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Portugal - powering to data centre success

Omer Wilson, Chief Marketing Officer at Start Campus, discusses the findings of a recent study, conducted by Start Campus and Copenhagen Economics, which reveals that the Portuguese data centre sector could contribute up to €26 billion to national GDP and support around 50,000 full-time jobs by 2030. Omer outlines the reasons for this anticipated expansion and explains how Start Campus, with its flagship SINES DC campus, is positioned to drive this economic growth with its fully secured grid capacity of 1.2 GW of IT and the first building (SIN01) already operational.

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Data centres for good

Dame Dawn Childs, Chief Executive of Pure Data Centres, explains how the company’s belief that data centres can be the catalyst for urban regeneration, employment and positive environmental change is borne out by the development of its London site. She shares the many ways in which Pure Data Centres demonstrates a very practical commitment to sustainability, not least by setting up a wholly owned subsidiary company, A Healthier Earth (AHE), to deliver climate projects, including Biochar and Forest Factories.

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Can we power AI-driven data centres without derailing Net Zero progress?

Javier Cavada, President & CEO EMEA, Mitsubishi Power, discusses the many energy-related challenges facing the data centre industry as it tries to address the apparently contradictory demands of AI and the wider digital world at the same time as it continues on the path to Net Zero. He shares some brilliant insights as to the nature and the scale of the power problem and how these challenges can be addressed with technology, not ideology, as the priority.

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The hidden economics of AI: balancing innovation and reality

Chris Carreiro, CTO, Park Place Technologies, explains why so many AI ambitions are faltering and how organisations can navigate this complex landscape. Core issues to address include the underestimation of AI's total cost of ownership, flexible strategies to account for potential future compliance costs, managing hidden implementation costs and balancing infrastructure with sustainability. Technology-wise, Chris explains the increasing importance of liquid cooling within the data centre.

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Powering a cleaner future thanks to Private Wire renewables

Alexander Goodall, Founder & CEO at Xela Energy, talks through the company’s rebrand from Clean Energy Capital to Xela Energy, an Enterprise Independent Power Producer (EIPP) and a leading UK provider of Private Wire renewable energy solutions. With growing customer adoption and a host of new sites in development, the decision reflects the next stage in the company’s evolution, and its mission to provide the world’s largest electricity consumers, including from IBM’s research and development data centre complex in Hursley, with secure, sustainable, and cost-effective renewable power.

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US data centre water expenditure to exceed $4 billion by 2030

Amber Walsh, Senior Analyst at Bluefield Research, discusses the findings of the company’s new report, U.S. Water for Data Centers: Market Trends, Opportunities, and Forecasts, 2025–2030, which reveals that the role of water in the data centre market is fast becoming a critical factor in site selection, design, and operations. By 2030, annual water-related capital and operational expenditures are forecast to reach US$797.1 million, representing a 31.4% increase from today, while hyperscale data centres, which currently represent 51.4% of total market demand, are forecasted to withdraw 150.4 billion gallons of water between 2025 and 2030.

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Critical Careers publication celebrates digital industry equality

Lizzy McDowell, Director of Marketing at Kao Data, discusses the launch of the company’s Critical Careers: Celebrating Women in Digital Infrastructure – a new campaign highlighting the stories, experiences, and contributions of women across the global digital infrastructure sector. Lizzie explains how the initiative features in-depth interviews with women from a wide range of disciplines and career stages, showcasing their impact on one of the world’s fastest-growing industries, and forms part of Kao Data’s broader ESG strategy, aimed at fostering greater diversity, inclusion, and representation across digital infrastructure.

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Data centres in demand for Europe’s digital future

Tom Glover discusses the findings of the company’s recent Q1 2025 EMEA Data Centre Report, which reveal potential challenges around tariffs and wider geopolitical tensions, power constraints and demand outstripping supply – although the latter is also a positive as a huge development pipeline. FLAPD markets continue to be in demand, although there is significantly increased interest in many European growth markets. Tom provides fascinating insights into how the market is developing and the factors that are shaping its future.

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Semsafe at DCW Frankfurt 2025 – Interview with Oliver Callies

At Data Centre World Frankfurt 2025, we spoke with Oliver Callies from Semsafe to hear about the company’s involvement in the event and their perspective on the data centre industry. Watch the full interview to hear what he had to say.

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Datacloud delivers a record-breaking experience

Annabel Helm, Managing Director, Datacloud, techoraco, outlines the success of the Datacloud Global Congress 2025 - celebrating 20 years of bringing together data centre and digital infrastructure professionals - with record numbers this year as attendees heard from a stellar list of speakers discussing AI, investment, energy, ESG, talent and overall sustainability. More and more, data centres are seen as catalysing innovation on a global scale and Datacloud 2026 will reflect the importance of this trend in a new, three-day format.

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News

Fluke Networks launches future-ready kits to tackle data center connectivity issues amidst booming AI and hyperscale trends.
Sage launches an innovative analytics engine to enhance HR decision-making, improve employee development, and ensure seamless organisational transitions.
Europe's data centres face a critical challenge as water scarcity escalates amid climate change, demanding urgent solutions for sustainable digital infrastructure.
Unisys's report reveals the disconnect between ambition and IT preparedness and highlights the necessity for modernized infrastructure to embrace emerging technologies.

Expert Opinions

By Matt Powers, vice president of technology & support services, Wesco.
By Mark Jow, Technical Evangelist EMEA, Gigamon.