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Read Data Centers Accounted For 23% Of Ireland’s Electricity Consumption In 2025
Data centers in Ireland accounted for 23 percent of the country’s total metered electricity use in 2025. According to the Central Statistics Office, facilities consumed 7,663GWh during the year, a ...

Data Centers Accounted For 23% Of Ireland’s Electricity Consumption In 2025

July 15, 2026 Northern Ireland

Data centers in Ireland accounted for 23 percent of the country’s total metered electricity use in 2025. According to the Central Statistics Office, facilities consumed 7,663GWh during the year, a 10 percent increase from 6,973GWh in 2024. Data centers in Ireland now consume nearly as much...

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Read GreenScale Acquires Land in Norway for New Data Center
GreenScale Acquires Land in Norway for New Data Center

GreenScale Acquires Land in Norway for New Data Center

June 07, 2025 GreenScale Data Centres

GreenScale this week announced the acquisition of Tonstad DataPark, a new data center development located in the municipality of Sirdal in West Agder County (NO2), Norway.Tonstad DataPark spans a 420,000 square meter (4.5 million sq ft) site with 300MW of grid capacity, approved by Glitre Nett...

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Read DTCP invests in data center firm Atlantic Hub
DTCP invests in data center firm Atlantic Hub

DTCP invests in data center firm Atlantic Hub

October 03, 2024 Northern Ireland

Investment firm Digital Transformation Capital Partners (DTCP) has invested in Atlantic Hub, a data center developer based in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The company is looking to develop data center campuses across the island of Ireland and has recently received planning...

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Read Offaly could be home to a new data center
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Offaly could be home to a new data center

September 17, 2021 Northern Ireland

It has been rumoured that a new data center could be on its way to Offaly, Ireland. ​​A senior official of Offaly County Council hinted at this last week at Offaly when discussing renewable energy targets. Andrew Murray, a senior planner, commented the data center industry could potentially...

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Read The Shannon LNG project undermines climate goals in Ireland, say critics
The Shannon LNG project undermines climate goals in Ireland, say critics

The Shannon LNG project undermines climate goals in Ireland, say critics

August 25, 2021 Northern Ireland

With the upcoming COP26 meeting in Glasgow, there is an increasing focus on outlining net-zero pledges and a push towards sustainability targets. Of course, Ireland is included here and is currently seeing two climate bills pass through the Assembly. One seeks net-zero by 2045, and the other is...

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Read Irish Water must insist data centres use technology to reduce energy usage and preserve water supply, say politicians
Irish Water must insist data centres use technology to reduce energy usage and preserve water supply, say politicians

Irish Water must insist data centres use technology to reduce energy usage and preserve water supply, say politicians

July 22, 2021 Northern Ireland

Irish Water is reportedly under pressure to insist existing data centers in Ireland should upgrade to more efficient cooling systems in an effort to reduce their environmental impact and draining effect on water and energy. According to reports, the cooling systems employed at data centers across...

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Read EPH proposes data center at Kilroot Power Station, Northern Ireland
EPH proposes data center at Kilroot Power Station, Northern Ireland

EPH proposes data center at Kilroot Power Station, Northern Ireland

May 27, 2021 Northern Ireland

EPH has announced that it is looking into the prospects of building a data center in Kilroot, Northern Ireland (NI). The company has commissioned TechRE to conduct a study to assess the feasibility of construction at NI’s last coal-fired power station due to close between 2023 and 2024. EPH has...

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