Datacloud Energy & ESG Europe Agenda
As the data centre sector continues to expand, so do the challenges around energy consumption, sustainability, and regulatory compliance. Datacloud Energy & ESG Europe addresses these critical issues by bringing together the brightest minds in the industry to create real solutions. This event is a focused initiative aimed at connecting data centres, renewable energy developers, grid operators, and policymakers to collaboratively tackle power requirements and sustainability goals
2025 Agenda
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- Setting the scene, outlining challenges and priorities, and establishing a blueprint for powering AI in Europe
- Fitting the puzzle pieces together, policy & regulation, energy provision
- Country spotlights
- Sustainability & future energy for Data Centres
- Data centres as responsible grid citizens, Developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
- Deep Dives
- Policy actions and takeaways for the European data centre and energy industry
- Workshops
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- Setting the scene, outlining challenges and priorities, and establishing a blueprint for powering AI in Europe
Conference RoomAt the Digital Infra Leaders’ Forum Europe in June 2024, a group of operator C-suite, and hyperscaler leadership, unpacked global data centre power demand forecasts, many of which vary but are consist ...
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- Setting the scene, outlining challenges and priorities, and establishing a blueprint for powering AI in Europe
Conference RoomAccording to McKinsey Global Institute, ‘GenAI is expected to accelerate data centre power demand, potentially accounting for more than 5 percent of Europe’s total electricity consumption by 2030. Wit ...
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- Setting the scene, outlining challenges and priorities, and establishing a blueprint for powering AI in Europe
Conference RoomAI is the most transformational development in digital infrastructure that we have seen since the creation of the internet. It is dictating conversations in boardrooms around the world, with expectati ...
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- Setting the scene, outlining challenges and priorities, and establishing a blueprint for powering AI in Europe
Conference RoomWorking on its first corporate carbon balance to pave STULZ way towards sustainability, the project team made several key discoveries, which are key factors for climate strategies. Giving an overview ...
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Conference RoomCelebrating ‘Accelerating Action’, this years’ IWD campaign theme, Datacloud Energy & ESG will celebrate the strong message of diversity across the agenda by inviting female speakers and delegates for a photo on-stage during the morning networking break.
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Morning Networking break
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- Country spotlights
Conference RoomInteractive roundtables delving into the specific nuances of key European data centre markets. The roundtables will explore national policies influencing energy discussions, power constraints and oppo ...
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Networking Lunch Break
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- Sustainability & future energy for Data Centres
Conference RoomIt is not only high energy costs, but also environmental regulations and corporate sustainability goals that are prompting companies and public institutions to look for sustainable solutions for resou ... -
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Workshop RoomThis workshop will delve into the transformative trends shaping the future of data centres. You’re invited to join us where you will have the opportunity to gain both insights and take part in an in-depth discussion about the latest advancements in data centre infrastructure, focusing on changes to rack configurations, the potential shift from AC to DC power distribution, and the practicality and economics of retrofitting data centres to accommodate Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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The transformation and optimisation of data centre infrastructure to meet future demands
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The challenges in modernising the data centre
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Faster deployment of data centre builds and balancing growth with sustainability efforts
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Methods to improve energy efficiency and sustainability
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Emerging and cutting-edge data centre technologies and trends.
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- Sustainability & future energy for Data Centres
Conference RoomModern nuclear reactors promise stable, zerocarbon power, precisely what data centre operators are searching for. However, what remains unclear is whether nuclear will be a viable solution to Europea ...
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- Sustainability & future energy for Data Centres
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Conference RoomWhy are we seeing workloads move to the Nordics? This session gives an updated overview of data centre growth in the region, answering why businesses are moving AI and HPC workloads to the Nordics, an ...
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This workshop will focus on finding intersections of power and sustainability strategies for your Ai-driven Datacenter :
- The role of energy efficiency in “bending the energy curve”: Until recently, conventional wisdom held that data center efficiency was so finely tuned, there wasn’t a lot of fruit left on the tree. After a precipitous drop between 2007 and 2018, PUE has held fairly constant over the past six years. However, new opportunities for honing efficiency may significantly change the calculus for how much energy our industry will need by 2030.
- Onsite energy strategies: The ability to generate and store energy within the data center fence has been hailed as something of a silver bullet for the problem of grid constraints. However, the load profile of a hyperscale data center make the technology and finance equations challenging, and despite many pilots, we have not yet seen data center microgrids take off.
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- Sustainability & future energy for Data Centres
Conference RoomIn August, the EUDCA published a whitepaper claiming that ‘nearly 100% of the electricity consumed by IT equipment is dissipated as waste heat.” Over in the UK, TechUK warned earlier in 2024 that oper ...
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Networking Drinks Reception
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Arrival & Registration
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- Data centres as responsible grid citizens, Developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
Conference RoomRapid location specific load growth from data centres is creating challenges for grid operators, leading to bottlenecks and moratoriums for data centres in connecting new facilities. With different pl ...
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- Data centres as responsible grid citizens, Developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
Conference RoomIncreasing renewables penetration on European grids presents significant challenges to gridcos, requiring grid balancing solutions. Often with significant on-site generation and storage facilities, da ...
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- Data centres as responsible grid citizens, Developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
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Morning Networking break
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- Data centres as responsible grid citizens, Developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
Conference Roombattery energy storage systems are an enabler to supply backup power and are amongst the alternative solutions to lower costs and improve economics of BESS highlighted in this
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- Data centres as responsible grid citizens, Developing the relationship between grid operators and data centres
Conference RoomThis panel brings in multiple expert views on how they see European power prices evolving over the coming years considering political changes and macroeconomic conditions. How can large corporates suc ...
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Workshop RoomJoin the EUDCA workshop for the latest insights from industry experts and share your point of view in this collaborative workshop. This session will provide an overview of the data centre regulation l ...
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- Deep Dives
Conference RoomExcellence in renewable energy sourcing and procurement
Moderator: Melisa Simic, Senior Director of Sustainability, Nuveen Infrastructure
Navigating scope 3 emissions reporting
Moderator: Katie Schwind, Sustainability Manager Customer Projects, Siemens Energy
Architecting more energy efficient data centres: Matching energy solutions with growing datacentre loads
Moderator: Jannis Lange, Senior Manager Data Centre Solutions & Strategic Growth, E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions
What lessons can be applied to Africa?
Moderator: Mark Acton, Head of Technical Due Diligence, Future Tech and Data Centre Alliance
Investors' perspectives: What does ESG mean for data centres? Risks and opportunities
Moderator: Stijn de Kruijf, Data Centre Facility and Sustainability Expert, Royal HaskoningDHV
Energy efficiency: New designs and technologies having a tangible impact
Moderator: Sophia Flucker, Technical Director, Operational Intelligence
Rethinking redundancy: What is the path to phasing out diesel gensets?
Moderator: Anna Downson, Senior Director Sustainability, Greenscale Data Centres
Data centre-gridco relations: how can we better work together?
Moderator: Adrian Gonzalez, Programme Officer - Innovation and End-use Sectors, IRENA
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14:45-14:55 Welcome & Intro by Giovanni Scomparin, Advisor – Corporate Energy Sourcing, Eurelectric 14:55-15:10 “100% Local’? An Analysis of Local Matching in the European Guarantees of Orig ...
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- Policy actions and takeaways for the European data centre and energy industry
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- Policy actions and takeaways for the European data centre and energy industry
Conference RoomRegulations such as the CSRD reporting requirements and the EU taxonomy, from the energy efficiency directive aim to drive transparency and improve energy performance and reporting. However, for data ...
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- Policy actions and takeaways for the European data centre and energy industry
Conference RoomThis session outlines key milestones upcoming in the next 12 months that we are working towards as an industry. We will discuss the major takeaways from the course of the event and outline the top 3 p ...
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- Fitting the puzzle pieces together, policy & regulation, energy provision
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