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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. -
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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Vertiv has unveiled a new uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system designed to support both traditional workloads and high-density applications.
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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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Oklo, a Sam Altman-backed startup aiming to develop small nuclear power plants, has acquired US-based radioisotope firm Atomic Alchemy to boost fuel production for its reactors.
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The Biden administration has unveiled plans to deploy 200 GW of power, which would triple the US’ nuclear energy capacity by 2050.
Forthcoming events
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Thomas Grant, CNO at Aqua Comms, identifies three potential ways to reduce power draw.
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The Broadband Forum is working on an initiative aimed at delivering "significant power savings" for fibre service providers when customers access the internet.
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Data centre operator Chindata has increased the voltage in its latest campus to cut costs and save energy.
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The utilities regulator in Ireland has issued new rules on data centre grid connections, stating that if it takes no action there could be "rolling blackouts".
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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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Orange Mali is to sell surplus solar energy generated for its mobile network to the country’s electricity company.
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The data centre industry has stopped making progress in its power usage over the past seven years.
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The availability of power is the most important factor in the decision-making process for a new data centre, according to new research.
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Up to 30 data centres in development in the Dublin metro area could struggle to get connected to the grid, after the Irish utilities regulator ordered power delivery firms to prioritise connection applications for data centres outside the capital.
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AES has signed an agreement to supply 500MW of clean power to Google's Virginia-based data centres under a ten-year supply contract.
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Texas data centre services firm Data Foundry says it has won new rights for businesses and residents to challenge “discriminatory” energy rates imposed by municipalities.
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Amazon has announced nine new “utility-scale” wind and solar energy projects in North America and Europe.
Forthcoming events
Datacloud Asia 2025 co-located with ITW Asia
TBC, Singapore
