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Equinix opens doors to its fifth IBX data center in Singapore
Thu, 26th Aug 2021
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The first phase of SG5 spans more than 3,970 square meters with a capacity of 1,300 cabinets - but it will soon be much larger.
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Achieving energy efficiency in a 5G world
Fri, 26th Mar 2021
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Telecom providers transitioning to 5G will face scrutiny on energy efficiency, with 5G promising to tackle rising energy and sustainability challenges.
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University commits 10 years to uncovering 'data centre of the future'
Thu, 4th Feb 2021
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Researchers say about 1% of the world’s energy is used to power data centres - but that number will climb to as much as 8% by 2030.
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Euro data center & cloud providers commit to climate neutrality by 2030
Wed, 27th Jan 2021
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The initiative is called the Climate Neutral Data Centre pact and is entirely self-regulated by its signatories.
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AWS and Vector continue development of New Energy Platform
Tue, 20th Oct 2020
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cloud services
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Vector partners with Amazon Web Services to develop the New Energy Platform, an analytics solution for the energy industry. #IoT #energy.
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Schneider brings AI to fight against energy consumption
Wed, 23rd Sep 2020
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Schneider Electric invests millions in machine learning tools and data science for AI-assisted energy and sustainability services.
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Google commits to 24/7 carbon-free energy by 2030
Wed, 16th Sep 2020
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Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pinchai says the world must act now if it has any hope avoiding the worst climate change effects.
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Google unveils ambitious plan for '24/7 carbon-free data centres'
Thu, 23rd Apr 2020
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Google aims for '24/7 carbon-free' data centres powered by renewable energy, cutting CO2 globally.
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Shell co-develops liquid immersion cooling fluid with Asperitas
Mon, 2nd Mar 2020
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data centre cooling
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Shell & Asperitas craft eco-friendlier cooling fluid, pledging to slash data center energy use and emissions.
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Honeywell launches ML solution to reduce buildings' energy consumption
Fri, 28th Feb 2020
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Machine learning autonomously adjusts building energy settings to deliver up to 10% energy savings, says Honeywell.
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DigiPlex study finds consumers want eco-labelling on digital services
Tue, 19th Nov 2019
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Nordics back eco-labels for digital services to curb data center emissions.
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TCO certifications to tackle data center sustainability
Fri, 30th Aug 2019
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Data centres' energy use could soar to 13% of global power by 2030, equalling airline CO₂ emissions.
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NEC introduces new warranty to optimise value for energy storage customers
Tue, 18th Jun 2019
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Customers need to understand how a system's energy storage capacity degrades or fades so that they can predict the life and performance of the system.
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Europe’s data centres need more brains than brawn to tackle energy efficiency
Sat, 7th Jul 2018
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Honeywell's Daniela Pandrea delves into the issues around data centre energy efficiency and asserts the solution is really quite simple.
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Free run over for energy companies as Government tightens reins
Fri, 25th May 2018
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To ensure consumers aren’t paying more for their energy than they need to, the Government has launched an investigation.
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12v vs. 48v: Calculating the energy savings of OCP-style PSUs
Fri, 25th May 2018
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12V has been the standard output for power supplies, but recently we’re seeing 48V, with claims of much higher overall efficiency.
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Exclusive interview: SAS, data analytics and the politics of energy
Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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SAS Director Tim Fairchild hails NZ Downstream as top event for melding energy politics and debate.
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$240m Singapore data center sets the bar high for energy efficiency & security
Wed, 21st Mar 2018
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OCBC Bank has opened a custom-built regional data centre in Singapore that it plans to use for at least the next 30 years.
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Australia’s utilities sector must innovate to tackle energy poverty
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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Energy poverty affects over 42,000 families in Australia, namely indigenous Australians, pensioners and low-income families.
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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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Wattcost urges Australian government to support innovation
Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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Premier Tours Sydney Startup Hub Ahead of Wattcost Launch.
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Stulz to develop NZ reseller channel with launch of data centre optimisation service
Tue, 9th Dec 2014
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Stulz will be developing its reseller channel in New Zealand during 2015 and providing the data centre optimisation service through these new partners.
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Shop smarter New Zealand
Mon, 1st Nov 2010
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Optimise existing resources and infrastructure with storage solutions that show sensitivity to brittle budgets, advises Phillip Martin, Business Unit Manager, StorageWorks – HP Enterprise Storage, Servers and Networking.
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Going green Sustainable business is good business
Sun, 1st Aug 2010
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NZ's small businesses see green tech as a boost to their bottom line, cutting energy costs by 20% and opening new markets.