solar power
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Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has called on mobile network operators to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy. -
Equinix has increased its backing of renewable power projects with the addition of five new long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Spain totalling 225 megawatts.
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French renewable energy company Engie has signed power purchase agreements with data centre operator Digital Realty and French telco Iliad.
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Orange is to use solar power for one fifth of the energy needed by one of its major satellite stations.
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The former head of financial and investor relations for a hydroelectric plant has been appointed CFO of Scala Data Centres.
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Data centre operator Vantage is to use 87MW of solar power for its new Johannesburg campus, which is due to open next month.
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Spanish company BWB is to build a 100% solar-powered data centre in the north-eastern city of Zaragoza.
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Six big-name players from across the Middle East have made a public pledge to reduce carbon footprints through their operations.
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Satellite telecom operator YahClick is teaming up with an off-grid power company to expand its services in Africa.
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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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Edge Centres has started construction on its second site in Victoria, Australia, the Traralgon-based EC8.
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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 investor that owns HGC Global Communications and the former infrastructure division of GTT Communications is to spend up to US$500 million in renewable energy in Europe.
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As the world catches fire, are data centres helping us improve the climate emergency or making it worse? It’s hard to be precise, Alan Burkitt-Gray finds
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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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Vodafone says it has achieved a promise made in July 2020 that its European networks will be 100% powered from renewable sources by next week.
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Orange is accelerating its solar projects in Africa and the Middle East to reduce its carbon footprint to zero by 2040.
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Deutsche Telekom has demonstrated high-speed 4G mobile transmission from a remotely powered aircraft in a project to test ways to expand rural coverage.
