Planning permission does not build a wind farm, nor does a grid connection offer, a turbine order or a supportive minister. A wind farm gets built when a credit committee accepts that the project will earn enough, reliably, to repay debt over fifteen years or more. It is a harsh reality but explains more about […]

As the energy debate around data centres cycles around once again, it has become clear that there is a lack of understanding about consolidated computing. So, Echelon Data Centres is here to help. There is no option to switch off the modern, purpose-built infrastructure that houses the world’s health records, pension details, payment systems and […]

With a six-week hosepipe ban in place across Dublin, Wicklow and four other counties, it is reasonable that people query how much water large facilities consume and data centres have featured prominently in that conversation. However, the figures driving much of the public concern come from evaporative cooling systems that deliberately evaporate large volumes of […]

For years, the debate around data centres has been framed as a choice between economic growth and energy security – with argument being that stricter regulation drives investment elsewhere. Ireland is proving otherwise. It recently introduced one of the most demanding regulatory frameworks for large energy users anywhere in Europe, which – rather than making […]

From 2 exabytes of data to one viral moment: the connectivity powering World Cup 2026 It’s 6.30am on a quiet street in Boston and Mike Morrison is awakened by the sound of a jet-lagged bagpiper across the road serenading local residents from outside an Airbnb house bedecked in Scotland flags. The World Cup has arrived […]