FEATURE said Durie . “ Aggreko , for instance , has committed to investing c .£ 30 million in more environmentally friendly temporary solutions before the end of the year to achieve this aim , as part of our Greener Upgrades initiative .
“ Similarly , as far as we are aware , we are the only equipment hire company to have carried out independent , verified testing across multiple generator nodes on the use of hydro treated vegetable oil ( HVO ) as a drop-in fuel , monitoring emissions and impact on efficiency . We are also committed to cutting diesel use for our customers and reducing local air quality emissions by 50 % within 10 years . As all companies work towards carbon neutrality by 2050 , actions such as these
Billy Durie , Global Sector Head for Data Centres at Aggreko
will be key to turning around industry sentiment from the negativity seen in this latest Uptime Institute report .”
Aggreko has also said that as recent reports show rapidly escalating data centre supply in the FLAP markets , construction site stakeholders need to identify energy solutions to keep powering this rapid expansion .
According to a recent CBRE report , new supply surged in 2021 , with 397 MW coming online across the FLAP markets . With this momentum expected to continue , Aggreko is encouraging data centre owners and operators to get ahead of the curve when it comes to energy scarcity and powering increasing amounts of space .
“ Though the European market ’ s continued boom is undoubtedly good news , certain worrying trends can be identified by delving through the data www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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