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Interoute shares measures taken to win energy efficiency award

Fri, 18th May 2018
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After winning the SIG GIGA Trophy, Interoute has laid bare some of its innovations in energy efficiency at its Geneva data centre.
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Earth Day: Tech bigwigs share how they're taking care of the planet

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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Execs from Commvault, Six Degrees, Puppet, Cradlepoint, and Skillsoft open their doors to reveals what they're doing to minimise environmental damage.
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Apple now powered by 100% renewable energy - will suppliers follow suit?

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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The company also announced that nine additional manufacturing partners have committed to power all of their Apple production with 100% clean energy.
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Swedish data centre uses waste heat to warm thousands of homes

Sat, 7th Apr 2018
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Digiplex has signed an agreement with a heating and cooling supplier to use the waste heat from its Stockholm data centre to heat thousands of homes.
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Renewable's rise: Report reveals countries with most wind power

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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2017 saw installed wind energy capacity surging around the world with huge investment - nations experienced up to 50 percent growth.
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Google's new investment in Dutch data centre brings total to €1.5b

Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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Google is investing a further €500m into its Dutch data centre that ran on 100% renewable energy from day 1 to further expand the facility.
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Traditional data centres won't cut it for future energy consumption

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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Policy Connect's report has revealed there are grim concerns that the demand for data and digital service will exceed energy efficiency gains.
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REVEALED: The top data centre hotspots for business in UK

Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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Bidwells has released a report that delves into the UK data centre market, the hot locations and whether data centres should go rural or city.
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Google ups EU investment to EUR 1b with new Belgium data centre and solar plant

Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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​Google has announced plans to continue its large investment in Europe with new data centre infrastructure planned for Belgium.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Hundreds gather at Datacloud Nordic 2017

Tue, 7th Nov 2017
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People from all over Europe convened at the recent data centre conference to gain access to the invaluable insights shared throughout the day.
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Firms save $10m a year by placing data centre in Nordics versus the UK

Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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DigiPlex's CEO shared the opportunities that the Nordics hold at the Datacloud Nordic event - Amazon, Apple and Google are already taking advantage.
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London data centre one of UK's first to switch to 100% green energy

Thu, 19th Oct 2017
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Netwise Hosting is leading the charge after making the switch to true 100 percent renewable energy at its fast-filling London Central data.
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Small town in Norway to host world's largest data centre – for now

Wed, 16th Aug 2017
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In terms of sheer size, the plans reveal the centre to be a behemoth at four storeys and 600 square metres, drawing on 1,000MW of power.
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Avert the dark cloud looming over our future: The Kiwi campaign to legitimise clean energy

Tue, 8th Aug 2017
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Fourteen leading NZ aid agencies launch a campaign demanding political action to reduce carbon emissions to zero...
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Change is in the air: Digital Realty to power data centers with wind

Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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Digital Realty Trust agreed to buy enough wind power to offset all of the energy spent in its colocation and interconnection facilities in the U.S.