sustainability
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Bernard Looney, former CEO of oil and gas giant BP has joined sustainable data centre startup Prometheus Hyperscale as chair of its Board of Directors. -
Nearly three-quarters (72%) of UK business leaders are feeling the pressure to meet sustainability targets, new research has revealed.
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Investment firm DTCP has backed the new sustainable data centre platform GreenScale, to support its efforts to sustainably support hyperscale and AI workloads.
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BT Group has activated its first self-powering mobile site in the Shropshire Hills, with approximately 70% of the site’s energy requirements met by on-site solar panels and a wind turbine.
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Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has unveiled plans to open a new net-zero carbon office in central Manchester.
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Google has hit the reset button on its US$200 million data centre project in Santiago, Chile, after environmental concerns, mainly around water usage.
Forthcoming events
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Colt Technology Services has been working with N2S for the last six months to trial an e-waste solution that uses microbiological techniques and living organisms to extract precious metals.
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Openreach has signed up to the COP26 Transport Declaration, committing to transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans by 2030.
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The mobile industry needs to set itself aggressive targets in energy efficiency in order to cut consumption as demand grows.
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Data centres connected to a dedicated source of hydrogen-based, CO2-free emergency power are on track become a reality by mid-decade.
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Project Kuiper launch dates; telco negotiation tactics; and GSMA's Stephanie Lynch-Habib
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NTT Ltd has set out how it will achieve net zero emissions by 2040, with global CEO Abhijit Dubey saying the company has an "obligation to make the world a more sustainable place".
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Facebook is to add two new buildings to the Los Lunas Data Center, New Mexico, and initiate new wind, solar and water restoration projects in the state to offset its impact.
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Only four telcos from around the world have signed Amazon’s Climate Pledge, which the data centre, streaming and delivery company started in 2019.
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Amazon has started up its first Scottish windfarm, just 60km from Glasgow, where the global COP26 climate conference starts this weekend.
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Jian Wen, vice director in ZTE’s corporate branding & communications department, about the equipment maker’s contribution toward a carbon neutral future
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If the telecoms and IT industry were a country it would be third behind the US and China in terms of sustainability, Colt CEO Keri Gilder told Capacity Europe last night in her welcome speech.
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Schneider Electric's Innovation Summit World Tour 2021 will focus on decarbonisation with the firm saying urgent action is needed to decarbonise the global economy.
