Data Centre Industry Update – 10th November 2021

Globally, we are seeing a huge increase in the level of data centre activity. This surge is largely brought about by remote working and other measures as a result of COVID-19. This is a turning point for work-management structures and the industry as a whole.

This seismic growth in online activity has created jobs in tech, engineering, construction, and more as a result. Our previous update discussed the motion of a data centre moratorium being brought before the Dáil to devise a whole-government strategy, the demand for Irish electricity is set to soar by up to 43% in the next decade as a result of data activity, and Facebook has purchased a large plot of land in Denmark with plans in place for the construction of a major data plant.

Here are this edition’s updates:

Homes and hospitals will be the priority over the likes of data facilities in the case of blackouts throughout this year’s Winter according to the government’s contingency plan.
The Irish county of Offaly is planning to conduct a feasibility study into examining the integrations of data facilities with renewable energy and green hydrogen.
DIFE is set to develop a new Data Centre Technician programme and bursary initiative in conjunction with Amazon Web Services (AWS), starting in January 2022 in Drogheda.
Irish owned Echelon Data Centres has announced a €215m deal with a partner of Starwood Capital Group to jointly purchase and construct its second UK data centre in Buckinghamshire.
US digital infrastructure group, Equinix, is set to build a €72m international business exchange data facility in Salford, UK.

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