Renewable energy stories
DLMS & OpenADR pact links smart meters with flexibility
Today
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data management
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renewable energy
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ami
DLMS and OpenADR strike liaison to bridge smart meter data and demand response signals as utilities push for common grid-edge standards.
Renew Risk launches offshore windstorm models for Europe
Last week
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clean technologies
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insurance
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climate change
Renew Risk unveils first offshore windstorm catastrophe models for Europe, aiming to sharpen insurers' pricing as bigger turbines face harsher seas.
Signify unveils 2030 sustainability push & Interact range
Last week
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smart cities
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iot
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power / energy
Signify sets 2030 sustainability targets and expands Interact with four connected lighting products for buildings and outdoor networks.
Guinness Enterprise Centre reinvests €50 million in Dublin
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gaming
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fintech
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digital entertainment
Guinness Enterprise Centre says it has ploughed EUR 50 million back into its Dublin start-up campus over 25 years, backing 1,500 firms.
Geotab report shows fleets cut fuel waste with data
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data analytics
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cartech
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partner programmes
Geotab report shows fleets cut fuel waste by 30% as telematics help businesses slash idling, emissions and costs across global operations.
Ireland's first Green Energy Park planned for Arklow
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Echelon's Arklow data centre campus set to become Ireland's first Green Energy Park, with offshore wind, solar, batteries and grid support.
Data centres should be built as civic assets to balance AI
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smart cities
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Experts are urging data centres be planned as civic infrastructure using digital modelling to balance booming AI demand.
AI surge strains data centres over power & capacity
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virtualisation
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devops
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manufacturing
AI boom pushes UK data centres towards grid limits as operators warn of power, cooling and supply chain strains.
BT wins GBP £200 million NIE Networks connectivity deal
Last month
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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advanced persistent threat protection
BT secures a multi-year GBP £200m deal to modernise Northern Ireland's electricity grid with upgraded connectivity and cyber security.
AI shifts data centre focus from scale to connectivity
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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edge computing
AI is redrawing the data centre map, shifting investment from hyperscale campuses to distributed, tightly connected regional clusters.
Equinix starts USD $92m Dublin data centre project
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
Equinix has begun a USD $92m data centre build in Dublin, expanding colocation capacity while staying within existing grid power limits.
Endeavour's Pact to power AI data centres with hydrogen
Last month
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semiconductors
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Endeavour unveils Pact methane-cracking system to supply 24/7 low-carbon hydrogen power and graphite for soaring AI data centre demand.
Amazon leads concentrated global hyperscale market
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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martech
Amazon leads the concentrated global hyperscale data centre market, as the top 10 providers captured 46% of 2024 revenue.
Understanding the value of virtual power plants as grid resources
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cartech
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power / energy
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ai
Virtual power plants are emerging as cheaper, flexible grid allies, turning homes, EVs and batteries into a fast-growing virtual energy network.
Pure Data Centres builds 110MW Dublin microgrid for AI
Last month
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Pure Data Centres and AVK have built a 110MW on-site microgrid in Dublin to power AI data centres and ease Ireland's strained grid.
Industry drives net-zero push with electrification focus
Last month
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power / energy
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clean technologies
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sustainability
Industry leaders are ramping up electrification, flexibility and digital tools to hit net-zero goals, but warn policy uncertainty risks delays.
ISIF backs new €340m fund for Irish climate transition
Last month
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
ISIF anchors a new EUR €340m TirNua climate fund with EUR €140m to boost Ireland's energy transition, renewables and storage projects.
ISIF backs new climate fund with EUR €140m cornerstone
Last month
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
ISIF commits EUR €140m as cornerstone to TirNua climate fund targeting Irish energy-transition infrastructure and data centre decarbonisation.
Acronis 2025 ESG report spotlights AI & emissions cuts
Last month
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dr
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hyperscale
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dc
Acronis' 2025 ESG report touts responsible AI rollout, a 40% emissions cut across Scopes 1-3, and expanded partner and community programmes.
Lyten's USD $5bn deal to build Swedish battery hub
Last month
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Lyten buys Northvolt's Swedish battery assets in a USD $5bn deal, planning a Skellefteå hub fusing cell plants with vast AI data centres.