When grid power fails, can green energy keep data centres running?
Monday 28 Oct 2024

Overcoming the barrier of heavy diesel backup generators in data centres will be crucial to reaching net zero targets for operators. Is green hydrogen the answer?
The rise of the data centre is one of the 21st century’s biggest technological developments, spurred on by the growth of big data, cloud computing, and more recently the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Today, hyperscale warehouses, operated by tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft, house thousands of servers designed to facilitate the storing and sharing of data.
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