Recalibrating global data center energy-use estimates E Masanet, A Shehabi, N Lei, S Smith, J Koomey Science 367 (6481), 984-986, 2020 | 959 | 2020 |
Implausible projections overestimate near-term Bitcoin CO2 emissions E Masanet, A Shehabi, N Lei, H Vranken, J Koomey, J Malmodin Nature Climate Change 9 (9), 653-654, 2019 | 68 | 2019 |
Statistical analysis for predicting location-specific data center PUE and its improvement potential N Lei, E Masanet Energy 201, 117556, 2020 | 54 | 2020 |
Best practices for analyzing the direct energy use of blockchain technology systems: Review and policy recommendations N Lei, E Masanet, J Koomey Energy policy 156, 112422, 2021 | 50 | 2021 |
Investigations of indoor air quality for office buildings in different climate zones of China by subjective survey and field measurement Z Cheng, N Lei, Z Bu, H Sun, B Li, B Lin Building and Environment 214, 108899, 2022 | 33 | 2022 |
How much energy do data centers really use? E Masanet, N Lei Aspen Global Change Institute March 2020 Quarterly Research Review, 2020 | 22 | 2020 |
Climate-and technology-specific PUE and WUE estimations for US data centers using a hybrid statistical and thermodynamics-based approach N Lei, E Masanet Resources, Conservation and Recycling 182, 106323, 2022 | 18 | 2022 |
Global data center energy demand and strategies to conserve energy N Lei, ER Masanet Data Center Handbook: Plan, Design, Build, and Operations of a Smart Data …, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
Global data center energy use: Distribution ER Masanet, A Shehabi, SJ Smith, N Lei Composition, and Near-Term Outlook, Evanston, IL, 2018 | 7 | 2018 |
An integrated decision-making framework for sustainable data center operation through intelligent load scheduling N Lei, Z Cheng, Z Cao, E Masanet Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2042 (1), 012091, 2021 | 4 | 2021 |
A robust modeling framework for energy analysis of data centers N Lei Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability …, 2020 | 4 | 2020 |
A Hybrid Physics-Based and Data-Driven Modeling Framework for Energy and Water Use Analysis of Data Centers with Spatio-Temporal Resolution N Lei Northwestern University, 2022 | 1 | 2022 |
The Water Footprint of Data Center Workloads: A Review of Key Determinants N Lei, J Lu, A Shehabi, E Masanet | | 2024 |
Geospatial assessment of water footprints for hyperscale data centers in the United States N Lei, J Lu, Z Cheng, Z Cao, A Shehabi, E Masanet Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2600 (17), 172003, 2023 | | 2023 |
Addressing Data Center Cooling Needs through the Use of Subsurface Thermal Energy Storage Systems Y Zhang, D Acero-Allard, T Atkinson, K Beckers, P Dobson, W Jin, N Lei, ... SPE Energy Transition Symposium, D011S001R004, 2023 | | 2023 |
Experimental evaluation of impact factors on VOC emissions from different building materials Z Cheng, M Wang, N Lei, Z Wang, J Xiong | | 2022 |
The investigation of the influence of thermal plume and breathing on sleeping microenvironment Z Cheng, N Lei, G Cao, B Li Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 19 (1), 1087-1106, 2021 | | 2021 |