Sustainability
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Greens seek tighter UK data centre rules
Greens want tighter planning and environmental rules for data centres.
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Amazon signs 199MW Swedish wind power deals
Amazon signs four Swedish wind power agreements totalling 199MW capacity.
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Pure DC plans 10MW Dublin heat export
Pure DC has agreed to provide about 10MW of waste heat from its proposed DUB01B development to HeatGrid Ireland’s planned district-heating network in Dublin 15.
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Spain prepares tougher data centre rules
Spain is preparing rules that would tie new data centres to hourly renewable-power requirements, water efficiency, cybersecurity, EU data residency, and continued grid-connection rights.
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Australia moves towards national data centre rules
Australia is preparing a national policy response to rapidly rising data-centre demand as AEMO forecasts electricity consumption in the National Electricity Market climbing from about 5TWh to roughly 34TWh by 2035-36.
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Irish data centre water demand surges
Public-water consumption by Irish data centres rose sharply during the hot early summer, with reported use exceeding 200m litres in July as national water restrictions remained in force.
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Gas-backed UK data centres face emissions challenge
Two proposed UK data-centre campuses face scrutiny over plans for on-site gas generation while awaiting grid capacity, with campaigners modelling annual emissions above 4.5m tonnes under full-load assumptions.
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T-Systems cuts Cerdanyola PUE to 1.35
T-Systems says cooling and operating changes have reduced PUE at its Cerdanyola data centre to 1.35 while reported water-use efficiency has also fallen sharply.
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Microsoft clears Haut-Rhin inquiry hurdle
Microsoft’s proposed Haut-Rhin data centre has received a favourable public-inquiry opinion, advancing a €2bn-plus French project occupying roughly 35–36 hectares and expected to consume up to about 1.5TWh of electricity annually.
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DayOne finances Singapore fuel-cell trial
DayOne has secured a S$530m green loan for a 20MW Singapore data centre combining hybrid cooling, solar generation, and a solid oxide fuel-cell power trial.