Energy efficient stories

Canada must treat data centres as core infrastructure in 2026 to turn AI strategy into secure, low‑carbon growth for communities.

Canadian proptech matures as AI embeds into daily workflows, funding slows to USD $450 million but adoption and discipline rise.

Global Switch inks eight-year Welsh wind PPA with RWE to power its London Docklands AI data hub with around 70 GWh of renewables a year.

Global Switch inks eight-year RWE wind PPA to power its AI-focused London Docklands data centre with Welsh onshore renewable electricity.

AI-ready data centres push fire protection into early design, as liquid cooling and high-density racks reshape risk, resilience and recovery.

Smart appliances are spreading faster in the Global South than Western Europe, as households chase lower running costs over green credentials.

Snowflake and TVS Next partner to run NexOps on Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud, unifying plant and enterprise data for manufacturers.

Agentic AI is set to flood infrastructure with billions of virtual users, forcing nations like Australia to rethink open, heterogeneous compute.

Grundfos launches CU 302 smart groundwater controller in New Zealand, adding app-based remote monitoring and constant-pressure control.

US cyber security firm WitFoo shifts its global base to New Zealand, making the country the launch pad for its “Cyber Grid” defence model.

Grundfos has launched a smart CU 302 pump controller in Australia, adding wireless monitoring to stabilise bore water pressure in homes.

Picanol broadens its use of Siemens Xcelerator to engineer, manage and simulate next-gen weaving machines and controller platforms.

Vertiv expands its CoolPhase Perimeter PAM cooling range across EMEA, boosting free-cooling, efficiency and EU F-Gas compliant operation.

Schneider launches 2.5MW coolant unit for liquid-cooled AI data centres, scaling to 10MW+ to match next-gen GPU and AI factory demands.

Preston’s restored red phone boxes are set to become a permanent LED art canvas, blending heritage street furniture with digital culture.

Canada opens intake for sovereign AI data centres over 100MW, aiming to boost compute capacity, Indigenous equity and green power use.

Singapore cements its status as Asia’s AI and digital gateway, boosted by low-carbon data centres and world-class, neutral connectivity.

Berlin’s Cloover secures USD $1.222bn to scale AI-powered financing for home solar, batteries and heat pumps across Europe.

Schneider Electric has launched Resource Advisor+, an AI-first platform unifying energy, emissions and supply chain data for smarter decarbonisation.

OMS orders two Ulstein-designed cable ships for 2028 delivery, boosting its GREAT-Class fleet and targeting lower-emission installations.