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Exclusive: Sustainability expert warns NZ must reassess data centre water use
Smart Cities

Exclusive: Sustainability expert warns NZ must reassess data centre water use

New Zealand risks long-term water and power strain from AI data centres unless regulators toughen scrutiny of their resource footprint.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026

Global Stories

Energy consumption stories

CIOs learn on the go as AI pressure mounts at firms
Digital Transformation

CIOs learn on the go as AI pressure mounts at firms

Most technology leaders are still finding their feet as companies race to deploy AI despite skills gaps, data problems and compliance pressure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2026
Signify unveils 2030 sustainability push & Interact range
Smart Cities

Signify unveils 2030 sustainability push & Interact range

The new targets could lift customer energy savings to 60 TWh by 2030, as the group expands into lighting software and circular services.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 6th Apr 2026
Ferveret study says waterless cooling lifts AI efficiency
DataCentre infrastructure

Ferveret study says waterless cooling lifts AI efficiency

The benchmark suggests AI data centres could boost compute output by 15% without using water, easing power and cooling pressure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
AI surge strains data centres over power & capacity
Virtualisation

AI surge strains data centres over power & capacity

Rising AI demand is pushing power grids, cooling systems and supply chains to their limits, with capacity shortages now looming across the sector.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Vertiv & SUSE warn AI data centres face energy strain
Semiconductors

Vertiv & SUSE warn AI data centres face energy strain

Rising AI workloads are forcing Australian operators to rethink cooling, power and software as electricity use becomes a binding constraint.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
AI shifts data centre focus from scale to connectivity
DataCentre infrastructure

AI shifts data centre focus from scale to connectivity

AI is redrawing the data centre map, shifting investment from hyperscale campuses to distributed, tightly connected regional clusters.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
Siemens, Rittal ally to power next-gen AI data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Siemens, Rittal ally to power next-gen AI data centres

Siemens and Rittal forge IEC-focused alliance to standardise high-density AI data centre power, debuting modular sidecar rack systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Legrand's modular UPS wins Data Centre World award
DataCentre infrastructure

Legrand's modular UPS wins Data Centre World award

Legrand's Keor FLEX modular UPS wins Data Centre World award for boosting data centre sustainability, reuse and high-density AI readiness.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
CIOs warn AI adoption is outpacing governance skills
Data Analytics

CIOs warn AI adoption is outpacing governance skills

CIOs say AI adoption is racing ahead of governance, with skills gaps, risk fears and sustainability concerns stalling efforts to scale.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Red Hat, NVIDIA & Palo Alto unveil AI-native telco stack
Virtualisation

Red Hat, NVIDIA & Palo Alto unveil AI-native telco stack

Red Hat, NVIDIA and Palo Alto launch an AI-native telco stack uniting cloud, edge compute and zero trust security for next-gen networks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Multiverse debuts HyperNova 60B compressed AI model
Edge Computing

Multiverse debuts HyperNova 60B compressed AI model

Multiverse unveils HyperNova 60B 2602, a free, compressed GPT-4-class model promising 50% less memory with near-matching tool performance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Energy consumption stories

NSW data centre policy backed, but approvals warning
DataCentre infrastructure

NSW data centre policy backed, but approvals warning

Timely approvals are under pressure as the sector backs the NSW government’s data centre policy, saying delays could shift investment offshore.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2026
Australian data centres welcome AI rules, seek clarity
DataCentre infrastructure

Australian data centres welcome AI rules, seek clarity

Canberra sets national rules for data centres and AI, winning industry support but criticism over excluding most on‑premises computing.

By Kaleah Salmon • 7 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
Cutting valve energy use by up to 80% in data centre cooling
DataCentre infrastructure

Cutting valve energy use by up to 80% in data centre cooling

Bürkert's Kick & Drop solenoid valves slash data centre cooling energy use by up to 80% while boosting durability and cutting noise.

By Greg Wainhouse • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Balancing AI's gold rush with rest, humanity & pace
Hyperscale

Balancing AI's gold rush with rest, humanity & pace

As the AI gold rush accelerates, a new call urges us to balance relentless innovation with rest, empathy and the power of community.

By Jaime Miller Witherill • 5 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Submer, Hammer partner to expand UK AI liquid cooling
EduTech

Submer, Hammer partner to expand UK AI liquid cooling

Submer teams with Hammer to offer UK and European resellers local access to AI-focused liquid cooling as dense data centre demand surges.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026