Evaluating the environmental footprint of an open-source software
summary
Open-source X-Road’s environmental footprint is quantified with a three-phase study done with Gophor and the Stockholm Environment Institute, using Estonian and Finnish operational data to build an Excel-based carbon calculator that models CPU/memory, data transfer and storage, applies PUE 1.58 and national grid emission factors, and excludes hardware life‑cycle. Results show 96% of emissions from security‑server operations, the calculator is public, and modularization and feature‑disable options were implemented in the November release to reduce energy use.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:18Background
- 2:45The study
- 3:31What is XRoad
- 6:52Carbon emissions
- 8:15The model
- 9:34PUE
- 10:21Emission Factors
- 11:49Calculator
- 14:59Estonia vs Finland
- 17:30Next steps
- 19:01Questions
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