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Green giants: Engineering sustainable and resilient data centres
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Green giants: Engineering sustainable and resilient data centres

UK data centres face soaring demand from AI growth, driving urgent shifts to sustainable, resilient designs with advanced cooling and renewable power.

By Stephen Phimister • 5 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
How underground data centres & agrovoltaics can power food security
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How underground data centres & agrovoltaics can power food security

New underground data centres paired with agrovoltaic farms and solar cooling offer a sustainable model supporting agriculture, food security and climate goals.

By Hiran Daluwatta • 5 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
How equipment OEMs can boost today's machine performance
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How equipment OEMs can boost today's machine performance

Construction equipment OEMs can boost machine performance by analysing key data on machine usage, energy, and inventory to meet shifting market demands efficiently.

By Fred Rio • 4 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
ROI pressure & market reckoning to reshape AI strategies in 2026
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ROI pressure & market reckoning to reshape AI strategies in 2026

In 2026, AI projects will face tough ROI demands and governance scrutiny, forcing firms to prioritise measurable results and responsible innovation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Data centres' power demand to more than double by 2030
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Data centres' power demand to more than double by 2030

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.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Data centre power market to hit USD $50.51bn on AI, telecoms push
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Data centre power market to hit USD $50.51bn on AI, telecoms push

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.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
From storage to strategy: Building AI business cases that deliver enterprise-wide impact
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From storage to strategy: Building AI business cases that deliver enterprise-wide impact

AI boosts productivity but drives up costs and energy use; firms must adopt integrated strategies to ensure sustainable, profitable AI adoption.

By Dave Wardrop • 5 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025
Explainer: AI data boom sparks nuclear revival
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Explainer: AI data boom sparks nuclear revival

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.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025
2026 to bring AI reckoning as value & trust trump hype
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2026 to bring AI reckoning as value & trust trump hype

In 2026, AI adoption must prioritise value, trust and governance as firms face a reckoning over ROI, ethics and operational costs amid fading hype.

By Melvin Hipolito • 7 min read • Fri, 7th Nov 2025
Fastly unveils emissions dashboard for ANZ firms' compliance
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Fastly unveils emissions dashboard for ANZ firms' compliance

Fastly has launched a sustainability dashboard to help Australian and New Zealand firms comply with mandatory supply chain emissions reporting regulations.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Operations and maintenance: The engineering powerhouse behind next-gen data centres
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Operations and maintenance: The engineering powerhouse behind next-gen data centres

Next-gen data centres rely on advanced, modular cooling and proactive operations to manage rising demands and costly outages in digital infrastructure.

By Ted Pulfer • 6 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
When the grid becomes the bottleneck: The real threat to AI deployment
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When the grid becomes the bottleneck: The real threat to AI deployment

AI deployment faces delays as data centres struggle with power, cooling, and grid limits amid soaring GPU energy demands and supply bottlenecks.

By Ryne Friedma • 5 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Solar streetlights with embedded AI offer greener data solution
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Solar streetlights with embedded AI offer greener data solution

UK company Conflow Power launches solar streetlights with embedded AI, cutting energy use and emissions linked to global AI data centres.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Why Australia's AI ambitions depend on smarter networks
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Why Australia's AI ambitions depend on smarter networks

Australia's AI growth is threatened by soaring data centre energy use, risking grid strain and emissions targets unless smarter networks are adopted.

By Ankur Jain • 4 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2025
City of London modernises network with Roc Technologies
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City of London modernises network with Roc Technologies

The City of London partners with Roc Technologies in a deal to deploy the UK's first public sector SASE network across 200+ locations.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2025
Willow named finalist for Microsoft education award for AI use
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Willow named finalist for Microsoft education award for AI use

Willow is a finalist for the 2025 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year Award, recognised for using AI to optimise campus operations and sustainability.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Nov 2025
AI infrastructure growth threatens 14 million Australian bees a year
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AI infrastructure growth threatens 14 million Australian bees a year

A University of Sydney study warns AI infrastructure growth could cause the loss of up to 14 million Australian bees annually, threatening agriculture and biodiversity.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Nov 2025
PepsiCo to launch automated warehouse in Poland by 2026
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PepsiCo to launch automated warehouse in Poland by 2026

PepsiCo will open an automated warehouse in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland by 2026 to boost capacity, cut costs and reduce emissions by 200 tonnes annually.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2025