We need more power, constraints holding back data centre boom

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THE boom of generative AI may be cut off at the knees by limits in power availability and supply chain capacity, not to mention the risk to ESG commitments...

Turner & Townsend’s annual Data Centre Cost Index reveals that power constraints, equipment delays and a skills and materials shortage could slow the growing sector...

High-performing markets are most impacted, with the cost of the Tokyo data centre market the greatest for the second year running at US$14.3 per watt...

Singapore has become the world’s most power-constrained data centre market and is now the second most expensive market, at $US13.8 per watt...

Zurich took the third spot at US$13.3 per watt, Silicon Valley at US$12.8 per watt and New Jersey at US $12.4 per watt. With this top five comprised of the most mature markets for...

This as the global edge data centre market is set to surpass the US$310 billion market by 2026, according to JLL...

Technological advancements through AI and machine learning have seen rapid advances in power and cooling technologies. As data centre operators seek practical solutions to...

Governments globally are realising the importance data centres play in today’s society. Microsoft is partnering with Australia’s Technical and Further Education New South Wales...

With Australia ranked fifth globally and the second within the Asia Pacific region for built-out capacity, after the Asia Pacific data centre market recording 1.3GW boost in...

Australia’s investable universe for data centres is set to almost double to $40 billion over the coming four years, according to CBRE’s Australia’s Data Centres 2024 report....

CBRE’s Q1 Asia Pacific Data Centre Trends report found new Australian data centre supply is now fully contracted, due largely to this rapid cloud adoption and AI demand...

With Infratel’s investment in CDC Data Centres this month announced a valuation uplift of $466 million over the last three months...

While April, NextDC launched a $1.32 billion raising to develop and boost facilities in Sydney and Melbourne. With Macquarie Data Centres is set to...

With SKS Technologies and property developer/contractor Built were recently awarded a $90 million plus international hyperscale data centre in Melbourne...

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