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Dispatchable power redefines the data centre energy conversation

Ben Pritchard, AVK CEO, discusses the findings of a joint Wartsila and AVK-SEG white paper: Data centre dispatchable capacity: a major opportunity for Europe’s energy transition, which provides new analysis on how data centre microgrids can reduce grid infrastructure spending, emissions and wasted energy, while providing a balanced path for the energy transition. The analysis finds that powering the data centres across Europe by optimised microgrids could create a significant bank of dispatchable power, supporting the entire continent’s energy transition.

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Arteco articulates sustainable coolant technology expertise

Johan van Hover, Business Manager at Arteco Coolants, outlines the company’s history as a joint venture between Chevron and TotalEnergies and its reputation for high performance coolant technologies, including the development of organic additive technology (OAT). Johan goes on to discuss the launch of a range of ECO Products, perfectly suited to the data centre industry, as a major demonstration of the company’s commitment to sustainability, both in terms of its own journey towards circularity and net zero and in helping customers with their own environmental objectives.

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Helping to prevent outages and fibre failures

Mike Slevin, Senior Director Field Sales EMEA/GM, Fluke Corporation, discusses the launch of the company’s Versiv Data Center Kits that are designed to keep data centres up and running by identifying copper and fibre network connectivity issues before they arise and troubleshooting them quickly. With infrastructure teams under unprecedented pressure thanks to the explosive growth of AI, cloud and hyperscale technologies, the kits are designed to help technicians and engineers meet that challenge head-on - equipping them with future-ready tools to prevent failures, speed up troubleshooting, and ensure high-density fibre connections are clean, tested, and reliable.

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AI data centres require innovation fast track to deliver reimagined ‘full stack’ solutions

Dr Poh Seng (PS) Lee, Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Executive Director of the Energy Studies Institute (ESI), previews his involvement with the forthcoming DCW Asia conference, where he will be leading a panel session on Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed Phase 2 and also talking about high performance and efficiency two-phased direct-to-chip liquid cooling for effective thermal management of next generation AI chips.

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Data centre availability crisis deepens

Andrew Batson, Head of U.S. Data Center Research at JLL, explains how the North America data centre colocation market has reached a critical tipping point, with vacancy rates plummeting to an unprecedented 2.3% amid relentless demand for digital infrastructure. JLL’s North America Data Center Report – Midyear 2025 reveals how, as inventory grows to a record 15.5 GW, the sector continues its explosive growth trajectory while grappling with severe capacity constraints and energy sourcing challenges.

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Specialist construction expertise for the data centre sector

Katie Coulson, EVP & General Manager, Skanska Advanced Technology (SAT), talks about how Skanska approaches some of the most demanding construction projects in the data centre industry, thanks to its new specialized operating unit - Skanska Advanced Technology (SAT).

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Making the most out of microgrids

David Rimmer, Microgrid Business Leader UK&I at Schneider Electric, outlines the ways in which data centre microgrid deployments can contribute to energy cost savings, energy resilience and independence, and help facilities to become more sustainable.

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Data centre innovations drive sustainable, digital growth

Ciaran Flanagan, Global Head of Data Center Solutions at Siemens, explains the decision for Siemens Smart Infrastructure to open a data centre technology hub in the Iberian region, before going on to discuss how the exponential growth of the cloud and AI workloads presents a significant business opportunity but also significant challenges, and also outlining the ways in which Siemens is developing technology solutions to help its data centre customers streamline their operations, execute projects efficiently, and minimise costs, all while achieving their sustainability and availability goals.

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Portugal - powering to data centre success

Omer Wilson, Chief Marketing Officer at Start Campus, discusses the findings of a recent study, conducted by Start Campus and Copenhagen Economics, which reveals that the Portuguese data centre sector could contribute up to €26 billion to national GDP and support around 50,000 full-time jobs by 2030. Omer outlines the reasons for this anticipated expansion and explains how Start Campus, with its flagship SINES DC campus, is positioned to drive this economic growth with its fully secured grid capacity of 1.2 GW of IT and the first building (SIN01) already operational.

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