Power & Responsibility – The Data Centre Podcast

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Power & Responsibility – The Data Centre Podcast

Amid the constantly expanding data requirements of today’s society, Power & Responsibility takes a look at the key issues in the debate around data centre sustainability. Hosts Jeremy Probert and Craig McKechnie talk to leading industry experts about renewable energy generation, power supply, energy efficiency, developing alternative energy carriers, water consumption, grid infrastructure, funding and investment, the pace of change, and the technology that is making it all possible? Created and produced by 4TC, Power & Responsibility – The Data Centre Podcast – is brought to you by Irish data centre provider Echelon Data Centres.

  1. Tackling the Power Problem

    02/20/2024

    Tackling the Power Problem

    With an increasing number of data centre operators generating power through onsite energy centres, Craig McKechnie talks to Cormac Nevin, head of Energy Systems at Echelon Data Centres, about what this means for national electricity grids, for energy security, for the digital economy, and for climate commitments and the sustainability agenda.

    29 min
  2. Private Wires

    01/15/2024

    Private Wires

    Host Craig McKechnie talks to Marcos Byrne, Senior Policy Analyst with Wind Energy Ireland, about the potential of private wires to support the national grid, facilitate the development of renewable energy resources, and help make large energy users, such as data centres, more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable.

    34 min
  3. Heart of the Community

    08/31/2023

    Heart of the Community

    The GAA holds a special place in the heart of every community in Ireland – it's very much 'Where We All Belong' – and funding is vital for the great work it does. Gavin Weir, Strength and Conditioning Coach with Wicklow GAA, joins host Craig McKechnie to talk about sport in the community and the benefits of businesses playing their part by supporting organisations in areas where they operate.Power & Responsibility is produced by 4TC on behalf of Echelon Data Centres.

    30 min

  4. 05/09/2023

    Bringing Offshore Online

    Ireland is committed to having 5GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030 and 37GW by 2050. Wind energy is the most important renewable energy source for decarbonising our economy and powering critical infrastructure such as data centres – yet Ireland currently produces just 25MW of it. Host Craig McKechnie is joined by Úna Brosnan, Head of Offshore Ireland with Mainstream Renewable Power; and Leo Quinn, Senior Offshore Development Manager with Mainstream Renewable Power, to discus...

    40 min
  5. A Brighter Future

    04/11/2023

    A Brighter Future

    Conall Bolger, CEO of the Irish Solar Energy Association, joins host Craig McKechnie to explore the relationship between data centres and solar energy. Where does solar fit in the mix of renewables that Ireland must develop to transition to a cleaner more sustainable economy, what are the legislative and regulatory challenges associated with developing large-scale solar renewables and bringing them into the grid, and how can data centres help that process?Power & Responsibility is produce...

    35 min
  6. Space Age Cooling

    02/24/2023

    Space Age Cooling

    Dr Valeria Nico, a Postdoctoral Researcher at Stokes Laboratories in the University of Limerick, joins the podcast to talk about her ground-breaking work on electronic liquid cooling. Developed for the European Space Agency to cool the electronics of small satellites, the micro-pump technology also has huge potential for reducing the amount of energy required to keep servers cool in data centres.No content with solving the cooling conundrum for data centres, Dr Nico is also developing technol...

    30 min

  7. 12/16/2022

    The Energy Storage Ecosystem

    Craig McKechnie talks to Simon McCormick, Chief Technical Officer for Echelon Data Centres, about the energy challenges data centre operators are facing and the solutions they are developing. What will the future energy storage ecosystem look like for data centres and what does it mean for sustainability?This podcast was originally recorded as a video talk for the Digital Infra Network – a company which enables Digital Transformation and is shaping a sustainable world for future generations. ...

    17 min
  8. Talking Technocentralism

    09/27/2022

    Talking Technocentralism

    Dan Scarbrough, MD of Digital Infra Network, joins the pod to talk about the growing need to prioritise the information flowing through data centres, and why he believes technology holds the key to addressing the climate change and sustainability challenges facing the global economy.

    49 min
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    Amid the constantly expanding data requirements of today’s society, Power & Responsibility takes a look at the key issues in the debate around data centre sustainability. Hosts Jeremy Probert and Craig McKechnie talk to leading industry experts about renewable energy generation, power supply, energy efficiency, developing alternative energy carriers, water consumption, grid infrastructure, funding and investment, the pace of change, and the technology that is making it all possible? Created and produced by 4TC, Power & Responsibility – The Data Centre Podcast – is brought to you by Irish data centre provider Echelon Data Centres.

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