energy markets

"The Welsh Government, under Plaid Cymru’s (Plaid) proposed programme, sets out a renewable-led, community-focused and decentralised energy strategy aimed at accelerating decarbonisation, while retaining greater economic value within Wales."

"For the real estate sector, energy is an additional differentiator against a more volatile geopolitical backdrop. "

"Allocation Round 7a (AR7a) was the latest UK Government Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction, supporting renewable energy projects. "

"Europe’s data centre industry will increasingly hinge on energy resilience, as AI growtrupert duckh and electrification amplify pressure on ageing grids and accelerate the shift to renewables"

"The imperative to address sustainability within the data centre realm has never been more pressing. In spite of the impressive 'greening' improvements made by the industry over the past decade, customers, regulators and investors are increasingly demanding greater sustainability efforts."

"Construction costs for a data centre increased by 6.5%, reaching an average of $9.1m per MW (€8.4m) across Europe. Zurich is still the most expensive market in Europe."

"The European data centre market is expected to expand rapidly, propelled by a 31% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in international bandwidth usage and a 15.9% CAGR in the AI sector from 2024 to 2030."