Renewable energy stories - Page 13
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.
HIVE makes acquisition to harness prime data centre real estate
Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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HIVE is set to snap up Kolos Norway with the intention to build a major new data centre in Norway run on 100 percent renewable energy.
Data center giants team up to tackle Australia's steep energy prices
Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
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Schneider Electric partners with Equinix to battle high energy prices in Australia. New services will help businesses access low-cost renewable energy.
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.
How NZ is becoming the world’s living tech lab
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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World's first self-driving air taxi in Christchurch showcases New Zealand as a living tech lab, says NZTech CEO.
How to turn water into power with this new turbine
Fri, 16th Mar 2018
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Vortical Tech's new turbine converts household tap water flow into 120 watts of electricity, providing sustainable energy with every wash and flush.
Microsoft pushes India towards climate change goals with new solar energy deal
Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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Microsoft has completed its first ever solar energy deal in India, purchasing 3MW of solar-powered electricity.
Big step forward for Singapore's solar energy market as Microsoft signs new deal
Tue, 6th Mar 2018
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Microsoft says this is the first rooftop solar portfolio in the country focused on serving data center energy consumption.
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.
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.
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.
Digital Realty bolsters renewable energy initiatives
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Digital Realty to source 324,000 MWh of renewable energy annually for US data centres via new solar and wind deals. Asia expansion details remain unclear.
Australia's clean technology sector gets a $4.8m boost
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Australia's National Energy Resources Australia will provide $4.8m in funding for eight clean technology projects in the energy sector.
New tech powers up across NZ
Mon, 4th Dec 2017
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More than 15,000 homes in New Zealand are now generating their own electricity, driven by solar power and advancements in residential energy technologies.
Launch of large-scale colocation data centre in Amsterdam just the beginning
Sat, 2nd Dec 2017
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After purchasing its domain name for more than $500,000 Datacenter.com has begun its roll-out of large-scale colocation data centres around the world.
Itatel launches environmentally friendly data centre in Italy
Thu, 16th Nov 2017
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Itatel has designed and deployed a new green data centre at the University of Pisa – one of Italy’s oldest universities.
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.
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.
Datacloud Nordic 2017 - Norway's state sec says they're ready for the future
Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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Norway's state sec opened the event, reporting the govt knows if it provides good framework conditions, data centres will do great things for society.
ENGIE and Schneider Electric achieve huge milestone together
Mon, 23rd Oct 2017
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The two tech giants joined forces to construct Southeast Asia’s largest multifluid renewable energy microgrid on Semekau Island.