technology development,
offering a stress test environment for the
industry,” said Tratz-Ryan. “The advantages
for cities will be profound. They will not only
meet their mandated targets of the Horizon
2020 goals, but also develop greener and
more inclusive city conditions that citizens
can acknowledge as KPIs.” An example of this
is the city of Amsterdam that showcases the
massive efforts the city is undertaking to link
energy resilience to innovation in greentech and
alternative resources. The city is also building
user friendly options for multimodal mobility
options such as car sharing, bike stations or
walkable streets.
Implementing a BMS system can
reduce energy consumption by 50%
In parallel, the EU Energy Efficiency Directive
means public buildings and private real estate
will have to reduce their energy consumption
by 3% every year. Today, heating, cooling and
lighting are responsible for approximately 60%
of a building’s energy consumption.
“Implementing an integrated business
management system (BMS) for lighting
and heating and cooling can reduce energy
consumption by 50%,” said Tratz-Ryan. “This is a
significant contribution to the commitments of
cities to reduce their footprint of GHG.”
Companies that implement a smart LED’s
lighting system could realise a 60-70% saving.
By integrating the heating, ventilation and
air conditioning system with occupancy and
building utilisation savings close to 50% can
be achieved.
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At a glance…
Data centres in Africa and
Middle East yet to adopt
green practices
Technavio analysts forecast the data centre cooling market in
Africa and Middle East to grow at a CAGR of more than 19%
during the forecast period, according to their latest report. The
research study covers the present scenario and growth prospects
of the data centre cooling market from 2016 to 2020. To
calculate the market size, the report considers revenue generated
from investments made in new data centres and the renovation
of existing ones.
At present, the adoption of high-performance computing
infrastructure in data centres is low in Africa and Middle East.
However, growth in cloud, Internet of Things, and big data
analytics will prompt enterprises to invest in data centres and
adopt high-performance infrastructure with at least 20%
spending with respect to the overall infrastructure spending.
Most data centre operators in Africa and Middle East are aware
of the high operating costs involved in data centres. In this region,
most upcoming data centre facilities are expected to be designed
based on Tier 3 and Tier 4 standards. However, these data centres
will require energy efficient infrastructure to reduce carbon
emissions and power consumption.
Power consumption is the major operating cost of any data
centre operator. Enterprises in Africa and Middle East planning
to establish data centres will likely adopt energy efficient cooling
techniques like free cooling to minimise operating costs.
Technavio analysts highlight the following four factors that are
contributing to the growth of the data centre cooling market in
Africa and Middle East:
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Increase in construction of new data centres
Growing construction of green data centres
Increased heat density in data centres
Need to reduce OPEX in data centres
Increase in construction of new data centres
Cloud computing and big data analytics have influenced the
demand for data centres in Africa and Middle East. Public cloud is
the largest growing market in the region. The cloud IP traffic in the
region is expected to experience a CAGR of around 40% over the
forecast period.
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