Data Centres Data centre operator introduces plan to feed energy back to the grid Digital Realty said its new partnership enables more renewable energy to be fed into the power grid while ensuring it can continue to operate reliably
Data Centres Vantage confirms new €1bn data centre campus for DublinSited on 22 acres, the new 38,000 square metre campus will consist of a 32MW facility, together with a 20MW facility
Connected Magazine Power hungry: How the AI frenzy is impacting on data centresOn a recent visit to Paris to talk with data centre experts, Connected editor Charlie Taylor heard how AI will lead to increased energy use
Tech ‘Climate limit’ on data centre growth, Eamon Ryan warnsThe Green Party leader has been under pressure from the IDA over the current rules on the use of the facilities
Energy IDA warns Ryan damaging Ireland’s FDI ‘credibility’ over data centre uncertaintyInward investment agency complained about ‘uncertainty and conflicting signals from government bodies’ over whether data centres can connect to gas grid
Tech Amazon and Google warn Ireland risks long-term economic damage over data centre plansAmazon, Google and Microsoft have significant misgivings about planned new rules that they will have to follow to get data centre connections to the grid
Energy Amazon ‘interested’ in operating contentious €1.2bn Clare data centreNew development is being built by Art Data Centres, an Irish firm - and has been subject to local opposition
Energy Meta plans diesel generators to power ‘one of world’s most sustainable data centres’ in emergenciesFacebook owner has secured industrial emissions licence to operate 90 generators at Meath site
Energy Green energy fund to deploy over €215m into IrelandSustainable Development Capital is already working on a project to utilise clean energy to power data centres
ESG Daniel Murray’s ESG newsletter: Conundrum over data centres sparks rowThe Business Post’s ESG newsletter is your source for the news that matters in environmental, social and governance, all told from an Irish perspective
Infrastructure Inside the €1bn subsea cable plan linking Galway to Asia as global warming opens new sea routesA proposed subsea internet cable pioneering a route through the arctic circle throws up interesting questions about Ireland’s place in the world
Energy Cabinet row sparked by surge in data centre gas requests Since a moratorium on electricity connections in Dublin, developers are seeking to build their own gas power plants on site
Infrastructure €1bn undersea data cable plan to link Galway to Asia The Irish government has backed the project which was rerouted after Russia invaded Ukraine
Companies Waterford-based Suir Engineering to add 200 jobs as sales soarThe Irish mechanical and electrical engineering firm works with clients in the pharma, life sciences and data centre sectors
Data Centres Barclays analysis shows restrictions on Irish data centres ‘forcing sector to decarbonise’New investment research by the British bank says restrictions to continue, but little risk of developers moving to other countries
Companies Echelon Data Centres valued at €2.5bn after striking €800m investment deal with US fundThe Irish-owned data centre company has announced a strategic investment from Starwood Capital, a US investment fund
Companies US private equity giant Blackstone eyes €800m deal for Irish data centre companyThe US investment fund is in talks to buy Winthrop Technologies, the data centre developer founded by businessman Barry English
Energy ‘Closed for business’: Ireland missing out on billions in AI data centre investmentIndustry insiders have said Ireland is no longer being considered a viable location for major technology investments
Energy Power Down: State cap on data centres puts billions of euro at riskForeign investors warn that Ireland has been dumped on a red list and investment will cease unless the current moratorium is lifted by government
Energy Data centres to consume a third of Ireland’s electricity by 2026Figure compares to 17 per cent in 2022, as global electricity demand from such centres could more than double over the next three years