中国“东数西算”工程助力实现碳中和目标

Ning Zhang; Huabo Duan; Yuru Guan; Ruichang Mao; Guanghan Song; Jiakuan Yang; Yuli Shan

doi:10.1016/j.eng.2024.08.010

工程（英文） ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (9) : 256 -261. DOI: 10.1016/j.eng.2024.08.010

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中国“东数西算”工程助力实现碳中和目标

Ning Zhang ^a ,
Huabo Duan ^b^,^* ,
Yuru Guan ^c ,
Ruichang Mao ^d ,
Guanghan Song ^e ,
Jiakuan Yang ^b ,
Yuli Shan ^f^,^*

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The “Eastern Data and Western Computing" Initiative in China Contributes to Its Net-Zero Target

Ning Zhang ^a ,
Huabo Duan ^b^,^* ,
Yuru Guan ^c ,
Ruichang Mao ^d ,
Guanghan Song ^e ,
Jiakuan Yang ^b ,
Yuli Shan ^f^,^*

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As the world’s largest digital economy, China has a significant demand for data centers, which are energy-intensive. With an annual growth rate of 28% in installed capacity, these centers are primarily located in the developed eastern region, where land and energy resources are limited. This localization poses a major challenge to the industry’s net-zero goal. To address this, China has launched a bold initiative to relocate data centers to the western region, leveraging natural cooling, clean energy, and cost-effective resources. By 2030, this move is expected to reduce emissions from the data center sector by 16%–20%, generating direct economic benefits of approximately 53 USD billion. The success of this initiative can serve as a model for other countries to develop their internet infrastructure.

Abstract

As the world’s largest digital economy, China has a significant demand for data centers, which are energy-intensive. With an annual growth rate of 28% in installed capacity, these centers are primarily located in the developed eastern region, where land and energy resources are limited. This localization poses a major challenge to the industry’s net-zero goal. To address this, China has launched a bold initiative to relocate data centers to the western region, leveraging natural cooling, clean energy, and cost-effective resources. By 2030, this move is expected to reduce emissions from the data center sector by 16%-20%, generating direct economic benefits of approximately 53 billion USD. The success of this initiative can serve as a model for other countries to develop their internet infrastructure.

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Data center / Renewable energy / Carbon neutrality / Resource allocation

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Ning Zhang,Huabo Duan,Yuru Guan,Ruichang Mao,Guanghan Song,Jiakuan Yang,Yuli Shan. 中国“东数西算”工程助力实现碳中和目标[J]. 工程（英文）, 2025, 52(9): 256-261 DOI:10.1016/j.eng.2024.08.010