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Iron Mountain extends commitment to greenhouse gas reduction

Wed, 27th Feb 2019
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The company recently announced the formal approval from the Science Based Targets initiative of its 2025 greenhouse gas emissions goals.
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Iron Mountain achieves 100% renewable energy at EU data centres

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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Iron Mountain celebrates 100% renewable energy milestone at its EU data centres, improving sustainability in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK.
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Denmark wins out as host of 2018 Datacloud Nordic event

Tue, 5th Jun 2018
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The event has previously been held in Sweden and Norway so it seems fitting that Denmark would get its turn to host its Nordic neighbours.
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Renewable's rise: Report reveals countries with most wind power

Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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2017 saw installed wind energy capacity surging around the world with huge investment - nations experienced up to 50 percent growth.
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Google ups EU investment to EUR 1b with new Belgium data centre and solar plant

Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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​Google has announced plans to continue its large investment in Europe with new data centre infrastructure planned for Belgium.
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Microsoft buys all power from Irish wind farm for 15 years to power cloud

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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Microsoft is buying every single kilowatt of energy that is produced from GE's new 37 megawatt wind farm in Ireland to support growing cloud demand.
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Change is in the air: Digital Realty to power data centers with wind

Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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Digital Realty Trust agreed to buy enough wind power to offset all of the energy spent in its colocation and interconnection facilities in the U.S.