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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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Power quality: The unseen phenomenon behind some of the biggest data centre challenges

Published in Power & Cooling

By Christopher Butler, President, Embedded and Critical Power.

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When geopolitical tensions meet climate change: why contingency planning is no longer optional

Published in Design + Optimisation Infrastructure + Hardware Power & Cooling

By Sean McDevitt, Business Development Leader ICS Cool Energy UK.

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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.

Data centre power market to reach $15 billion

According to a recent study from market research firm Global Market Insights, the growing...

Iceotope Technologies appoints Nathan Blom as Chief Commercial Officer

New CCO brings skills in building, coaching and growing high performance sales and marketing teams.

Vertiv expands CoolPhase range for enhanced data centre efficiency

Vertiv introduces advancements in sustainable cooling technology for data centres in the EMEA...

Digital decarbonisation - call for action

Leading digital infrastructure companies call for industry adoption of Environmental Product...

Castrol partners with Airsys for next-gen cooling

Castrol and Airsys partner to develop data centre cooling solutions fit for next gen computing and...

Holistic solutions on show at DCW 2023

Power quality specialist CP Automation will be showcasing a range of metering and mitigation...

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