Space based data centres: Will they be viable?
Dr. Atanu Chaudhuri explores whether space-based data centres could solve Earth’s growing digital infrastructure crisis while balancing sustainability, latency, cost and technological feasibility.
Sustainability
The industrial evolution of 3D printing in construction
Industrial 3D printing is transforming construction through sustainable materials, design flexibility and on-demand manufacturing, enabling faster, efficient building methods and reducing environmental impact.
Earth Day 2026: Scaling sustainably in the age of AI
AI growth is driving resource demand, but industry leaders reveal how innovation, efficiency and cultural change can help businesses scale sustainably without compromising environmental responsibility.
Balancing AI growth with the data centre sector’s sustainability challenge
The UK’s AI-driven data centre expansion brings mounting sustainability pressures, forcing operators to balance soaring compute demand with energy efficiency, regulatory compliance and environmental performance.
How Danfoss is using AI to revolutionise building energy efficiency
How Danish engineering giant Danfoss is using advanced IoT and AI to deliver dramatic energy efficiency gains to buildings around the world.
In pursuit of greener streams, sustainable ad tech is reshaping media as we know it
Frank Maguire of Equativ explores how sustainable ad tech is reducing carbon emissions, increasing transparency, and reshaping digital media while driving efficiency, accountability, and trust across the advertising supply chain.
Extinct creatures. Explosive ideas. Innovation needs creativity
Creative storytelling transforms scientific breakthroughs into cultural movements — from mammoth meatballs to AI art — making innovation relatable, emotional, and impactful for the public
AI remains underused in the race to Net Zero – it’s time for change
AI is ready to help achieve Net Zero in marine industries—but remains underused. To unlock its potential, we must prioritise data infrastructure, policy, and collaboration.
Obstacles to net zero: The renewable challenges facing all UK businesses
UK businesses face rising pressure to reach net zero by 2050. Overcoming renewable energy and reporting challenges requires urgent, data-driven, and flexible sustainability strategies.
The hidden carbon cost of business tech: Beyond AI hype, what else are we overlooking?
As global headlines focus on the environmental cost of artificial intelligence – from the staggering energy required to train large
Improving water efficiency for farmers with IoT and generative AI
Generative AI and IoT are transforming water efficiency in farming, helping farmers save resources, cut costs, and grow better crops despite climate-driven drought conditions.
Is AI the key to reliable emissions tracking in a net-zero world?
Jim Hietala of The Open Group explains how AI, paired with data standardisation, enables accurate emissions tracking—vital for organisations striving toward a net-zero future.
Sustainable construction’s tipping point: Will tech, policy, or practical action make the biggest impact?
Saskia Manson of re:new argues sustainable construction’s tipping point hinges on tech, policy, and action. Reusing materials, not just recycling, offers vast carbon savings.
Data has a water problem. Here’s what we can do about it.
The data centre market is exploding at a rapid rate, mainly driven by the march of artificial intelligence (AI), which
4 green technologies for resource-intensive businesses
The single biggest threat humanity is currently facing is climate change. It’s causing a rise in global temperature, sea level,
Mitigating AI’s environmental impact: A path to sustainable innovation
Discover how businesses can mitigate AI’s environmental impact through energy-efficient models, sustainable data centres, circular economy strategies, and AI-driven sustainability solutions.
Balancing AI innovation with environmental responsibility
EcoOnline’s David Picton on how businesses can successfully negotiate the trade-offs between the promises of AI and their progress towards net zero.
Can battery energy storage prove its worth and unlock the UK’s clean energy future?
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are essential to the UK’s renewable energy future, addressing reliability, grid stability, and economic feasibility while reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
How tech leaders can drive community impact with data centre ESG initiatives
Mark Pestridge of Telehouse Europe highlights how tech leaders can leverage data centre ESG initiatives to drive sustainability, workforce development, and community impact while advancing corporate goals.
How a data center ecosystem can mitigate the impact of AI
AI’s exponential growth fuels soaring data center demand, straining power grids and ecosystems. Sustainable infrastructure and circular economy solutions can mitigate AI’s environmental impact while benefiting local communities.
Agritech and the future of farming
As the agricultural sector evolves, agritech innovations are pivotal in addressing challenges such as climate change, food security, and sustainable
Using AI in agriculture could be key to food security
Seizo Onoe of International Telecommunication Union explores how AI-powered agriculture can boost food security, optimise farming, and support sustainability—helping to feed a growing global population.
How technology can be used to fight the hunger and climate crisis
Dr. David Nickell and Corinne Bonadei of dsm-firmenich explore how precision livestock farming and data-driven tech can tackle global hunger while reducing agriculture’s environmental impact.
Revolutionising data centres with AI for a sustainable future
With rising data center demands, balancing energy efficiency and performance is crucial. AI offers a transformative solution, revolutionising how we optimise resources.
Semtech: Sensing a future of sustainable IoT
Semtech CEO Mohan Maheswaran on LoRa’s role in building IoT for a truly sustainable digital future.
Amref takes a digital leap forward with GSK and Cognizant
The COVID-19 pandemic further exposed the challenges to healthcare iCOVID-19 exposed healthcare challenges in sub-Saharan Africa; Amref’s digital capabilities surged with GSK and Cognizant support.
The carbon-negative data centre of the future
An ambitious blueprint has been unveiled for a carbon-negative data centre of the future
Partners For Change
How Mars, Google, and AMV BBDO proved to a sceptical world that coral reefs can be restored.
Financial inclusion: Learning from cash for better products
Financial literacy is highly valuable, but the prevailing idea that education is the only solution to financial exclusion often overlooks
We need stronger incentives to drive sustainable construction
From DJ to jobbing builder to the boss of sustainable house builder Gusto Construction, Steff Wright says government must act to lift ‘woefully low standards’ in service of the planet.
Neil Spann
Neil Spann is Managing Director of Power Roll, a startup at the cutting edge of innovation in the solar energy space. In this podcast, Neil talks to Stuart Hodge about breaking down adoption barriers and how Power Roll’s unique solar film is generating energy for underserved communities around the world.
Martin McKay
Martin McKay is founder and CEO of Texthelp, an international education technology company. He speaks to Stuart Hodge about the power of “learning analytics” and considers the possibility of a fully automated classroom.
Sustainability
Space based data centres: Will they be viable?
Dr. Atanu Chaudhuri explores whether space-based data centres could solve Earth’s growing digital infrastructure crisis while balancing sustainability, latency, cost and technological feasibility.
The industrial evolution of 3D printing in construction
Industrial 3D printing is transforming construction through sustainable materials, design flexibility and on-demand manufacturing, enabling faster, efficient building methods and reducing environmental impact.
Earth Day 2026: Scaling sustainably in the age of AI
AI growth is driving resource demand, but industry leaders reveal how innovation, efficiency and cultural change can help businesses scale sustainably without compromising environmental responsibility.
Balancing AI growth with the data centre sector’s sustainability challenge
The UK’s AI-driven data centre expansion brings mounting sustainability pressures, forcing operators to balance soaring compute demand with energy efficiency, regulatory compliance and environmental performance.
How Danfoss is using AI to revolutionise building energy efficiency
How Danish engineering giant Danfoss is using advanced IoT and AI to deliver dramatic energy efficiency gains to buildings around the world.
In pursuit of greener streams, sustainable ad tech is reshaping media as we know it
Frank Maguire of Equativ explores how sustainable ad tech is reducing carbon emissions, increasing transparency, and reshaping digital media while driving efficiency, accountability, and trust across the advertising supply chain.
Extinct creatures. Explosive ideas. Innovation needs creativity
Creative storytelling transforms scientific breakthroughs into cultural movements — from mammoth meatballs to AI art — making innovation relatable, emotional, and impactful for the public
AI remains underused in the race to Net Zero – it’s time for change
AI is ready to help achieve Net Zero in marine industries—but remains underused. To unlock its potential, we must prioritise data infrastructure, policy, and collaboration.
Obstacles to net zero: The renewable challenges facing all UK businesses
UK businesses face rising pressure to reach net zero by 2050. Overcoming renewable energy and reporting challenges requires urgent, data-driven, and flexible sustainability strategies.
The hidden carbon cost of business tech: Beyond AI hype, what else are we overlooking?
As global headlines focus on the environmental cost of artificial intelligence – from the staggering energy required to train large
Improving water efficiency for farmers with IoT and generative AI
Generative AI and IoT are transforming water efficiency in farming, helping farmers save resources, cut costs, and grow better crops despite climate-driven drought conditions.
Is AI the key to reliable emissions tracking in a net-zero world?
Jim Hietala of The Open Group explains how AI, paired with data standardisation, enables accurate emissions tracking—vital for organisations striving toward a net-zero future.
Sustainable construction’s tipping point: Will tech, policy, or practical action make the biggest impact?
Saskia Manson of re:new argues sustainable construction’s tipping point hinges on tech, policy, and action. Reusing materials, not just recycling, offers vast carbon savings.
Data has a water problem. Here’s what we can do about it.
The data centre market is exploding at a rapid rate, mainly driven by the march of artificial intelligence (AI), which
4 green technologies for resource-intensive businesses
The single biggest threat humanity is currently facing is climate change. It’s causing a rise in global temperature, sea level,
Mitigating AI’s environmental impact: A path to sustainable innovation
Discover how businesses can mitigate AI’s environmental impact through energy-efficient models, sustainable data centres, circular economy strategies, and AI-driven sustainability solutions.
Balancing AI innovation with environmental responsibility
EcoOnline’s David Picton on how businesses can successfully negotiate the trade-offs between the promises of AI and their progress towards net zero.
Can battery energy storage prove its worth and unlock the UK’s clean energy future?
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are essential to the UK’s renewable energy future, addressing reliability, grid stability, and economic feasibility while reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
How tech leaders can drive community impact with data centre ESG initiatives
Mark Pestridge of Telehouse Europe highlights how tech leaders can leverage data centre ESG initiatives to drive sustainability, workforce development, and community impact while advancing corporate goals.
How a data center ecosystem can mitigate the impact of AI
AI’s exponential growth fuels soaring data center demand, straining power grids and ecosystems. Sustainable infrastructure and circular economy solutions can mitigate AI’s environmental impact while benefiting local communities.
Agritech and the future of farming
As the agricultural sector evolves, agritech innovations are pivotal in addressing challenges such as climate change, food security, and sustainable
Using AI in agriculture could be key to food security
Seizo Onoe of International Telecommunication Union explores how AI-powered agriculture can boost food security, optimise farming, and support sustainability—helping to feed a growing global population.
How technology can be used to fight the hunger and climate crisis
Dr. David Nickell and Corinne Bonadei of dsm-firmenich explore how precision livestock farming and data-driven tech can tackle global hunger while reducing agriculture’s environmental impact.
Revolutionising data centres with AI for a sustainable future
With rising data center demands, balancing energy efficiency and performance is crucial. AI offers a transformative solution, revolutionising how we optimise resources.