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System dynamics model of Beijing urban public transport carbon emissions based on carbon neutrality target

Wen, L., & Wang, A. (2022) · Environment Development and Sustainability · doi:10.1007/s10668-022-02586-y · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Edge intelligence secure frameworks: Current state and future challenges

Villar-Rodríguez, E., Arostegi, M., Torre-Bastida, A. I., Regueiro, C., & López-de-Armentia, J. (2023) · Computers & Security · doi:10.1016/j.cose.2023.103278 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

How digital economy mitigates urban carbon emissions: the green facilitative power of industrial coagglomeration

Huang, J., Zheng, B., & Du, M. (2025) · Applied Economics · doi:10.1080/00036846.2025.2486785 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

ECDX: Energy consumption prediction model based on distance correlation and XGBoost for edge data center

Li, C., Zhu, D., Hu, C., Li, X., Nan, S., & Huang, H. (2023) · Information Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.ins.2023.119218 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Coordinated optimization of distributed energy system and storage-enhanced uninterruptible power supply in data center: A three-level optimization framework with model predictive control

Wang, Z., Yin, Z., Yang, J., & Wang, J. (2025) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2025.120137 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

Multi-objective robust optimal bidding strategy for a data center operator based on bi-level optimization

Chen, B., Che, Y., Zheng, Z., & Zhao, S. (2023) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2023.126761 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

Facility-level energy-driven water footprint and scarcity implications of Chinese data centers: a bottom-up analysis and scenario-based projection

Jiang, F., Duan, C., & Chen, B. (2025) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.126522 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

Efficient cloud data center: An adaptive framework for dynamic Virtual Machine Consolidation

Rozehkhani, S. M., Mahan, F., & Witold Pedrycz, C. (2024) · Journal of Network and Computer Applications · doi:10.1016/j.jnca.2024.103885 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Estimating minimum energy requirement for transitioning to a net-zero, developed India in 2070

Bhattacharyya, R., Singh, K. K., Grover, R. B., & Bhanja, K. (2022) · Current Science · doi:10.18520/cs/v122/i5/517-527 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

High-efficient energy harvesting architecture for self-powered thermal-monitoring wireless sensor node based on a single thermoelectric generator

Álvarez-Carulla, A., Saiz-Vela, A., Puig-Vidal, M., Lopez-Sanchez, J., Colomer‐Farrarons, J., & Miribel‐Català, P. L. (2023) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-023-28378-6 · Cited by 30 · see citing works

Decarbonizing data centers through regional bits migration: A comprehensive assessment of China's ‘eastern data, Western computing’ initiative and its global implications

Zhang, Y., Li, H., & Wang, S. (2025) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.126020 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Feasibility study of a combined system of electricity generation and cooling from liquefied natural gas to reduce the electricity cost of data centres

Sermsuk, M., Sukjai, Y., Wiboonrat, M., & Kiatkittipong, K. (2022) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2022.124397 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

Toward climate neutral data centers: Greenhouse gas inventory, scenarios, and strategies

Aslan, T., Holzapfel, P., Stobbe, L., Grimm, A., Nissen, N. F., & Finkbeiner, M. (2024) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2024.111637 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Breaking Away From AI: The Ontological and Ethical Evolution of Machine Learning

Barbierato, E., Gatti, A., Incremona, A., Pozzi, A., & Toti, D. (2025) · IEEE Access · doi:10.1109/access.2025.3553032 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

The paradigm shift in China’s energy consumption: a multi-timescale interpretation of coal consumption fluctuations

Li, Z., Li, C., Fang, Y., Liu, P., & Peng, T. (2025) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2025.120074 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Balancing the trade-off between data center development and its environmental impacts: A comparative analysis of Data Center Policymaking in Singapore, Netherlands, Ireland, Germany, USA, and the UK

Soares, I. V., Yarime, M., & Klemun, M. (2024) · Environmental Science & Policy · doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103769 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Evolution of computing energy efficiency: Koomey's law revisited

Prieto, A., Prieto, B., Escobar, J. J., Lampert, T. A., & Gonzalez, J. (2024) · Cluster Computing · doi:10.1007/s10586-024-04767-y · Cited by 26 · see citing works

Exploring phase-out path of China's coal power plants with its dynamic impact on electricity balance

Wu, Z., Wu, Q., Yu, X., Wang, Q., & Tan, J. (2024) · Energy Policy · doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114021 · Cited by 26 · see citing works

Halide perovskite photovoltaics for in-sensor reservoir computing

Sharma, D., Luqman, A., Ng, S. E., Yantara, N., Xing, X., Tay, Y. B., Basu, A., Chattopadhyay, A., & Mathews, N. (2024) · Nano Energy · doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.109949 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

Green artificial intelligence for cost-duration variance prediction (CDVP) for irrigation canals rehabilitation projects

Elmousalami, H. H., Elshaboury, N., & Elyamany, A. H. (2024) · Expert Systems with Applications · doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2024.123789 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

A novel methodological framework for the optimisation of post-war social housing developments in the South-eastern Mediterranean climate: Policy design and life-cycle cost impact analysis of retrofitting strategies

Ozarisoy, B., & Altan, H. (2021) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/j.solener.2021.07.008 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

Enhanced Virtualization-Based Dynamic Bin-Packing Optimized Energy Management Solution for Heterogeneous Clouds

Gupta, N., Gupta, K., Gupta, D., Juneja, S., Turabieh, H., Dhiman, G., Kautish, S., & Viriyasitavat, W. (2022) · Mathematical Problems in Engineering · doi:10.1155/2022/8734198 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

Physical vs Virtual corporate power purchase agreements: Meeting renewable targets amid demand and price uncertainty

Taheri, S. D. M., Nadarajah, S., & Trivella, A. (2024) · European Journal of Operational Research · doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2024.08.002 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Experimental investigation on the application of cold-mist direct evaporative cooling in data centers

Mao, R., Wu, H., Li, C., Zhang, Z., Liang, X. Z., Zhou, J., & Chen, J. (2024) · International Journal of Thermal Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2024.109500 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Exploring the impact of digital industry agglomeration on provincial energy efficiency in China: A panel data analysis from 2012 to 2020

Xu, R.-Y., Wang, K.-L., & Miao, Z. (2024) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2024.133875 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

CFD simulation study of flow equalisation plate model in single-phase immersion liquid cooling for servers

Ni, D., & Yu, F. (2023) · Thermal Science and Engineering Progress · doi:10.1016/j.tsep.2023.102268 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Top‐down and bottom‐up strategies for the implementation of corporate social responsibility: A qualitative survey of an international IT services company

Gotsch, M., Gandenberger, C., Serafimov, L., & Miemiec, M. (2022) · Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management · doi:10.1002/csr.2441 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

SR-PSO: server residual efficiency-aware particle swarm optimization for dynamic virtual machine scheduling

Ajmera, K., & Tewari, T. K. (2023) · The Journal of Supercomputing · doi:10.1007/s11227-023-05270-8 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Immersion cooling fluid comparison using a single-phase immersion/liquid technique for data centers

Ruichek, A., Hnayno, M., Chehade, A., Fardoun, F., Moussa, T., Polidori, G., & Maalouf, C. (2025) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.128355 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Utilising Cold Energy from Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Reduce the Electricity Cost of Data Centres

Sermsuk, M., Sukjai, Y., Wiboonrat, M., & Kiatkittipong, K. (2021) · Energies · doi:10.3390/en14196269 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Integrating variable renewable energy and diverse flexibilities: Supplying carbon-free energy from a wind turbine to a data center

Kontani, R., & Tanaka, K. (2024) · Urban Climate · doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101843 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Electrical Circuit Analogy-Based Maximum Latency Calculation Method of Internet Data Centers in Power-Communication Network

Xiao, Q., Li, T., Jia, H., Mu, Y., Jin, Y., Ji, Q., Pu, T., Blaabjerg, F., & Guerrero, J. M. (2024) · IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid · doi:10.1109/tsg.2024.3478844 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Beyond bits and bytes: Examining the dynamic influence of digital economy on ecological footprint in OECD economies

Xu, L., Dabuo, F. T., Madzikanda, B., & Appiah-Twum, F. (2024) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144141 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Renewable energy generation and load forecasting: Technologies, applications in hydrogen energy storage systems and future prospects

Hu, H., Chen, F., Ye, G., Mo, T., Li, Y., Zhang, X., Ye, H., Hou, Z., & Zhang, B. (2026) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2026.116942 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Bitcoin’s future carbon footprintPreprint

Qin, S., Klaaßen, L., Gallersdörfer, U., Stoll, C., & Zhang, D. (2021) · doi:10.46855/energy-proceedings-8232 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Navigating Economies of Scale and Multiples for Nuclear-Powered Data Centers and Other Applications with High Service Availability Needs

Hanna, B. N., Jaoude, A. A., Guaita, N., Talbot, P., & Lohse, C. S. (2024) · Energies · doi:10.3390/en17205073 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Federated Learning for Real-Time Demand Response by Data Centers Toward Energy Efficiency and Privacy Preservation

Alhazmi, M., Zhao, P., Li, W., & Yang, C. (2025) · IEEE Access · doi:10.1109/access.2025.3583436 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

PMU-Events-Driven DVFS Techniques for Improving Energy Efficiency of Modern Processors

Hebbar, R., & Milenković, A. (2022) · ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems · doi:10.1145/3538645 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

NoSQL-based storage systems: influence of consistency on performance, availability and energy consumption

Gomes, C. H. P., Oliveira, M., Nogueira, B. C. E. S., Maciel, P., & Tavares, E. (2023) · The Journal of Supercomputing · doi:10.1007/s11227-023-05488-6 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Flexible Energy Storage System and Renewable Energy Planning for Sustainable Internet Data Center Considering Temporal and Spatial Load Regulation

Wan, T., Qiu, J., Tao, Y., Lai, S., & Mao, R. (2025) · IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications · doi:10.1109/tia.2025.3568803 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Strategies for the Resilience of Power-Coal Supply Chains in Low-Carbon Energy Transition: A System Dynamics Model and Scenario Analysis of China up to 2060

Yu, Z., Li, Z., & Ma, L. (2023) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su15097154 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Profit Maximization of Retailers with Intermittent Renewable Sources and Energy Storage Systems in Deregulated Electricity Market with Modern Optimization Techniques: A Review

Chakraborty, N., Choudhury, N. B. D., & Tiwari, P. K. (2023) · Renewable energy focus · doi:10.1016/j.ref.2023.100492 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Optimal supply air temperature with respect to data center operational stability and energy efficiency in a row-based cooling system under fault conditions

Cho, J. (2023) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2023.129797 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Techno-economic analysis of combined photovoltaic cells and hydrogen energy systems for data center energy consumption

Song, J., Park, B., Choi, J., Eom, D., Lee, H., Kim, S. J., & Park, S. (2024) · Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology · doi:10.1007/s12206-024-1049-1 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Data-Driven Flexibility Capability Modeling of Internet Data Center Considering Task Dependency

Ma, J., Yao, R., Zhang, B., Wang, Z., & Yan, Y. (2024) · IEEE Internet of Things Journal · doi:10.1109/jiot.2024.3395837 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Experimental studies of saturated pool boiling heat transfer and critical heat flux on scalable etched copper surfaces for R-134a and low-GWP refrigerants R-1336mzz(E) and R-1336mzz(Z)

Chen, Y., Ganesan, V., Inanlu, M. J., Qiu, H., Singh, B., Shi, S., Fu, W., & Miljkovic, N. (2025) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2025.126958 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Optimization of heat sinks for data center server CPUs cooled via single-phase immersion cooling

Khoshvaght-Aliabadi, M., Ghodrati, P., Nasrolahzadeh, A., & Kang, Y. T. (2025) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.127790 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Balancing hydrogen and nuclear: How nuclear expansion reshapes power-to-gas and hydrogen storage in a carbon neutral energy system

Lee, J., & Kim, J. (2025) · Energy · doi:10.1016/j.energy.2025.138437 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Long-term Energy Consumption Forecasting for Data Center Industry in China

Liu, W., Mao, H., Cao, Y., Tan, W., Ding, Z., & Wang, P. (2021) · IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration (EI2) · doi:10.1109/ei252483.2021.9713390 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Data center growth in the United States: decoupling the demand for services from electricity use

Shehabi, A., Smith, S. J., Masanet, E. R., & Koomey, J. (2018) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aaec9c · Cited by 219 · see citing works

Global datacentre electricity consumption is not correlated with data demand: Responding to implausible assumptions and flawed modelling in Castro et al. (2024)

Schien, D., Berthelot, A., Shabajee, P., & Preist, C. (2025) · Energy Policy · doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114947

Opening the black box of data center electricity consumption forecasting: An application of system dynamics modeling to Northern Virginia

Paccou, R., & Wijnhoven, F. (2026) · Sustainable Futures · doi:10.1016/j.sftr.2026.102072

A Multi-Scenario Prediction Study on Data Center Energy Consumption Integrating Dual-Path Modeling and Regional Decomposition Mechanisms

Wei, Q., Liu, M., Zhang, M., Shi, Y., Du, N., Xiao, Z., & Jin, G. (2025) · International Conference on Energy Technology and Electrical Power (ETEP) · doi:10.1109/etep67941.2025.11440425