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The European data centre market is being reshaped by one force above all others: Artificial Intelligence. Demand for AI infrastructure is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. According to Synergy Research Group (2025), hyperscale data centre capacity has more than doubled in the past five years, with AI and cloud workloads driving the majority of that growth. But AI isn’t just increasing demand. It’s fundamentally changing what infrastructure needs to look like and where it

In 2026, ESG priorities are shifting decisively from long term ambition to practical delivery as organisations confront the real financial, operational and regulatory pressures underpinning their sustainability commitments. Rising costs, limited grid capacity and geopolitical volatility are forcing companies to recalibrate net zero strategies and pair decarbonisation with climate adaptation measures. At the same time, investors continue to demand high quality, data driven sus

Polar Data Centers (Polar) are proud to announce that their collaboration with Vertiv has been recognised at the recent Data Centre World Awards 2026 in London, where they received the award for “Most Successfully Delivered Data Centre.” The award recognises the successful delivery of DRA01, our 12MW modular data centre purpose-built for AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and the most demanding advanced workloads. Setting the standard for AI infrastructure DRA01 has been e