The neocloud approach to sustainability
Can the neocloud companies bring sustainability back into fashion?
Long Reads - The Energy & Sustainability Channel
In-depth features about the data center, AI, semiconductor, telco, and energy markets
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Pennsylvania's Appalachian appeal
Why data center operators like Amazon and TierPoint are building in PA
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Data centers and facade solar: Everything you need to know
Digital infrastructure operators can make hay while the sun is shining
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Green foundations: Can big tech help scale the sustainable cement sector?
Is electrochemistry the answer to cement's carbon conundrum?
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Who is going to foot the data center power bill?
The data center utility debate, and how AWS is handling the balancing act
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Against the current
Are we having a hydro moment in the data center sector?
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Atoms for Data
A small nuclear revolution is coming to a data center near you
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The Wellcome Sanger Institute: Data in its DNA
How the genomics research institution has grown its IT estate and cut its energy bills
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IRENA 2026: Data centers have entered the energy debate without introducing themselves
Grid scarcity, capital constraints, and priority allocation were already big topics in the energy industry before the AI revolution
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All of the above - 2025 in energy and sustainability
With energy demand skyrocketing data centers have looked all over to secure power for their facilities
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A Waste(d) Opportunity: How can the UK utilize data center waste heat?
Heat reuse from data centers remains underutilized in the UK, is that about to change?
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Drilling for data: Can geothermal power meet hyperscale ambitions?
Meta and others have thrown their backing behind experimental geothermal projects as energy demand from AI continues to rise
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Watt’s Next? How can batteries be best utilized in the data center sector?
A deep dive into the many use cases of battery energy storage
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Enhanced rock weathering: Geochemistry at hyperscale
Can the technology deliver durable, verifiable carbon removals at a global scale?
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A green revolution? Hydrogen fuel cells in the data center
Is this the critical power supply the data center industry needs?
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How AirJoule plans to extract water from data center waste heat
A bold vision to access the world's largest aquifer - the atmosphere
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Capturing carbon - Is DAC a perfect match for data centers?
DCD discusses DAC with Mission Zero CEO Dr. Nicolas Chadwick
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Heimdall Power's Magic Balls can help build a more efficient electricity grid
Vendor is having a ball as it looks to conquer US market
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Incinerate to generate: Is EfW a viable option for data centers?
DCD takes a deep dive into Ark Data Centres' private wire PPA with London Energy’s Edmonton EfW EcoPark
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A new threat for satellites – can orbital re-entry pollution threaten our atmosphere?
As scientists raise the alarm, satellite leaders face new technological complications
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On-site rooftop solar at data centers: Everything you need to know
What to consider when deploying rooftop solar at data centers
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Welcome to Gas Land - how natural gas is powering the US AI boom
As AI drives increasing energy consumption in the US, natural gas looks set to fill the gap
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Got wood? Vantage Towers and its mission to deploy sustainable telco towers
Often condemned as an eyesore, can cell towers blend in with the environment?
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SMRs: A (small) nuclear revolution?
Hyperscale partnerships could be the catalyst for small modular reactor development
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Former US DOE CIO Ann Dunkin on her nuclear-scale challenge
Ex-DOE IT chief on the technology needed to green the power of the world
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Do PPAs have a future in the data center sector?
Such agreements are key to many data center net zero plans. But will they stand the test of time?
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What does Donald Trump's presidency mean for US data centers?
Building data centers may get easier, but potential supply chain problems loom large
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Diversity of power - the biggest data center energy stories of 2024
The most notable deals and trends across data center power procurement