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10% biodiversity requirement takes effect for nationally significant data centres

New rules require developers using England's national consenting regime to demonstrate how they will deliver improvements to biodiversity.

Could the next big sustainability gain be hiding in the bin?

Data centres have spent years tracking energy efficiency, but the materials they discard may hold another opportunity to cut environmental impact.

Faster approvals won’t fix the UK’s data centre capacity problem

As the UK fast-tracks data centre approvals, Kinaxis' Jonathan Jackman asks whether power and supply chains can keep pace with AI-driven demand.

The risks of armchair commissioning

When commissioning becomes a paperwork exercise, data centres pay the price, warns Ashley Buckland, Managing Partner at JB Associates.

The end of ‘global-by-default’ systems

As AI sovereignty rules tighten, Kevin Cochrane, Chief Marketing Officer at Vultr, examines why enterprises are turning to regional infrastructure.

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Slough pushes data centre operators to contribute more to local communities

The council is reportedly seeking payments of up to £1 million a year from data centre operators.

Government misses deadline for data centre planning consultation

The UK Government has missed its own timetable for consulting on new national planning policy for data centres.

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