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EDP to power 1.2 GW Sines data campus with renewables

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EDP will supply renewables to Start Campus's 1.2 GW Sines data campus in Portugal under a new Iberia-focused energy partnership.
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Motivair debuts AI-ready coolant units for data centres

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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Motivair by Schneider Electric unveils AI-ready coolant units for high-density data centres, promising flexible layouts and lower energy use.
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Equinix named global leader in data centre sustainability

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Equinix has been named a global leader in data centre sustainability by IDC MarketScape, praised for renewables, water and heat reuse.
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Vertiv & Caterpillar partner to boost AI data centre power & cooling

Thu, 20th Nov 2025
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Vertiv partners with Caterpillar to provide integrated power and cooling solutions for AI data centres, enhancing energy efficiency and cutting grid reliance.
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Neo cloud & GPUaaS reshape AI in Australia & New Zealand

Fri, 31st Oct 2025
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Neo cloud services and GPUaaS are transforming AI in Australia and New Zealand, offering cost-effective, sustainable infrastructure amid rising demand and governance challenges.
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OVHcloud launches tracker to monitor customers' cloud emissions

Fri, 11th Jul 2025
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OVHcloud has launched its Environmental Impact Tracker to help customers monitor and reduce the carbon footprint of their cloud infrastructure globally, excluding the US.
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OVHcloud launches updated carbon impact tracker for cloud operations

Fri, 11th Jul 2025
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OVHcloud unveils its enhanced Environmental Impact Tracker to help customers monitor the carbon footprint of their cloud services comprehensively.
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Hitachi Vantara details gains in energy efficiency & carbon cuts

Fri, 9th May 2025
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Hitachi Vantara's FY2024 Sustainability Report details strides in energy efficiency, carbon reduction and eco-friendly business practices across its global operations.
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Hitachi Vantara report shows drive for lower data centre emissions

Thu, 24th Apr 2025
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Hitachi Vantara's FY2024 Sustainability Report highlights strides in reducing emissions, boosting energy efficiency, and advancing eco-friendly tech in data centres.
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Hitachi Vantara ups energy efficiency & sets new carbon goals

Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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Hitachi Vantara boosts energy efficiency in its storage solutions and sets carbon neutrality targets for FY2030 and FY2050, enhancing sustainability efforts worldwide.
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CyberPower launches advanced PDUs for Australian IT sector

Thu, 19th Dec 2024
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CyberPower has unveiled its Ultra-Advanced Power Distribution Units in Australia, promising improved reliability and advanced monitoring for IT operations.
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OVHcloud launches global Managed Rancher Service for multi-cloud

Thu, 19th Sep 2024
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OVHcloud launches a global Managed Rancher Service in collaboration with SUSE, aiming to simplify multi-cloud and Kubernetes cluster management for enterprises.
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Vertiv unveils AI-ready modular data centre with liquid cooling

Tue, 17th Sep 2024
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Vertiv launches the MegaMod CoolChip, a liquid-cooled prefabricated modular data centre solution designed to fast-track AI computing deployment by up to 50%.
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STACK Infrastructure gets USD $3 billion boost for green projects

Fri, 9th Aug 2024
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STACK Infrastructure has raised an additional USD $3 billion in green financing to advance sustainable development projects in the U.S., supporting eco-friendly expansion.
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Vertiv unveils MegaMod CoolChip for rapid AI infrastructure deployment

Tue, 30th Jul 2024
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Vertiv's new MegaMod CoolChip data centre, with liquid cooling, speeds up AI infrastructure deployment by 50%, offering a flexible, high-efficiency solution.
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HPE & Danfoss partner on sustainable data centre heat recovery

Wed, 19th Jun 2024
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Danfoss unveil a sustainable data centre heat recovery solution, aiming to curb energy use and repurpose excess heat, amid rising AI energy demands.
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Digital Edge publishes second ESG report, 'Future Possible'

Fri, 28th Apr 2023
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The first ESG report was published by Digital Edge in April 2020, and that report set out a number of ambitious targets aligned with its three key ESG pillars.
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Equinix pledges new commitment to reduce data centre power

Wed, 7th Dec 2022
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Equinix is reducing its overall power use by increasing operating temperature ranges within its data centres to minimise the company's carbon impact.
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Grasping the opportunity to rethink the metrics of a sustainable data centre

Mon, 9th May 2022
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Data centres can improve efficiency by better collaboration between facility and IT operations teams, says SoftIron.
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Google cuts energy usage in data centers with DeepMind's AI

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By applying artificial intelligence (AI), the company claims it has reduced the amount of energy it uses for data center cooling by almost 40%.