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How tier two locations are changing data centre planning

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

Christina Mertens, vice president of business development, EMEA, at VIRTUS Data Centres, explains that, for data centre operators, the question is no longer only where capacity can be deployed quickly, but where it can be sustained, expanded and operated reliably over long time horizons. This shift has brought tier two locations into sharper focus. These locations are not replacing core markets, but they are increasingly shaping how new capacity is planned and managed over time.

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Scaling responsibly for the future of UK AI infrastructure at Data Centre World, 2026

Published in Energy Management Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling Tech & Trends

By Matthew Baynes, Vice President of Secure Power & Data Centres UK&I Schneider Electric.

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Waste heat from data centres could heat over 3.5 million UK homes

Published in Energy Management Power & Cooling

Simon Kerr, head of heat networks at EnergiRaven, discusses the recent analysis from EnergiRaven and Viegand Maagøe finds that projected growth in data centres will produce enough waste heat to warm millions of homes in the UK by 2035 – if the infrastructure is in place to take advantage of it. Simon goes on to explain how the UK risks missing out on a major source of low-cost home heating if it fails to invest in the Heat Highways needed to capture waste heat from the next generation of...

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Power quality: The unseen phenomenon behind some of the biggest data centre challenges

Published in Power & Cooling

By Christopher Butler, President, Embedded and Critical Power.

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When geopolitical tensions meet climate change: why contingency planning is no longer optional

Published in Design + Optimisation Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

By Sean McDevitt, Business Development Leader ICS Cool Energy UK.

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Data Centres Striving To Balance Innovation With Sustainability Measures

Published in Energy Management Power & Cooling

By Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule – Director at Prism Power Group.

Caterpillar provides standby power for Microsoft data centres

Caterpillar to support Microsoft’s carbon-negative goals with standby power running on renewable...

Schneider Electric appoints Mark Yeeles to Secure Power Division

Mark Yeeles joins Schneider Electric’s Secure Power Division from its UK&I Industrial Automation...

PowerExchanger integrates renewables and stabilises the grid

Innovative Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) functionality supports renewable energy integration.

Taking the heat out of data centres: New cooling solution for connected world

New technology launched by MIVOLT facilitates more efficient data centres to support remote working...

Cool successor with sustainable DNA

Rittal is expanding its smart cooling unit solutions by adding the new Blue e+ S range. The...

Specifier tool gets UPS and reference designs updates

Specifies energy efficient technologies to guide and educate customers toward sustainable long-term...

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