Energy consumption stories
Australian data centres drive AUD $7.2 billion public investment
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Australian data centres attract AUD $7.2 billion public investment, boosting energy and water infrastructure while enhancing national digital and economic growth.
Schneider Electric unveils AI platform for unified building control
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Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure Foresight Operation, an AI-powered platform unifying building control to boost efficiency and reduce engineering time.
Photonics seen as key to greener AI as energy use surges in Europe
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Photonics could be key to cutting Europe’s soaring AI energy demands and emissions as a new report warns current tech cannot meet growth sustainably.
Up to 84% of GPU power wasted in growing multimodal AI sector
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Up to 84% of GPU power is wasted in multimodal AI, causing major inefficiencies and costs as firms struggle with legacy infrastructure.
Sustainable IT surges: UK tech leaders make ESG a business imperative
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UK tech leaders now make sustainability a key business focus, with 67% demanding green credentials from partners and 51% linking ESG to better customer satisfaction.
Exclusive: Honeywell's Dean Park on expanding data centre solutions in APAC
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Honeywell partners with South Korea’s LS Electric to develop AI-powered solutions enhancing energy efficiency and reliability in Asian data centres.
Operations and maintenance: The engineering powerhouse behind next-gen data centres
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Next-gen data centres rely on advanced, modular cooling and proactive operations to manage rising demands and costly outages in digital infrastructure.
Green giants: Engineering sustainable and resilient data centres
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UK data centres face soaring demand from AI growth, driving urgent shifts to sustainable, resilient designs with advanced cooling and renewable power.
When the grid becomes the bottleneck: The real threat to AI deployment
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AI deployment faces delays as data centres struggle with power, cooling, and grid limits amid soaring GPU energy demands and supply bottlenecks.
Solar streetlights with embedded AI offer greener data solution
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UK company Conflow Power launches solar streetlights with embedded AI, cutting energy use and emissions linked to global AI data centres.
How underground data centres & agrovoltaics can power food security
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New underground data centres paired with agrovoltaic farms and solar cooling offer a sustainable model supporting agriculture, food security and climate goals.
How equipment OEMs can boost today’s machine performance
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Construction equipment OEMs can boost machine performance by analysing key data on machine usage, energy, and inventory to meet shifting market demands efficiently.
ROI pressure & market reckoning to reshape AI strategies in 2026
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In 2026, AI projects will face tough ROI demands and governance scrutiny, forcing firms to prioritise measurable results and responsible innovation.
Data centres' power demand to more than double by 2030
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Global electricity demand from data centres is set to more than double by 2030, driven largely by AI-optimised servers doubling their power use share.
Data centre power market to hit USD $50.51bn on AI, telecoms push
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The global data centre power market is set to reach USD $50.51bn by 2030, driven by AI, telecoms growth, and strong sustainability goals worldwide.
Why Australia’s AI ambitions depend on smarter networks
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Australia's AI growth is threatened by soaring data centre energy use, risking grid strain and emissions targets unless smarter networks are adopted.
City of London modernises network with Roc Technologies
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The City of London partners with Roc Technologies in a deal to deploy the UK's first public sector SASE network across 200+ locations.
From storage to strategy: Building AI business cases that deliver enterprise-wide impact
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AI boosts productivity but drives up costs and energy use; firms must adopt integrated strategies to ensure sustainable, profitable AI adoption.
Willow named finalist for Microsoft education award for AI use
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Willow is a finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year Award, recognised for using AI to optimise campus operations and sustainability.
Explainer: AI data boom sparks nuclear revival
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Microsoft's deal to restart Three Mile Island’s nuclear reactor marks a revival driven by soaring AI data centre energy demands and sustainability goals.