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Iron Mountain achieves 100% renewable energy at EU data centres

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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Iron Mountain celebrates 100% renewable energy milestone at its EU data centres, improving sustainability in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK.
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Facebook seals 20 year deal to supply Singapore data centre with solar power

Wed, 19th Sep 2018
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After recently announcing its plans for the largest data centre Singapore has ever seen, Facebook has revealed its first renewable energy partner in Asia.
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Google continues renewable rampage with new wind farm investment

Tue, 11th Sep 2018
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Google's goal with this Finland investment is to buy enough renewable energy to match the power consumed across its global operations.
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Toasty! Excess heat from DigiPlex data centre to warm thousands of homes

Tue, 14th Aug 2018
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Reuse and recycle is a slogan that is becoming increasingly critical to our existence on this planet, and something DigiPlex has taken note of.
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Google: Measuring our impact in data center communities

Mon, 13th Aug 2018
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As of 2016, Google data centers generated $1.3 billion in economic activity across the US, and have generated over 11,000 jobs.
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Schneider Electric chips in for a sustainable data centre future

Mon, 30th Jul 2018
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Very soon we will have consumed more from the planet than it can renew in the future - but Schneider Electric says it can be reversed.
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New data centre built in an ex-mine pushing to be Europe's greenest

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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Set in a former underground mine, the 120,000m² Lefdal Mine Datacenter has a number of incredible power and cooling technologies.
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Starting with its data centers, Fujitsu plans to be 100% renewable by 2050

Sat, 21st Jul 2018
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The company has made the bold announcement to be powered by 100 percent renewable sources at all of its operations around the world.
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Facebook commits to 100% solar power for data center campus

Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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Facebook's Prineville data center campus will be powered 100% by renewable energy, thanks to a partnership with Pacific Power.
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Infomart Data Centers reveal huge sustainability gains

Sat, 14th Jul 2018
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Infomart has blazed a green trail in its environmental responsibility by recycling more than 1.9 million pounds of data center infrastructure.
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New $300m fund launched by Apple for a cleaner China

Fri, 13th Jul 2018
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Apple has launched a jointly funded initiative to promote renewable energy in China in an attempt to reduce the effects of electronics manufacturing.
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Scandinavia dominating wind market for big data centre operators

Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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Renewable energy is a hot topic among data centre circles, and Scandinavia has seized the opportunity to make the most of it.
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Interoute shares measures taken to win energy efficiency award

Fri, 18th May 2018
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After winning the SIG GIGA Trophy, Interoute has laid bare some of its innovations in energy efficiency at its Geneva data centre.
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Apple's new carbon-free aluminium set to revolutionise manufacturing

Wed, 16th May 2018
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company's is committed to advancing technologies that are good for the planet and help protect it for generations to come.
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Entries for global green city competition open

Mon, 14th May 2018
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Selva Ganapathy and Joyce Chen from the College of Business and Law, University of Canterbury, Christchurch were the APAC winners in 2017.
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Apple now powered by 100% renewable energy - will suppliers follow suit?

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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The company also announced that nine additional manufacturing partners have committed to power all of their Apple production with 100% clean energy.
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Microsoft pushes India towards climate change goals with new solar energy deal

Wed, 7th Mar 2018
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Microsoft has completed its first ever solar energy deal in India, purchasing 3MW of solar-powered electricity.
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REVEALED: The top data centre hotspots for business in UK

Thu, 15th Feb 2018
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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.
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Digital Realty bolsters renewable energy initiatives

Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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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.
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Google data centers: 100% renewable is just the beginning

Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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That's bigger than many large utilities and more than twice as much as the 1.21 gigawatts it took to send Marty McFly back in time.