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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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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.

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Is AI over-hyped or transformational?

Published in AI Digital Business Energy Management Power & Cooling

By Frédéric Godemel, EVP Energy Management, Schneider Electric.

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Rethinking the grid: data centres as energy allies

Published in Design + Optimisation Energy Management Power & Cooling

By Ciaran Flanagan, Vice President & Global Head of Data Centre Solutions & Services at Siemens.

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BCS launches 2022 apprenticeship programme

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Aruba acquires two new hydroelectric power plants

This adds to the company's seven existing hydroelectric plants located in northern Italy, currently...

Manchester data centre provider reduces carbon output

Manchester data centre operator Teledata, has reported a 551 tonne annual carbon saving following a...

Data and power on a collision course

Data and power are on a potential collision course according to a new report released by Peter...

Data centres must prepare for summer

Data centre operators must prepare their facilities for the warm summer months by implementing the...

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