Ireland risks being left behind in the digital age by our negative view of data centres, says Garry Connolly, director of industry lobby group Digital Infrastructure Ireland
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Ireland has achieved a leading position in the data centre sector that could grow exponentially if AI-related demand is sustained
‘Data centres no longer need to be concentrated around Dublin’ but should be closer to sources of renewable energy, especially offshore wind
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Ireland’s ability to reach its legally binding CO2 reduction targets by 2030 would be fatally undermined by the continued growth of data centres
Emissions by commercial services sector including data centres up 6.9 per cent in 2023
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Consultants argue data centres could soak up excess power generation from renewables that could reach 55% above demand
International Energy Agency expects data centres to consume 32% of total electricity in Ireland by 2026
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Ireland does have an abundance of alternative energy sources, particularly wind, but tapping them requires planning and investment
Microsoft, Google and Amazon are all eyeing nuclear power to supply their data centres with low-carbon energy
Data centres will be a cornerstone of advanced economies, but they can also be a catalyst for reducing carbon emissions
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Minister for Enterprise warns data centres ‘very important’ to Ireland
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
Sam Altman’s firm wants centres that could use same amount of energy as entire cities
Republic could become a ‘global leader’ in the decarbonisation of data centres, report states
There should be no more data centres permitted in the coming years, and local authorities are not the right bodies to make the call
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
Dublin-based company employs 255 and provides specialised transport and logistics to data centres in Republic and abroad
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