Best practices for digital infrastructure businesses impacted by SVB's collapse
The sudden and unexpected closure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which managed US$212 billion in assets, has sent shockwaves through the financial community hav...
Green Tech
Sad and depressed investors are betting faster on sustainable funds
Emotions have a strong influence on purchasing decisions and that goes for green economy-related investments as sad and depressed investors have been found to be more likely to invest in sustainable funds. In a new paper published in the journal Economics Letters, professors Alexandre Garel (Aud...
September 15
Vertiv joins Equinix in push for low-carbon fuel cell development for data centres
Digital infrastructure manufacturer Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) has announced the Clean Hydrogen Partnership will provide €2.5 million (US$2.81 million) to help fund a project to develop low-carbon fuel cells to power data centres. The company said that it is hoped this could reduce carbon emissions from operations by up to 100%. The EcoEdge PrimePower (E2P2) project is a novel...
December 15
DigitalBridge’s Scala signs up 1,600 GWh of clean energy for data centre operations
DigitalBridge's (NYSE:DBRG) Scala Data Centers has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with private energy producer Engie Brasil Energia whereby the power company will supply more than 1,600 GWh of clean energy by 2033 to the data centre operator. Scala Data Centers is a Brazilian data centre operator with three working facilities in São Paulo and one under constructio...
July 28
Portugal lands first mega hyperscale campus with $4.2bn investment
Start Campus, a company owned by US-based Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP and UK-based Pioneer Point Partners, have unveiled plans to invest up to US$ 4.21 billion in Portugal, creating “one of Europe's largest green data centres”. The new multi-billion dollar hyperscale data centre campus will be built in Sines, around 150 kilometres south of the capital Lisbo...
April 24
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