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Princeton Digital starts USD $1 billion data centre in Jakarta
Hyperscale

Princeton Digital starts USD $1 billion data centre in Jakarta

Princeton Digital Group begins building a USD $1 billion, 120 MW hyperscale data centre in Jakarta to support growing AI and cloud demands in Indonesia.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Singapore project targets long-duration energy storage growth
Clean technologies

Singapore project targets long-duration energy storage growth

GoRental SG, Higher Dimension Materials and Pylon City join forces to develop long-duration energy storage for Singapore and Southeast Asia's renewable future.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

Global Stories

Green giants: Engineering sustainable and resilient data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Green giants: Engineering sustainable and resilient data centres

UK data centres face soaring demand from AI growth, driving urgent shifts to sustainable, resilient designs with advanced cooling and renewable power.

By Stephen Phimister • 5 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
How underground data centres & agrovoltaics can power food security
Agricultural Technology

How underground data centres & agrovoltaics can power food security

New underground data centres paired with agrovoltaic farms and solar cooling offer a sustainable model supporting agriculture, food security and climate goals.

By Hiran Daluwatta • 5 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
Data centres go underground with new sustainability plan
DataCentre infrastructure

Data centres go underground with new sustainability plan

Sustainable Integrated Data Farms fuse underground data centres, solar energy, and agrovoltaics to boost efficiency, food security and cut emissions.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
VIOOH sets new low for emissions in programmatic DOOH ads
Supply Chain

VIOOH sets new low for emissions in programmatic DOOH ads

VIOOH's programmatic digital out of home ads emit just 0.041g CO2e per impression, setting a new low and outperforming other programmatic channels.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025

Stories from Other Regions

Photonics seen as key to greener AI as energy use surges in Europe
Semiconductors

Photonics seen as key to greener AI as energy use surges in Europe

Photonics could be key to cutting Europe's soaring AI energy demands and emissions as a new report warns current tech cannot meet growth sustainably.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Dec 2025
Chris Hadfield on fusion, AI, human ingenuity for the future
Artificial Intelligence

Chris Hadfield on fusion, AI, human ingenuity for the future

The Canadian retired astronaut and former ISS commander shared his experiences and how to apply them to sustainable tech at Info-Tech LIVE in Montreal.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Sat, 29th Nov 2025
PowerCell unveils hydrogen power systems for data centres & backup
Hyperscale

PowerCell unveils hydrogen power systems for data centres & backup

PowerCell launches hydrogen-fuelled systems for zero-emission backup and data centre power, enhancing reliability and sustainability with modular solutions.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Nov 2025
A new generation of energy resilience: a smarter approach to New Zealand electricity
Cartech

A new generation of energy resilience: a smarter approach to New Zealand electricity

New Zealand boosts energy resilience by smarter use of existing electricity, smart tech, and local generation to ease grid pressure and cut costs.

By Oliver Hill • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2025
When the grid becomes the bottleneck: The real threat to AI deployment
Hyperscale

When the grid becomes the bottleneck: The real threat to AI deployment

AI deployment faces delays as data centres struggle with power, cooling, and grid limits amid soaring GPU energy demands and supply bottlenecks.

By Ryne Friedma • 5 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Solar streetlights with embedded AI offer greener data solution
Smart Cities

Solar streetlights with embedded AI offer greener data solution

UK company Conflow Power launches solar streetlights with embedded AI, cutting energy use and emissions linked to global AI data centres.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Augmented reality guides USD $400m AI data centre build in US
DevOps

Augmented reality guides USD $400m AI data centre build in US

XYZ Reality uses augmented reality to oversee a USD $400m AI data centre build in North Dakota, enhancing precision and sustainability in construction.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Sat, 22nd Nov 2025
The 2025 Telstra Business of the Year Award winners
Clean technologies

The 2025 Telstra Business of the Year Award winners

Victoria-based Rahma Health won the 2025 Telstra Business of the Year Award for creating vital health resources for multicultural communities, especially refugees.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
AI & data sharing unite NZ power firms to boost grid resilience
Drones

AI & data sharing unite NZ power firms to boost grid resilience

Four major New Zealand power firms unite with Google X's Tapestry project to use AI for smarter grid inspections, boosting resilience for 510,000 customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
TRG Datacenters launches new 24 megawatt Houston site
Digital Transformation

TRG Datacenters launches new 24 megawatt Houston site

TRG Datacenters launches its 24 MW HOU2 site near Houston, offering USD $4.7m power savings and targeting hyperscale, cloud, and AI customers by 2026 Q4.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
AR platform boosts precision in North Dakota data centre build
DevOps

AR platform boosts precision in North Dakota data centre build

XYZ Reality partners with Applied Digital to deploy AR technology for precise construction of North Dakota's 400 MW Ellendale AI Factory data centre.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025