Application S&GD | German Datacenter Association

Application for the German Datacenter Talents & Impact Award

Category: Sustainability & Green Data Center

GDA Award - S&GD

Sustainability & Green Data Center

Project Title*

Brief Project Description (maximum 3,000 characters including spaces)

First and Last Name*

Name of Institution / Organization / Company

Email Address*

Phone Number

Project Status*

Project Start Date and, if applicable, Completion Date or Duration

Has the work or project already been nominated for or received another award?

If yes, please provide the following details: Name of the award, Awarding body, Year of submission, Status of the application (Submitted / Nominated / Awarded)

If other stakeholders were involved in the implementation, please list them below.

Long-Term Impact / Sustainability

What specific benefits does your project offer in terms of environmental compatibility, resource conservation, energy efficiency, CO₂ reduction, or other economic or social indicators?*

Are there measured data related to economic or ecological values or savings (e.g. kWh/year, CO₂ equivalent)?

To what extent is your approach designed for long-term viability and further development? Are there plans for maintenance, continuation, or future upgrades?*

Do you use specific KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of the project? If so, please specify.

How do you assess the sustainability impact of your project? Please assign a value from 1 to 10, with 1 representing the lowest and 10 the highest impact.

If patents, intellectual property rights, or academic publications related to the project already exist, please list them below.

Scalability / Transferability / Feasibility

What infrastructural, organizational, and financial requirements are necessary for your project to function effectively?*

How could your project be scaled from a local prototype or pilot into a large-scale solution? What steps are necessary to achieve this?*

In which other use cases, industries, or regions could your approach be effectively applied?

How would you rate the scalability or transferability of your project? Please assign a value from 1 to 10, with 1 representing the lowest and 10 the highest level.

Degree of Innovation / Originality

Please describe in no more than 3,000 characters (including spaces) why your project/product/research should be considered innovative or original.*

How does your solution relate to the current state of the art or research? What is the key advancement compared to existing solutions or methods?

Are there already patents, intellectual property rights, or scientific publications related to the project?*

If yes, please provide a brief explanation below.

Please assess the level of innovation of your project and assign a value from 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest and 10 the highest.

Sustainability & Green Data Center (Best Practices)

What structural or infrastructural measures have been implemented to reduce energy and resource consumption?

Does your data center comply with recognized sustainability standards (e.g., LEED, DIN EN 50600, ISO 50001)?

What specific savings (e.g., kWh, water consumption, CO₂ emissions) have already been achieved?

What structural and infrastructural measures were required to convert the existing site or building into a functional data center/project (e.g., renovation, removal of contaminated materials, modernization of infrastructure)?

If this is a brownfield development: How does the reuse or repurposing of the site contribute to the project's long-term sustainability strategy?

Additional Information

If you would like to upload additional supporting documents (e.g. scientific articles, patent specifications, press reports, certifications), you may do so below (max. file size: 10 MB).

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