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Data Centers Energy Efficiency

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More Watts Less Carbon; The Challenges of Innovating To Accommodate the Energy Demands of Data Centre Projects Without...

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This article explores how legal frameworks, procurement strategies, and engineering practices must evolve to address this clash, drawing lessons from sectors such as aviation and offshore wind. It argues that standard...more

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Energy efficiency requirements under the EU AI Act

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The rapid proliferation of AI technologies in recent years has led to a growing demand for energy-intensive data centers and high-performance hardware. Laws seeking to regulate AI, such as the EU AI Act, increasingly include...more

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Microgeneration in Germany (Part 2) – how is it regulated and subsidized?

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Microgeneration projects are facilitated in Germany by a complex regulatory regime that is generally in favour of such projects – in particular if they help to achieve decarbonisation. This regime incentivises and supports...more

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Energy Demand for AI Drives the Midwest’s Focus on Resource Adequacy

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As presidential administrations change and policy priorities shift, the steady hum of electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers presses forward. Last week, the President signed several executive...more

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Meeting Data Centers' Energy Needs Will Take a Multifaceted Approach

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Given the rise of AI and other data-hungry technology applications, the future of the digital economy may hinge on companies being able to purchase or generate enough power to keep the lights on at their data centers. This...more

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The Rise of Liquid Cooling Technology and Its Impact on Data Center Leases

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In the rapidly evolving data center industry, efficiency, scalability, and sustainability are paramount. As the demand for data processing power continues to surge, driven mainly by AI, traditional cooling methods are being...more

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Energy Law: Month in Review - November 2024

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Welcome to Dorsey’s Energy Law: Month in Review. We provide this update to our clients to identify significant developments in the previous month....more

Mayer Brown

Singapore's Green Data Centre Roadmap – Representing a Necessary Intersection between Digital Infrastructure and Sustainability

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1. Introduction - The demand for digital infrastructure has seen exponential growth in the recent years, largely driven by the larger economic trend of digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) being harnessed and...more

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Nuclear SMR Powered Data Centres: The Answer to Europe’s Looming Grid Crisis?

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The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is driving a surge in demand for power-hungry data centre capacity in Europe. This demand faces a number of obstacles including grid capacity constraints and an energy...more

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Sustainable data centers—The German Energy Efficiency Act: What data center operators need to consider now and in the future

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The German Energy Efficiency Act (the “Act”) came into force at the end of 2023. As of January 1, 2024, energy efficiency obligations apply specifically to data centers. The Act provides for new rules on energy efficiency,...more

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Data center requirements under the new German Energy Efficiency Act

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German Parliament passes Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG). One of the main emphases of the law concerns data centers: inter alia waste heat requirements, energy efficiency standards, and the information obligations that are...more

J.S. Held

Good Practices for Managing Data Center Energy Efficiency

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Due to their specialized function—housing energy intensive IT equipment and 24/7/365 operations—data center facilities often consume over 100 (10 to 50 per floor space) times the quantity of electricity of a similarly sized...more

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Renewable/Clean Energy Technologies: Commercial Data Centers' Request to Virginia State Corporation Commission Regarding...

A group of data center providers, colocation service providers, and customers of data center facilities (collectively “Data Centers”) with operations in Virginia submitted September 17th comments to the Virginia State...more

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Sustainable Development Update - July 2016

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Sustainable Development Focus - What does the future hold for green bonds and solar investment? - PV-Tech - Jul 5 - Green bonds first appeared in the market in 2007, with initial issuance from development...more

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