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Sustainability driving change in the semiconductor industry
Jim Straus, Vice President of Sales, ACM Research, explains that, as the semiconductor industry continues to play a pivotal role in powering the digital revolution, it is imperative that stakeholders prioritise sustainability to mitigate environmental impacts. Overall, sustainability is becoming a driving force in the semiconductor industry, with companies such as ACM Research actively pursuing eco-friendly practices and solutions to reduce their carbon footprint. |
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Successful strategies for developing sustainable, data centres for the AI era
Mark Yeeles, Schneider Electric’s Vice President, Secure Power Division, UK and Ireland, discusses the challenges and opportunities for the data centre industry as AI and data fuel a new industrial revolution, explaining that this not only means finding ways to decouple AI data centre growth from energy consumption but further emphasises the need for greater efficiency and sustainability within data centre design and buildouts. Mark says that, to achieve a greener future powered by AI, the industry not only accelerate the build-out of digital infrastructure and renewable energy developments, but harness the power of the ecosystem to ensure it is done so as sustainably as possible. |
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Improving the renewable energy efficiency and optimisation
Ivan Llaurado, Chief Revenue Officer at Diamfab, explains how the new collaboration MoWiLife is uniting 10 leading science and industry organizations including Diamfab, synthetic diamond semiconductor wafer producer. The EU-backed project explores the use of power electronics and third generation semiconductors to improve the efficiency and optimization of renewable energy. Its objective is a sustainable, secure, resilient and affordable energy supply for Europe. |
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Seawater cooling delivers a sustainable Start
Omer Wilson, Chief Marketing Officer, Start Campus, outlines the company’s plans to develop a 1.2GW data centre campus in Sines, Portugal – an €8.5bn AI infrastructure-focused investment, the project runs on 100% renewable energy, targeting a best-in-class PUE of 1.1 and WUE of 0 by harnessing ocean cooling. Omer explains why Portugal is an increasingly attractive destination for data centres, what Start Campus is doing for the local community in SINES and how its sustainability focus is one of several differentiators when it comes to data centres in Europe and beyond. |
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Developing the most sustainable, scalable and resilient data centres
Gareth Williams, Director, UK, India, Middle East, and Africa Data Centres and Technology Leader, Arup, outlines a “good neighbour” approach to data centre development – one that integrates community needs, environmental stewardship, and technological innovation to create projects that benefit all. He covers nature and biodiversity, decarbonisation – what net zero really means, repurposing assets, ‘one water’ – SuDS, green roofs, rainwater harvesting, wetlands and ponds and (renewable and alternative) energy options. |
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The Iberian Peninsula provisions truly global, digital connectivity
Theresa Bobis, Regional Director Southern Europe at DE-CIX, explains where once the choice of data centre locations was limited to historically strategic centres, new hubs offer economic and geographical advantages. Theresa outlines the many compelling reasons why companies should re-assess their location strategies and why the Iberian Peninsula in particular offers many compelling benefits for data centre owners, operators and their customers, including great local, regional and global connectivity, a thriving, dynamic digital business environment and a plentiful supply of renewable energy. |
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A positive perspective on the data centre power challenge
Barny Evans, Director of Sustainability and ESG at Turley, explains how the data centre industry can sustainably navigate the energy demands of the AI revolution, discussing innovative approaches to powering data centres, such as microgrid implementation, demand flexibility, co-location strategies, and the integration of renewable energy sources in mixed-use developments. |
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Microgrids offer a new dawn for the sustainable power solutions sector
Ben Pritchard, CEO of AVK, a fast-growing supplier of innovative and sustainable power solutions for data centres and energy-intensive organisations both here and in Europe, discusses how the data centre industry can drive forward the sustainable power agenda by focusing on the development of microgrids, alongside existing efforts on renewables and decarbonisation more generally. The digital infrastructure industry has the opportunity to become a genuine sustainability enabler in the world of digital power solutions. |
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Solar irradiation trends, satellite solar data and advanced modelling tools
Marcel Suri, Solargis CEO & Co-founder, discusses the importance of long-term data analysis of solar irradiance as it helps solar energy providers to understand the likely impact of extreme and variable weather due to climate change - explaining why more granular, accurate and reliable datasets and grid integration matter in this context. |
