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Entries for global green city competition open
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Entries for global green city competition open

Selva Ganapathy and Joyce Chen from the College of Business and Law, University of Canterbury, Christchurch were the APAC winners in 2017.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 14th May 2018
Earth Day: Tech bigwigs share how they're taking care of the planet
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Earth Day: Tech bigwigs share how they're taking care of the planet

Execs from Commvault, Six Degrees, Puppet, Cradlepoint, and Skillsoft open their doors to reveals what they're doing to minimise environmental damage.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
Apple now powered by 100% renewable energy - will suppliers follow suit?
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Apple now powered by 100% renewable energy - will suppliers follow suit?

The company also announced that nine additional manufacturing partners have committed to power all of their Apple production with 100% clean energy.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Apr 2018
Swedish data centre uses waste heat to warm thousands of homes
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Swedish data centre uses waste heat to warm thousands of homes

Digiplex has signed an agreement with a heating and cooling supplier to use the waste heat from its Stockholm data centre to heat thousands of homes.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 7th Apr 2018
Exclusive interview: SAS, data analytics and the politics of energy
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Exclusive interview: SAS, data analytics and the politics of energy

Tim Fairchild, SAS's global energy director, discusses data's pivotal role in the evolving energy sector and the unique impact of NZ's Downstream conference.

By Julia Gabel • 7 min read • Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
Renewable's rise: Report reveals countries with most wind power
Power / Energy

Renewable's rise: Report reveals countries with most wind power

2017 saw installed wind energy capacity surging around the world with huge investment - nations experienced up to 50 percent growth.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018
HIVE makes acquisition to harness prime data centre real estate
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HIVE makes acquisition to harness prime data centre real estate

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.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018
Data center giants team up to tackle Australia's steep energy prices
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Data center giants team up to tackle Australia's steep energy prices

Schneider Electric partners with Equinix to battle high energy prices in Australia. New services will help businesses access low-cost renewable energy.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Mar 2018
Google's new investment in Dutch data centre brings total to €1.5b
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Google's new investment in Dutch data centre brings total to €1.5b

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.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 21st Mar 2018
How to turn water into power with this new turbine
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How to turn water into power with this new turbine

Vortical Tech's new turbine converts household tap water flow into 120 watts of electricity, providing sustainable energy with every wash and flush.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 16th Mar 2018
Microsoft pushes India towards climate change goals with new solar energy deal
Power / Energy

Microsoft pushes India towards climate change goals with new solar energy deal

Microsoft has completed its first ever solar energy deal in India, purchasing 3MW of solar-powered electricity.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018
Traditional data centres won't cut it for future energy consumption
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Traditional data centres won't cut it for future energy consumption

Policy Connect's report has revealed there are grim concerns that the demand for data and digital service will exceed energy efficiency gains.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Feb 2018
REVEALED: The top data centre hotspots for business in UK
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REVEALED: The top data centre hotspots for business in UK

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.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Feb 2018
Google ups EU investment to EUR 1b with new Belgium data centre and solar plant
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Google ups EU investment to EUR 1b with new Belgium data centre and solar plant

​Google has announced plans to continue its large investment in Europe with new data centre infrastructure planned for Belgium.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Feb 2018
Digital Realty bolsters renewable energy initiatives
Power / Energy

Digital Realty bolsters renewable energy initiatives

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.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017
Australia's clean technology sector gets a $4.8m boost
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Australia's clean technology sector gets a $4.8m boost

Australia's National Energy Resources Australia will provide $4.8m in funding for eight clean technology projects in the energy sector.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Renewable energy stories

Big step forward for Singapore's solar energy market as Microsoft signs new deal
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Big step forward for Singapore's solar energy market as Microsoft signs new deal

Microsoft says this is the first rooftop solar portfolio in the country focused on serving data center energy consumption.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 6th Mar 2018
New tech powers up across NZ
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New tech powers up across NZ

More than 15,000 homes in New Zealand are now generating their own electricity, driven by solar power and advancements in residential energy technologies.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Dec 2017