Data Centres

Amazon partners with Bord na Móna to build green-powered data centre

Centre will be co-located with renewable energy sources such as wind and solar in the semi-state’s eco energy park

The eco park is being presented as a solution to the ongoing debate about the economy versus the environment. Picture: Getty

Amazon has partnered with Bord na Móna to build a new data centre in the semi-state’s first eco energy park in the Midlands.

The centre - which is subject to regulatory and planning permission - will be powered by renewable energy.

The eco energy park, which was launched in 2021, spans across 3,000 hectares. The site - which includes infrastructure to connect it to the electricity gird - will be co-located with renewable energy sources ...