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#data centres Berita
A*STAR expands collaboration on commercial fusion technology as rising AI and data centre power demand revives global interest in nuclear energy.
Experts think a lack of flexibility in China’s grids could undercut potential efficiency gains from artificial intelligence.
Polisi & Kewangan
Southeast Asia sees $540 billion in planned green power, but over a third of clean energy investment at risk: study
Out of the green capital expenditure announced across the region between now and 2030, only around US$315 billion is on a credible path to deployment, as energy security eclipses climate goals, found a report by Bain & Company.
Government-backed scheme will fund low-carbon cooling and optimisation technologies as rising AI-driven electricity use raises concerns over emissions, water consumption and grid strain.
#data centres Pendapat
AI promises productivity gains, but without corporate and investor commitment, Singapore risks deeper inequality, higher emissions, and growing social strain as jobs are lost.
The resistance to Artificial Intelligence will come from the social disruption it will bring – and data centres will be where that backlash lands first. Investors in AI must ensure that its benefits are shared across society, harm is reduced, and value created locally.
Polisi & Kewangan
The AI we need for sustainable infrastructure
Even as governments pour trillions of dollars into roads, power grids, data centers, water systems, and housing, the construction industry has yet to leverage the efficiency gains that AI and digitalisation have to offer. Given how important the sector will be for sustainable development, this must change.
China wants to lead the climate agenda on its own terms – exporting clean tech and influence, while sidestepping tougher cuts and accountability.
Karbon & Cuaca
Is China’s energy system ready for the AI boom?
#data centres Video
Studio EB
Singapore's rapidly expanding digital economy is driving a surge in data centre energy consumption, creating new challenges for the country's low-carbon ambitions. This Eco-Business video explores how green software and efficient digital infrastructure can support sustainable digital growth.
Bangunan Hijau
Getting our urban environment to net-zero
Studio EB
Our urban infrastructure is responsible for almost 40 per cent of global carbon emissions. Climate solutions need to include the biggest energy guzzlers, clean energy and retrofitting old buildings.
#data centres Audio
In the first of a podcast series featuring Southeast Asia's clean energy entrepreneurs, the CEO of Gurin Energy says that Asean countries will be left behind in artificial intelligence and robotics if the region does not connect its grid and deploy renewables at speed and scale.
#data centres Siaran Akhbar
Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Singapore IT energy efficiency standard for data centres launched
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Copper supply crunch threatens energy and digital transitions
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