The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - Asia Pacific, Zachary Skidmore, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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ABB teams up with Korean shipbuilder Hanwha on power and control systems for offshore data centers
Firms set sail with non-binding MoU
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Indus Towers installs solar systems across 50,000 telco sites in India
Intends to expand deployments to 100,000 sites by 2029
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Google commits $160m to develop water treatment plant for planned data center in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Will also serve the local community
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DayOne signs MoU with Sembcorp to integrate power and energy solutions across APAC data centers
Part of the company’s Bring Your Own Power initiative
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DayOne inks MoU with Blue Whale Energy to explore feasibility of a distributed virtual power plant in Singapore
Would support DayOne's SG1 data center
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Malaysian gov’t approves renewable energy requirement for new data centers
Data centers will have to source a minimum of 30 percent of their power from renewable energy
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Microsoft signs two PPAs with Macquarie-backed Blueleaf Energy in Japan
Blueleaf has a portfolio of around 1.2GW of solar projects in the Japanese market
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Nxera Singapore signs MoU with Sembcorp for the supply of low carbon power in Singapore
Potential power solutions include hydrogen, biomethane, vertical solar, and floating solar
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Tata Power eyes 2.8GW of generation, transmission, and distribution for Indian data center sector
Current estimates have the Indian data center market reaching 26.3GW by 2031-32
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NTT and Docomo to pilot AI-controlled base stations to boost renewable use and support demand response
Plan to complete the demonstration by the end of December
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U Mobile partners with HLGY Energy to deploy 5G-supported smart solar farms across Malaysia
Inks MoU to set parameters of deployment
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Akamai signs 13MW rooftop solar vPPA with EDP in Singapore
Delivered from a portfolio of 27 solar projects
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VivoPower starts construction at 42MW Mo i Rana data center in Norway
To spin off 2.2GW non-Nordic AI data center portfolio into a new listed firm
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Thailand set to finalize new data center regulations by mid-October - report
Expected to classify data centers with a capacity of more than 100MW hyperscale facilities
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Victoria, Australia, proposes rules requiring data centers to secure own renewable energy supply
Alongside several other provisions to prevent cost shifting and excessive water use
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Indian renewable firm Waaree forms new data center subsidiary
Has yet to commence operations
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Google inks one million ton carbon removal deal with Mitti Labs in India
Credits generated by the company's methane-reduction projects in the rice farming sector
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FlexSysAI launches grid-flexibility pilot with ResetData, CSIRO, University of Queensland
Will test AI orchestration platform at ResetData data center
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NEC signs MoU with UNDP to support conservation, climate action through use of AI
Will also carry out assessments and studies aimed at improving the resilience of AI and digital infrastructure
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SGC Energy partners with Vertiv to deploy PowerNexus at planned AI data center in Gunsan, South Korea
Expected to be energized in 2028
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Thailand pauses construction on 49 data centers, as it plans new regulations
Due to growing concerns over power consumption and local community impacts
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PLDT's Vitro REIT signs SG.GS as colocation customer in the Philippines
SG.GS will deploy networking systems across Vitro’s carrier-neutral facilities
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Amazon signs first APAC battery storage tolling deal with Anza Power in Victoria, Australia
Tied to the Bairnsdale Battery Energy Storage System in Victoria, Australia
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DayOne partners with TNB to develop up to 1.5GW of onsite generation for planned data center in Selangor, Malaysia
Expected to comprise both generation and battery storage
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Australian gov't drops plans for data center renewable energy mandate - report
After objections from two regional governments
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Infineon acquires Indian power systems firm C2i Semiconductors
Transaction expected to close this year
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Banglalink deploys rooftop solar array on data center in Cumilla, Bangladesh
Has a capacity of 50kW
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FlexSysAI launches AI workload orchestration platform to reduce stress on the grid
Will begin deployments in the Australian market