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Scotland emerging as key growth market for data centre developers

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Dan Evans, Associate Director at Lichfields, discusses the results of the company’s recent data centre study, which finds that, for developers, Scotland offers something few regions or countries can match - abundant low-carbon energy, space for expansion and a strong engineering base. The combination of renewable generation, cool climate and established technical skills creates ideal conditions for sustainable data centre operations. Dan also explains that, while Scotland meets the growing...

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nLighten sets new sustainability benchmark

Published in Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Power & Cooling

Francesco Marasco, VP Energy Operations and Sustainability, nLighten, explains why the European data centre provider has published the first ICFEn (Integrated Carbon-Free Energy) scores for its facilities, marking a significant milestone in data centre sustainability measurement. The innovative scoring methodology goes beyond traditional industry standards by capturing hourly carbon-free energy matching, heat recovery, and contributions to grid stability. Developed in collaboration with the...

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Building the future, facing the neighbours: gigawatt data centres in 2026 

Published in Design + Optimisation Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Asset Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

As AI leads to bigger data centres, power grids and public perceptions may shape what’s actually possible.   By Tate Cantrell, Verne CTO.

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Kao Data’s SEED Fund initiative takes root in communities

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By Lizzy McDowell, Director of Marketing, Kao Data.

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£15 billion green data centre network planned for Scotland’s central belt

Published in Design + Optimisation Energy Management Hosting + Colocation Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

Mark Wilson, CEO of ILI Group, discusses the ILI Group’s plans for three new hyperscale data centres across Scotland, creating what it calls The Stoics – a £15 billion Green Digital Network spanning the central belt. The projects, named after Stoic philosophers, are located in Fife (Cato), East Ayrshire (Rufus), and North Lanarkshire (Aurelius). The Stoics will stand among the largest hyperscale data centre clusters globally - more than double the size of many of today’s biggest...

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Specialist logistics underpins AI-fuelled data centre expansion

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Keith Young, Global Head of Last Mile Services at Arvato, explains how the recent entry into the US data centre market is the latest step in the strategic integration of ATC, the Irish logistics company that became part of Arvato earlier this year. By embedding scalable processes, advanced technologies, and a unified global delivery model, the organisation supports its clients in meeting the increasing complexity and speed of modern digital infrastructure projects, whether in Europe, the US...

NTT Ltd. further expands its data centre footprint in the UK

Opening of NTT’s 7th data centre in the UK is scheduled for Q4 2021.

LCL receives EcoVadis gold medal for sustainability

Data center specialist LCL has been awarded a gold medal by EcoVadis. LCL obtained this medal by...

Africa Data Centres unveils 10MW data centre in Lagos

The new facility will pave the way for Africa Data Centres hyperscale customers to deploy...

Interxion expands Mediterranean presence

Interxion: A Digital Realty Company has announced its entry into the Barcelona market with the...

Kao Data appoints David Bloom as new Chairman

Founding investor with demonstrable track record in data centre and digital infrastructure...

Dell Technologies collaborates with Equinix

Alliance gives organizations choice on where they run and scale APEX services.

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Elektrobit Case Study: Enable Immense Data Intake to Support Autonomous Driving

Automated vehicles record and process massive amounts of data daily with simulations and high capacity sensors. For Elektrobit, a global supplier of connected software for the automotive industry, the biggest challenge was how to securely store, transfer and process these large amounts of data. The interconnection-first approach, deployed on Platform Equinix®, provided Elektrobit the fastest and most stable option available. Find out how Equinix, with its global data centers and digital edge presence, boosted efficiency, performance, reliability and security for Elektrobit.

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