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Zscaler achieves carbon neutral status and establishes new goal to reach net zero by 2025

Zscaler, the leader in cloud security, has announced that it has achieved carbon-neutral status for 2022 and has set a new goal to reach net zero emissions by 2025. These significant milestones build on Zscaler’s recent success of reaching 100% renewable energy across its global offices and 150 distributed data centres that operate the Zscaler […]


Data centres are prioritising sustainability but lack visibility of energy consumption

A new report from JLL has revealed that 85% of data centre managers in the Asia Pacific believe that sustainability will significantly impact their operations and decision-making, confirming that the growth of the sector will increasingly be influenced by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations. Demand for data centres has skyrocketed due to the widespread […]


Assessing the current developments in the field of energy storage

Data centre leaders are discovering innovative ways to enable greater efficiencies when it comes to energy, and the battery storage sector plays a big part. Jason Koffler, MD and Founder, Critical Power Solutions, explores the latest developments in battery storage technology and how hydrogen cells contribute to this, as well as why Sodium-ion could be […]


Vantage Data Centers awarded US$300 million green loan for VA13 facility in Northern Virginia

Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data centre campuses, has announced that it has closed on a US$300 million green loan in recognition of the sustainable design features of its VA13 data centre located in Northern Virginia. The loan was structured and arranged by Societe Generale, one of Europe’s leading investment banks […]


Kohler HVO fuel capabilities provide data centre customers with a pathway to zero carbon

Kohler Power Systems, part of Kohler Co., has announced that its entire offering of mission-critical diesel generators is compatible with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), marking a significant breakthrough in the usage of alternative fuels in backup power. No adaptations to the installed generators are required, allowing for the immediate rollout of renewable fuel to customers […]


Deep Dive: Stuart Crump, Director of Sales, Iceotope

We ‘deep dive’ with Stuart Crump, Director of Sales, Iceotope, who tells us about life inside and outside the office.  What would you describe as your most memorable achievement in the data centre industry?  Being asked to talk at DCD Mumbai was exciting as it showed people were genuinely interested in what I had to […]


Ørsted and ATP to work with GlobalConnect to make North Sea Energy Island a digital hub

Ørsted and ATP have signed an agreement with GlobalConnect to make the North Sea Energy Island a cross-border digital hub. This is expected to be a major opportunity to deliver on the future digitisation agenda of Northern Europe and a key enabler to potentially attract large-scale investments in digital infrastructure, including data centres.  GlobalConnect has […]


Combatting grid strain with decentralised energy solutions

With demand for data in Europe on the rise, data centre operators are under increased pressure to ensure that the continent’s digital appetite continues to be met. However, with these facilities now consuming more energy than ever before, many nations are beginning to place restrictions on data centre connections in order to ward against grid […]


Schneider Electric announces Easy Modular Data Center All-in-One solution for European customers

Schneider Electric, a leader in Digital Transformation of energy management and automation, has announced the launch of its new Easy Modular Data Center All-in-One solution in Europe. Available in four standardised form factors with additional configurable options, Schneider Electric’s Easy Modular ‘All-in-One’ Data Centers combine all power, cooling and IT equipment into a single, pre-configured […]


Vantage Data Centers enters Power Purchase Agreement with SolarAfrica

Vantage Data Centers – a leading global provider of hyperscale data centre campuses – has announced it has entered into a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with SolarAfrica, a pioneer in South Africa’s solar energy financing. This agreement will enable Vantage to supplement the local grid that powers the company’s Johannesburg (JNB1) data centre campus […]


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