Khazna: The Emirati data center operator that doesn't use diesel
CEO Hassan Alnaqbi tells DCD about his plans for the future
Long Reads - The Energy & Sustainability Channel, Peter Judge, DCD
In-depth features about the data center, AI, semiconductor, telco, and energy markets
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News from the hydrogen frontline with EdgeCloudLink CEO Yuval Bachar
We speak to a CEO running a 1MW facility on fuel cells, with DC power distribution
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Break up the battery room
Why it might make sense to store energy in the racks, instead of in the UPS
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Greening software from the grass roots
Smart coders can see the system is broken
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Combining heat and compute
Every Watt of data center power should be used twice
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Keeping your cooling water clean
Cooling systems are trying to use less water. Electrolytic descaling could be the answer
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AI moves to Norway
There won’t be room for AI in the existing data center metro hubs. So AQ Compute is standing by to plumb it into a hydro-powered facility in Norway
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How to build when the power isn’t there
All too often, utility grids can’t provide power when you need it. Data centers are increasingly looking at alternatives
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Preparing for the hydrogen grid
We have heard how great hydrogen will be as an energy source. But how do you get it?
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Evaluating carbon capture’s promise
Taking carbon out of the atmosphere sounds like a brilliant idea. Why is it controversial?
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What is green software?
We have spent years looking at cooling systems. Now it’s time to make more efficient code
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High hopes for fusion
Microsoft has signed a PPA for fusion power. Is this a serious proposition?
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Finally - a nuclear powered data center?
We’ve heard talk of nuclear-powered facilities for some years. Could the time have arrived?
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D-RECs: Power investments that wire up the developing world
Can you reach net-zero while helping to provide clean power where the world needs it most? We kick the tires on a new kind of REC
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Over-cooling is past its sell-by date
Fourteen years after apparent proof that warmer is better, colocation companies are still struggling to turn their cooling systems down
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Plant-based immersion cooling
Dealing with the hidden problems of dielectrics
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The trouble with data center energy figures
Here’s how to get reliable energy data - and why we badly need it
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Data centers cooled by snow
It’s said that snow gives you two options: shovel or make snow angels. Now you have a third choice: cool your data center
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Count your carbon
Organizations deciding whether to run a data center or move to the cloud should do some carbon accounting
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Building underwater
Projects in the US and China have shown that data centers underwater could be more efficient than those on land. But how do you build them?
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Turn your ugly fat into data center power
Data center diesels don’t have to run on fossil fuels. There’s a recycled product on offer
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The Earth Wind & Power CEO who's flaring for the world
We talk to the former Norwegian politician who wants to make sure that energy doesn’t get wasted
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Liquid cooling: A new phase
Two-phase liquid cooling has finally arrived. Vendors are making purpose-built liquid cooled servers
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Cool vibrations: Harnessing thermal energy
A new cooling technology debuted at COP26 - one which uses thermal energy to create vibrations that cool systems better
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Taking the nuclear option
Data centers need a steady source of power, with no greenhouse emissions. Could nuclear power be the answer?