Energy
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While the data centre industry is on the rise, operators have new hurdles to overcome: reporting requirements. -
The data centre industry’s immense growth consequently brings rising power demands, with intensive workloads for technologies like cloud and AI requiring even more energy to run.
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The UK government has continued its ripping up of archaic planning rules to cut grid connection waiting times.
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The UK government has committed £23 million in funding for telecoms research aimed at expanding connectivity to underserved regions across the country.
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Uncover the key talking points from the inaugural Datacloud & Energy ESG summit
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As Europe transitions towards greener energy, the role of data centres in supporting grid stability is coming under increased scrutiny. At the Datacloud Energy & ESG 2025 panel discussion, industry leaders debated how data centres can evolve from passive energy consumers into active participants in grid management.
Forthcoming events
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The ever-increasing demand for AI workloads will see the global data centre market expand by a 15% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) through 2027, a figure that could rise to 20%, according to new research from Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).
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As artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing continue to push the boundaries of technological advancements, data centres are grappling with new challenges.
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As the digital landscape continues to evolve, the data centre, cloud, and wider connectivity sectors are gearing up for a transformative year ahead.
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Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil is getting in on the data centre rush, with plans to offer its carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems to generate low-carbon electricity sites across the US.
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Intersect Power, a US-based clean energy provider, has penned partnerships with Google and TPG Rise Climate (TPG) to supply power and storage solutions for data centres.
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Vertiv has teamed up with Compass Datacenters to develop a new cooling solution that can switch between air and liquid cooling to support high-density deployments.
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Schneider Electric unveiled a series of updates targeting digital infrastructure energy efficiency, including partnering with Nvidia on liquid-cooled data centre designs.
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Vertiv has unveiled a new uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system designed to support both traditional workloads and high-density applications.
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AWS is set to overhaul its data centre infrastructure to meet the demands of next-generation AI workloads, unveiling new cooling technologies and power optimisation strategies.
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New research from DLA Piper reveals confidence among global data centre investors and operators despite the sector drawing increased scrutiny over rising power consumption.
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According to a new report from the US think tank Jack Kemp Foundation, consumers and small businesses could see energy bills surge by up to 70% within five years, driven by rising power demands from AI data centres.
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Global data centre operator Equinix has signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement with renewable energy firm Neoen to supply 53 MW of solar power to support its facilities in Italy.
