As a large consumer of energy, data centers have a responsibility to help in the effort to reach Net Zero. This supplement looks at them in the context of the grid.

Unmissable articles include:

• Running on gas flares A critical look at the fossil burning data centers which claim to be green
• Powered by gravity Cranes lifting concrete blocks can store energy for data centers
• Advertorial: A new paradigm for mission critical power
• Taking the nuclear option Nuclear power has low emissions. Could data centers fund a new generation of small reactors?
• Energy storage by air Pumping air into underground caverns could stabilize the grid