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Analyzing the use of renewable energy in Dutch web hosting through DNS measurement data
Jeltes, M. (2024) Analyzing the use of renewable energy in Dutch web hosting through DNS measurement data.
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| Abstract: | The rise in the number of websites on the Internet has led to an increase in the number of data centers that consume electricity, indirectly emitting CO2. It is unclear how many websites in the Netherlands are currently hosted using renewable energy. Increasing attention to this topic could lead to more companies and individuals choosing a green hosting provider, thereby reducing the impact on the climate. During the study, we examined a variety of datasets of domains in order to determine which of these domains are hosted with renewable energy. The datasets examined are the most visited domains globally hosted in the Netherlands, the most visited domains by Internet users in the Netherlands hosted globally and Dutch government domains regardless of where they are hosted. Data from the Green Web Foundation was used to verify whether a domain is hosted using renewable energy. The study found that of the world's most visited domains hosted in the Netherlands, 29% of the approximately 80,000 domains examined are hosted using renewable energy. The study also found that 53.1% of the 1718 Dutch government domains analyzed, are hosted using renewable energy. Finally, the study estimated CO2 emissions for the 100 most visited domains by Internet users in the Netherlands. It was found that the majority of these domains are hosted using renewable energy and that hosting these 100 domains in October 2023 caused an estimated 5,287 metric tons of CO2 emissions. This is equivalent to the CO2 emissions from the electricity consumption of 1,029 households for one year. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 43 environmental science, 54 computer science |
| Programme: | Computer Science BSc (56964) |
| Awards: | Best Paper Award |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/98170 |
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