Renewable energy stories
Pilot projects could bring hydrogen-powered electricity to data centres and remote sites in Cambodia and beyond as demand outpaces grid growth.
Cloud and AI demand is driving heavy investment in new facilities, with the global market forecast to more than triple by 2034.
Organisations are now being judged on how they act on sustainability, with supply chains, AI infrastructure and hiring all under pressure.
Microsecond fault isolation could help operators of data centres and industrial sites cut downtime as direct current networks expand.
Rising scrutiny over water and power use is pushing operators towards integrated services as data centre expansion accelerates worldwide.
The award may help Conflow win more deals for its solar iLamp units, which it says can fund themselves while running AI locally.
Utilities could more easily link meter data to demand response as DLMS User Association and the OpenADR Alliance align their technical standards.
Users concerned about mental health data will get an encrypted, on-device alternative as the new service avoids storing reflections on Aurora Journal's servers.
Insurers face tighter pricing pressure as offshore wind farms in Europe expand into deeper waters and more exposed storm regimes.
Data centre growth is pushing electricity costs, water use and grid capacity to the fore as Australia races to power its AI boom sustainably.
Homeowners can now get personalised retrofit advice and funding guidance as rising energy bills and weather risks boost demand for upgrades.
Local firms and agencies are using Microsoft’s AI and cloud tools to lift productivity, as the company’s NZ impact reaches NZ$9.4 billion in FY25.
Energy uncertainty is delaying spending, with 39 per cent of firms postponing expansion plans as costs and supply stay volatile.
Rising e-waste and AI demand are pushing firms to pair secure device reuse with lower-impact data centre engineering.
Battery-backed contracts will supply Amazon's Australian data centres as nine deals add 430MW to the grid and lift its clean power footprint.
Rising petrol bills are nudging more Australians towards electric and hybrid cars, though most are still weighing price and charging concerns.
Backed by a16z Speedrun, the start-up aims to ease AI's power crunch by proving servers can run continuously in orbit from 2027.
The installation should meet about a fifth of the airport’s power needs and cut annual carbon emissions by 355,056kg.
Australia could miss AI investment unless it tackles power, cooling and land for data centres, Logicalis says.
Demand for AI and cloud services in India is driving fresh infrastructure investment as Equinix adds capacity in Mumbai with MB3.