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Description
Accelerators are high energy consuming infrastructures, and even though light sources in particular has not an extremely high-power requirement, its continuous routine operation has an impact on the yearly required energy. Recent events have impacted the operation of some of the light sources, forcing in some cases the reduction of the operating hours. This has been a reminder that sustainability is an important aspect to consider, not only at the design stage but also during the planning of the operation modes. We will review the different actions and proposals underway at the European Light Sources -the operating ones, the upgrades and the new projects-, in order to make them more sustainable. Aspects that include technical improvements, like the use of permanent magnets and the optimisation of the RF systems, but also operational ones, like reducing the energy at shutdown periods or optimising the requirements from basic infrastructures.
