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Generative AI impact assessment through a life cycle analysis of multiple data center typologies

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  • d'Orgeval, Alexandre
  • Sheehan, Stuart
  • Avenas, Quentin
  • Assoumou, Edi
  • Sessa, Valentina

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Data centers are energy-intensive infrastructures that generate, manage, and store information for our interconnected society. Models based on Artificial Intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, are increasingly accessible, leading to significant energy consumption and associated carbon emissions.

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  • d'Orgeval, Alexandre & Sheehan, Stuart & Avenas, Quentin & Assoumou, Edi & Sessa, Valentina, 2026. "Generative AI impact assessment through a life cycle analysis of multiple data center typologies," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 406(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:406:y:2026:i:c:s0306261925020185
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.127288
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