Renewable energy stories
Siemens launches DC protection kit for data centres
2 days ago
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Siemens says its new direct current protection kit could cut peak power demand and cabling needs as data centres and factories test cleaner electrical designs.
Veolia launches global data centre resource service
3 days ago
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Veolia targets booming data centre buildout with a single service to cut water use, waste and energy strain as regulators tighten scrutiny.
Conflow wins Frost & Sullivan award for AI streetlights
3 days ago
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Conflow Power Group lands Frost & Sullivan's top global honour as its solar iLamp streetlights turn urban infrastructure into an AI revenue stream.
DLMS & OpenADR pact links smart meters with flexibility
4 days ago
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DLMS and OpenADR strike liaison to bridge smart meter data and demand response signals as utilities push for common grid-edge standards.
Renew Risk launches offshore windstorm models for Europe
Last week
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clean technologies
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insurance
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climate change
Renew Risk unveils first offshore windstorm catastrophe models for Europe, aiming to sharpen insurers' pricing as bigger turbines face harsher seas.
Gradiant wins data centre water treatment deal
Last week
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Gradiant lands data centre water contract as AI buildout squeezes supplies and boosts demand for zero liquid discharge systems.
Signify unveils 2030 sustainability push & Interact range
Last week
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Signify sets 2030 sustainability targets and expands Interact with four connected lighting products for buildings and outdoor networks.
NextGen Nano plans GBP £300 million West Africa pilot
This month
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NextGen Nano to test transparent solar film in West Africa pilot blending greenhouse crop production, electricity supply and health benefits.
Geotab report shows fleets cut fuel waste with data
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Geotab report shows fleets cut fuel waste by 30% as telematics help businesses slash idling, emissions and costs across global operations.
Parallax to build Elexon flexibility rules platform
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Parallax wins Elexon contract to create a national digital hub for Britain's flexibility market rules, compliance and data by October 2026.
GCRE draws interest for South Wales data centre plan
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Blue-chip firms in talks over renewable energy and data centre plans for GCRE's South Wales site, as partner search moves to second round.
Data centres should be built as civic assets to balance AI
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Experts are urging data centres be planned as civic infrastructure using digital modelling to balance booming AI demand.
CWCS opens Nottingham data centre to boost capacity
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CWCS opens Nottingham data centre to lift cloud and colocation capacity, targeting low-emission hosting for AI and high-density workloads.
AI surge strains data centres over power & capacity
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AI boom pushes UK data centres towards grid limits as operators warn of power, cooling and supply chain strains.
Energy overtakes compute as UK AI data centre constraint
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UK data centre leaders warn that surging AI demand is pushing energy use, grid access and sustainability to the fore as operators rethink expansion plans.
CyrusOne breaks ground on first Italian data centre
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CyrusOne starts work on MIL1 near Milan, with the first Italian data centre set to bring 27MW capacity, local upgrades and 300 construction jobs.
BT wins GBP £200 million NIE Networks connectivity deal
Last month
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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advanced persistent threat protection
BT secures a multi-year GBP £200m deal to modernise Northern Ireland's electricity grid with upgraded connectivity and cyber security.
AI shifts data centre focus from scale to connectivity
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AI is redrawing the data centre map, shifting investment from hyperscale campuses to distributed, tightly connected regional clusters.
RELA buys UK renewable lease portfolio, launches Prepay
Last month
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renewable energy
RELA launches UK Prepay platform after acquiring major renewable energy lease portfolio, backed by Oaktree equity and Macquarie debt.
UK firms tie AI adoption to sovereignty & energy use
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UK firms say they will scale AI fastest when platforms are sovereign, energy-efficient and UK-hosted amid concerns over domestic compute.