Last year, Microsoft announced a plan to build three data centres in New Zealand and, with construction of the first under way at Westgate in northwest Auckland, is the first of the Big Three...
Image: Google / Centrica Business Solutions. Update 22 April 2022: Fluence said post-publication of this story that the BESS used at the Saint-Ghislain data centre is 2.75MW/5.5MWh, based on the company''s Gridstack sixth generation modular energy storage product. "We are excited to partner with Google to deploy this reliable, …
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A few points to note about this data: Renewable energy here is the sum of hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, modern biomass and wave and tidal energy. Traditional biomass – the burning of charcoal, crop waste, and other organic matter – is not included. This can be an important energy source in lower-income settings.
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For the New Zealand datacenter region, we''re building to the highest possible standards from day one. I''m therefore delighted that Microsoft has signed an agreement with sustainable electricity retailer, Ecotricity, to ensure our datacenter region is powered by 100 per cent carbon free energy from its opening.
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Microsoft Datacenters make up a globally distributed infrastructure designed to power the Microsoft Cloud. This infrastructure brings applications closer to users, preserves data residency, and offers comprehensive compliance and resiliency options for customers while also delivering a secure reliable and sustainable cloud you can trust.
August 19, 2022. By. Georgia Butler. Comment. Microsoft has announced that it is partnering with Ecotricity to make its data center region in New Zealand (ANZ) powered by 100 percent renewable electricity. The partnership with the sustainable electricity retailer will mean the facility will rely on energy from solar, wind, and hydro sources.
DCI Data Centers is expanding into New Zealand. The company this week said it has been granted New Zealand Overseas Investment Office (OIO) consent to purchase land for a new data center …
Data centers are concerned about the grid. (Image credit: Future) New research has claimed European data center operators are growing increasingly concerned about their energy supply as the ...
First announced in December 2020, Datagrid – founded by Hawaiki Cable''s Galasso alongside Callplus Ltd founder Malcolm Dick – aims to develop a large …
DCI commenced construction of its first New Zealand cloud data centre at its North West site (AKL01) mid last year. Malcolm Roe, Chief Executive Officer for Australia and New …
From battery banks to gravity, for emergency back-up discharge in seconds or long-term discharge over days, weeks, and months; how energy is stored on-site and …
A newly-formed company is aiming to build a data center on New Zealand''s South Island. T4 Group aims to invest NZ$50 million ($34.6m) in building a Tier IV-quality modular data center. Details about the location, timeline, or specifications weren''t shared. – Google Maps. The facility will use energy from Southland''s two hydro stations ...
Microsoft''s hyperscale datacenter region will super-charge New Zealand''s digital transformation. It will build a stronger and more resilient tech sector that grows our economy and innovates for the good of our society and our planet. Our local datacenters will create a sustainable, local home for New Zealand''s data at a scale and speed ...
4 June 2021: DCI Data Centers (DCI) has today announced it has been granted New Zealand Overseas Investment Office ("OIO") consent to purchase land for a major new data centre in Auckland.. The OIO approval is the first step toward DCI establishing its presence in New Zealand''s fast growing cloud services business. DCI owns and operates leading …
By helping to power Google''s new Arizona data center with clean energy 24/7, this solar battery system will play a key role in the company''s plans to eliminate its carbon footprint by 2030.
July 09, 2021. By. Dan Swinhoe. Comment. US IT firm Unisys is to close two of its data centers in New Zealand by the end of next year. IDG''s Reseller News reports that the Pennsylvania-based IT company plans to close its Kapiti and Auckland data centers by November 2022. "As new technologies evolve, so does our company," the company told ...
The Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania has operated since 1983. Source: U.S. government. The data center campus comprises 1,200 acres.
Infratec general manager Nick Bibby said that the storage system is "the first of its scale to be built in New Zealand". As reported by Energy-Storage.news, the two companies completed their assessment of the project in late 2021, selecting a site in Huntly, a town in the Waikato District.. They then announced the appointment of key contractors …
As we navigate through 2024, the world''s largest hyperscale data center operators continue to expand their footprint, driven by the ever-increasing demand. Among the big players, Meta, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon as well as Oracle and Akamai have been very active in the early months of 2024, with big plans for the months and years ahead.
The data centres are the first and largest of its kind in New Zealand, CDC said, and come with a 100 per cent uptime availability. CDC said that apart from being several times the size of existing data centres in New Zealand, the new facilties are built to comply with the highest level of government security accreditation, to ensure data ...
DCI Data Centers is expanding into New Zealand. The company this week said it has been granted New Zealand Overseas Investment Office (OIO) consent to purchase land for a new data center in Auckland. DCI''s Malcolm Roe with Auckland Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore – DCI Data Centers. "We are delighted to be kicking off our cloud …
Meridian Energy is building New Zealand''s first large-scale grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) at Ruakākā on North Island; Saft lithium-ion technology will …
The Google Henderson Data Center Facility – Battery Energy Storage System is being developed by NV Energy. The project is owned by NV Energy (100%), a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy. The key applications of the project are renewable energy integaration, electric energy time shift and demand response. Contractors involved.
The briefing cites a single study - not by MBIE but a consultant for Trade and Enterprise - with a forecast from early 2022. That is for total data centre demand of …
The New Zealand data center market size will witness investments of USD 1.56 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 7.60% during the forecast period. New Zealand is among the emerging data center markets in the APAC region. Some data center operators operating in the New Zealand data center market include CDC Data Centres, DCI Data Centers ...
In December 2020, Meridian Energy, New Zealand''s fourth-largest electricity retailer, and Datagrid New Zealand, ... supporting the roll-out of 5G networks by telecom providers and the need for low-latency cloud compute and data storage. Datagrid will provide a competitive alternative to the likes of Microsoft''s new data centre.
DCI Data Centres (DCI), a wholly owned portfolio company of Brookfield''s Global Data Centre Platform, has announced the completion of the first of two new generation cloud data centres in Auckland as it continues its expansion across New Zealand. AKL01 was completed on time and on budget and is part of a broader New Zealand […]
A New Zealand data center firm has bought a large plot of land on the South Island and is working towards building a hyperscale facility there. First announced in December 2020, Datagrid – founded by Hawaiki Cable''s Remi Galasso alongside Callplus Ltd founder Malcolm Dick – aims to develop a large data center on New Zealand''s South …
AWS New Zealand head, Tim Dacombe-Bird told the Herald that the $7.5 billion was calculated over 15 years, and included the cost of building at least three data centre zones and stocking them with ...
DCI Data Centres (DCI), a wholly owned portfolio company of Brookfield''s Global Data Centre Platform, has announced the completion of the first of two new generation cloud data centres in Auckland as it continues its …