Sustainability
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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.
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Pennsylvania tightens rules for 25MW data centres
Pennsylvania has imposed new permitting, disclosure, local-consent, and annual reporting requirements on data centres above 25MW as large AI loads reshape the state’s electricity system.
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euNetworks links financing to lower-carbon builds
euNetworks has added network-construction and GRESB performance targets to its €1.26bn sustainability-linked financing as physical expansion becomes the largest source of its emissions.
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Can Europe compare data centres fairly?
Europe is preparing a common data centre efficiency rating system using energy and water metrics already collected from operators. Comparing facilities operating under different climates, cooling systems, utilisation levels, and water conditions remains considerably harder.
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Data centre heat trial targets water recovery
AirJoule Technologies and Europe’s Net Zero Innovation Hub plan to test a system designed to turn low-grade data centre waste heat into usable water.