Opinion

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Could being a ‘good neighbour’ help data centres secure grid access?

Leo Evers -

Equity Energies' Leo Evers argues that community benefit is becoming far more important when it comes to securing a grid connection.

Can data centres stay sustainable as AI pushes energy demand ever higher?

James Pennington -

As AI drives data centre energy demand, Lenovo's James Pennington says sustainable growth depends on system-level efficiency and circularity.

AI won’t be won in the server room alone

Fabrizio Landini -

Fabrizio Landini, Global Data Centre Segment Leader at Hitachi Group, explains why AI growth now depends on bridging the long-standing divide between IT and OT.

The UK data centre power debate has a queue problem

Jordan O'Brien -

The UK's data centre power debate is being distorted by speculative grid queue projects, as AI hype and impatience masks what demand is real.

Data centre heat should be treated as strategic infrastructure

Simon Kerr -

EnergiRaven's Simon Kerr argues data centre heat should be treated as strategic infrastructure to cut waste and speed up UK decarbonisation.

The Government got data centre emissions wrong – but that’s only part of the story

Jordan O'Brien -

The UK needs more data centres, but flawed government emissions estimates expose the real challenge: powering growth with cleaner energy.

Engineering cooling systems for the next generation of high-density data centres

Pete Elliott -

Chemtreat's Pete Elliott explains why fluid chemistry, materials choice and disciplined commissioning are critical to cooling high-density data centres.

It’s time to separate fact from fiction on data centre energy demand

David Field -

Data centres face growing scrutiny on power and water use, but the real story is more nuanced and demands smarter, system-wide planning now.

Is your ‘diverse’ network actually one fibre cut away from failure?

Tristan Wood -

While your network may look diverse on paper, hidden shared dependencies can turn one fibre cut into a full-blown outage, warns Livewire's Tristan Wood.