Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Amends Data Center 2021 Policy
Uttar Pradesh government has made policy amendments to the Data Center 2021 policy. According to reports, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved amendments to the data Center 2021 policy, paving the way for more data centers to be opened in the state. A data centers hub is set to emerge in the state with the recent […]
Consolidation Is The Secret To A Healthy Transition
In 2022, Singapore led an annual Cushman & Wakefield ranking for data center markets in the Asia Pacific, ranking second globally and tied with Silicon Valley. However, the report also mentioned the city as having one of the narrowest markets in the world, with vacancy rates below a startling two percent. Everything Gets Rusty After […]
World’s First Commercial Offshore Wind-Plus-Solar Project Launches in China
State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), a China’s government-owned company, has announced it had commissioned the project in the waters off China which they consider as the world’s first commercial offshore floating solar array partnered with an offshore wind turbine. The facility is situated in Shandong Province, eastern China, off the coast of Haiyang. It will […]
MERALCO Adjusts Strategy Based on Hyperscalers’ Demand for Renewable Energy
Manila Electric Company (Meralco), a Philippine power utility giant, intends to adjust the way its supply portfolio is constructed to take into account the fact that hyperscale data centers prefer to run on renewable energy. Companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and IBM are examples of hyperscale data centers, which concentrate on processing massive amounts […]
Equinix Posts Steady Q3 Results: Ups Annual Revenue Guidance
Equinix, one of the leading digital infrastructure providers has reported a steady set of quarterly numbers for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. In the third quarter of 2022, Equinix reported revenues of $1.8 billion, a 1% increase over the previous quarter (Q2). This included a $17 million reduction in non-recurring revenues and a negative […]
Volkswagen AG Pushes its Net Carbon-Neutral Data Center Operation Goal by 2027
Volkswagen AG, a German multinational automotive manufacturer, has announced its intention to make its data center operations net carbon-neutral by 2027 through expanding its computing capabilities at Green Mountain, a Norwegian operator of CO2-neutral data centers. In Norway, renewable energy sources account for 98.9% of electricity production, with hydropower accounting for the vast majority. Both […]