1. Workshop Heat/Cold Storage
and Urban Planning
Dr. Anwar Osseyran
chairman of the board, Green IT Amsterdam Region
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2. Green IT Consortium Amsterdam
 Public-private network
organisation (founded June
2010)
 Contribute to reducing 40% 1
CO2 in 2025 in Amsterdam by:
1. Substantial energy savings
in the ICT sector itself:
"Greening of IT“
2. Innovative use of ICT for the
reduction of CO2 emissions
in other sectors:
“Greening by IT “
3. Creating new business
opportunities for the 3
''Green Economy''. 2
Workshop Heat/Cold Storage and Urban Planning – 3 April 2012

3. Green Competitiveness
Strict environmental
regulations do not
hinder competitive
advantage; indeed,
they often enhance it
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4. Greening the economy is good
for the Wallets…
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5. Amsterdam Focus Areas
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6. Greening Datacenters
 LTA (MJA)
 Datacenter energy efficiency plans
 Working group DC cooling
 Roadmap ICT
 Government regulation of datacenter performance
 Faster efficiency gains than within the LTA
 Green Deal: not only in the Amsterdam Region, but nation wide
 Exchange experience energy management, cooling, thermal
storage, …
 Spatial planning approach to thermal storage and cooling
infrastructure in Amsterdam Region
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7. Agenda
Workshop Heat/Cold Storage and Urban Planning – 3 April 2012