{"id":7404,"date":"2024-08-23T13:20:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T11:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stxgroup.com\/strive\/?page_id=7404"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T10:57:13","slug":"eed-data-centers-white-paper-eu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stxgroup.com\/strive\/eed-data-centers-white-paper-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"EED white paper &#8211; Europe &#8211; download page"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n      <section class=\"c-hero c-hero--size_l c-hero--variation_center-left-2\"\r\n      style=\"\r\n      background-image: url(https:\/\/stxgroup.com\/app\/themes\/ChildTheme\/assets\/uploads\/site\/4\/2024\/08\/iStock-599903446-scaled.jpg);\r\n      background-color: #141729;\r\n      \">\r\n      <div class=\"c-hero--inner\">\r\n          <a href=\"javascript:history.back()\" class=\"c-hero--back-action c-button--simple\">\r\n            <svg viewBox=\"0 0 700 700\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n  <path d=\"M 396.387 150.142 L 240.773 302.804 L 586.236 301.664 L 587.946 399.102 L 244.194 399.102 L 394.669 548.412 L 330.045 616.001 L 63.692 350.381 L 327.764 84 Z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\r\n            <span>BACK<\/span>\r\n          <\/a>\r\n          <h1 class=\"c-hero--title\">White paper\r\n\r\n<strong>The Future of Data Centers under the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <\/section>\r\n      \n\n\n<div class=\"c-button-right-line c-row--expanded\"><div class=\"rhombus rhombus--color-mirage c-row--expanded-col-last c-row--expanded-col-3\"><div class=\"c-row--expanded--inner\"><a href=\"#download\" class=\"c-button\"><span>Download now<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"c-mb-100\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-gb-container-content-width row-wide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Today\u2019s digital landscape is evolving faster than ever with the increasing demand for AI, cloud storage, and other digital services. Data centers are the beating heart of this transformation, keeping these technologies streaming around the clock. However, this growth comes with the challenge of managing significant energy consumption, prompting a shift towards more sustainable practices.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You\u2019ll find a helpful range of insight on topics, including:<\/strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-b64c3726-7fff-c9df-5e34-650c61c35606\" style=\"font-weight:normal\"><div><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 400;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal\"><\/span><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED):<\/strong> In-depth analysis of the new reporting requirements and energy efficiency targets that are now mandatory for EU-based data centers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Germany\u2019s Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG):<\/strong> A look at the stringent standards for renewable energy use and waste heat recovery specifically imposed on German data centers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Compliance and Innovation Strategies:<\/strong> Practical methods to meet and exceed these regulatory demands through enhanced energy management and renewable energy integration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"c-mb-20\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stxgroup.com\/app\/themes\/ChildTheme\/assets\/uploads\/site\/4\/2024\/08\/EED-data-centers-white-paper-EU-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stxgroup.com\/app\/themes\/ChildTheme\/assets\/uploads\/site\/4\/2024\/08\/EED-data-centers-white-paper-EU-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/stxgroup.com\/app\/themes\/ChildTheme\/assets\/uploads\/site\/4\/2024\/08\/EED-data-centers-white-paper-EU-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/stxgroup.com\/app\/themes\/ChildTheme\/assets\/uploads\/site\/4\/2024\/08\/EED-data-centers-white-paper-EU-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/stxgroup.com\/app\/themes\/ChildTheme\/assets\/uploads\/site\/4\/2024\/08\/EED-data-centers-white-paper-EU-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/stxgroup.com\/app\/themes\/ChildTheme\/assets\/uploads\/site\/4\/2024\/08\/EED-data-centers-white-paper-EU.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-2 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#50637d;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-create-block-gb-container-block\">\n<div class=\"c-mb-50\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"download\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-create-block-gb-text  text-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15897471a6c1ceff957a9e26d9d5b105\"><strong>COMPLETE THE FORM TO DOWNLOAD THE WHITE PAPER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-hubspot-form-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady = window.hsFormsOnReady || [];\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twindow.hsFormsOnReady.push(()=>{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thbspt.forms.create({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tportalId: 27215429,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tformId: \"1e4e2cb4-b59f-4246-b89a-eadad50bcc28\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget: \"#hbspt-form-1775469704000-6863973783\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tregion: \"eu1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t})});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hbspt-form\" id=\"hbspt-form-1775469704000-6863973783\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"c-mb-50\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":7459,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7404","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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