Insights

On 22 August, techUK hosted a webinar that explored several critical questions around the sustainability of data centres in the age of AI. Our speakers from Kao Data, ERM, Cadence Design Systems and Marchini Curran Associates delved into the complexities of AI's impact on water consumption in data centres, examining how cooling methods, climate, and site innovations influence water usage.

Find out how Deep Green are promoting a healthy UK innovation ecosystem.

The techUK team attended the annual conference focussing on net zero and connected and automated transport.  

techUK has submitted its response to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) call for evidence on the inclusion of heat export and reuse in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS).

Katie Everitt-Jones and David Sifford of AtkinsRéalis explore how distributed ledger technology can advance our journey to net zero.

Guest blog by Eric Zie, Founder and CEO, GoCodeGreen.

Access our report on the impact of data in driving sustainable agricultural trade and responsible supply chains. 

The Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) introduces a reporting obligation for data centre operators in the EU. The reporting scheme may be the first step towards the introduction of further measures to improve the sustainable development of the data centre industry, such as minimum performance standards or a labelling scheme.

Guest blog by Devorah West, Senior Policy Advisor, Climate & Energy and Tom Westgarth, Advisor (Science & Technology) at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

techUK has submitted a response to the HM Treasury and HMRC led consultation on the proposals for the design and administration of the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).