Data Centres

Google claims legal error in refusal of data centre application

Tech firm says it secured grid connection from EirGrid in 2021 despite South Dublin County Council’s concern over insufficient network capacity and onsite renewable energy

OpenAI pitched US on unprecedented data centre buildout

Sam Altman’s firm wants centres that could use same amount of energy as entire cities

Invest in data centre emissions tech to help hit climate targets, says PwC

Republic could become a ‘global leader’ in the decarbonisation of data centres, report states

Just because Ireland is good for data centres does not mean they are good for us

There should be no more data centres permitted in the coming years, and local authorities are not the right bodies to make the call

Ireland should not be blocking data centres, we need more of them

We need to find a win-win solution based on engineering which is far more ingenious than a simple black and white, yes or no to data centres

Transport firm ATC to spend €22.5m on cutting carbon emissions

Dublin-based company employs 255 and provides specialised transport and logistics to data centres in Republic and abroad

Crossed wires on data centres

Cantillon: People don’t want pressure on the grid and on emissions targets but they still want instant access to their data

Google plan for new data centre rejected in face of electricity supply pinch

South Dublin County Council cites insufficient national grid capacity and lack of renewable energy among its reasons for refusal

Tech industry taps old power stations to expand AI infrastructure

Companies need vast tracts of land and resources that industrial sites can provide

Data centres not to blame for electricity squeeze, expert claims

Planning consultancy says problems due to State failures rather than inherent issues with ‘whipping boy’ data centres

How Intel fell from dominant chipmaker to struggling also-ran

Onetime part of the dotcom’s ‘four horsemen’, chipmaker is now trailing rivals and betting the house on foundry plan

EirGrid warns of possible data centre ‘exodus’ amid connections row

National grid operator said tech firms continually asking for certainty on new connection agreements

Google data centre expansion draws ire of environmental groups

An Taisce, Friends of the Earth and Extinction Rebellion all object to third phase of Grange Castle development

Plans for six data centres in campus close to Naas

Applicant Herbata says ‘next generation’ data centres will not depend on the national grid for power

We can’t leave it to climate-conscious nuns to take a stand against data centres

Data centres gobble 21 per cent of Ireland’s electricity, more than twice as much as all rural dwellings

Friends of the Earth calls for temporary ban on new data centres over electricity use

‘Why is this energy-guzzling industry continuing to expand when we know Ireland needs to rapidly reduce energy demand, both on security and climate grounds?’

Data centres now account for 21% of all electricity consumption

CSO findings come amid an increasingly heated debate about data centres and their energy demands

Peter Burke revealed something about the ‘organised hypocrisy’ of the State’s climate approach

Hypocrisy and misalignments undermine public trust in climate policies and threaten public buy-in

Planned Google data centre will create almost quarter million tonnes of carbon emissions

Planned facility would indirectly contribute 224,250 tonnes of CO2 emissions per annum without any mitigation measures

Google data centre expansion leads to surge in carbon emissions

Amid near 50% jump and fresh doubt over its green commitments, tech giant says future environmental impact of AI is difficult to predict

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