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Skeleton raises €33m ahead of US IPO plans in 2027
DataCentre infrastructure

Skeleton raises €33m ahead of US IPO plans in 2027

Skeleton raises EUR €33 million in Series F funding as it readies a 2027 US IPO, backed by Axon Partners Group and Taiwania Capital.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday
Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres
Virtualisation

Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres

Data centre operators race to make AI-ready sites more energy efficient, using smart cooling, load shifting and grid collaboration.

By Farokh Ghadially • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Schneider Electric's Impact 2030 score rises to 3.40
Manufacturing

Schneider Electric's Impact 2030 score rises to 3.40

Schneider Electric reports early Impact 2030 gains, with emissions down, 1,100 suppliers onboarded and 2.8 million people gaining electricity access.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
NTT DATA partners Climeworks on carbon removal credits
Hyperscale

NTT DATA partners Climeworks on carbon removal credits

NTT DATA teams up with Climeworks for carbon removal credits as it pushes towards net zero in data centres and offices by 2035.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Enosi's solar matching surges in Italy with Plenitude
Clean technologies

Enosi's solar matching surges in Italy with Plenitude

Enosi says Plenitude's Adopt a Panel programme has drawn 82,000 Italian customers in 10 months, highlighting demand for matched solar access.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

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PowerSync launches optimiser for Australian energy users
Agricultural Technology

PowerSync launches optimiser for Australian energy users

PowerSync unveils optimiser to help Australian commercial energy users trade solar and battery assets in the National Electricity Market.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud for organisations
Private Cloud

Argyll launches UK sovereign AI cloud for organisations

Argyll Data Development has unveiled a UK-sovereign AI inference cloud, offering regulated organisations local control over data, models and operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago
SMA Australia appoints Sam Wiggins as Managing Director
Clean technologies

SMA Australia appoints Sam Wiggins as Managing Director

SMA Australia appoints Sam Wiggins as Managing Director in a dual leadership overhaul to sharpen its focus on utility-scale solar and storage.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Schneider Electric & GreenScale plan AI-ready data centres
Data Analytics

Schneider Electric & GreenScale plan AI-ready data centres

Schneider Electric and GreenScale will develop a blueprint for AI-ready European data centres, adding automation, predictive maintenance and digital twins.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago
Mars to invest AUD $200 million in Australian plants
Manufacturing

Mars to invest AUD $200 million in Australian plants

Mars to expand Wodonga pet food plant and build new wet pouch facility in AUD $200 million Australian manufacturing push.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 5 days ago
Keen AI & SP Energy launch grid tool for developers
Customer Experience

Keen AI & SP Energy launch grid tool for developers

Keen AI and SP Energy Networks unveil IConn to cut UK grid connection checks to seconds as demand for wind, solar and battery projects surges.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago
The hidden problem with Australia's ageing solar fleet - and the tech fixing it
Power / Energy

The hidden problem with Australia's ageing solar fleet - and the tech fixing it

Australia's rooftop solar boom is entering a costly phase as ageing panels and inverters underperform, while new diagnostics spot faults fast.

By Lovan • 6 min read • 5 days ago
Your solar system has an app Now - and it knows more than you think
Data Analytics

Your solar system has an app Now - and it knows more than you think

Solar monitoring apps are quietly becoming the brain of Australian homes, using weather, tariffs and AI to cut bills and spot faults.

By Lovan • 8 min read • 5 days ago
Online Oceans raises GBP £4 million in Seraphim deal
Robotics

Online Oceans raises GBP £4 million in Seraphim deal

Online Oceans secures GBP £4 million from Seraphim Space to scale autonomous surface vessels for maritime surveillance and defence markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 6 days ago
Virgin Media O2 signs 10-year solar deal with egg Power
Unified Communications

Virgin Media O2 signs 10-year solar deal with egg Power

Virgin Media O2 boosts renewable power supply with 10-year Suffolk solar agreement, lifting long-term clean electricity to about 20% of demand.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Last week
Traditional banks, telcos among Canada's top valued brands
Unified Communications

Traditional banks, telcos among Canada's top valued brands

Canada's top brands add CAD $396 billion in value as banking dominance eases, with TD, RBC and Circle K leading a broader sector rally.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last week
Katsina signs deal for 50,000 solar AI streetlights
Data Protection

Katsina signs deal for 50,000 solar AI streetlights

Katsina to host Africa's first distributed AI compute network as Conflow Power Group signs deal for 50,000 solar iLamp streetlights.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last week
Australia data centre forecast flags phantom demand
Smart Cities

Australia data centre forecast flags phantom demand

Australia's data centre capacity could more than double by 2030, but a new report warns many proposed projects may never be built.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week