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Going green in SEA , however , can be an uphill struggle . “ Jakarta still uses mostly coal-fired power stations ,” says Stavroulakis . “ Which is why we ' ve also got several options for doing onsite gas power generation , which is good compared to buying exclusively from the grid . Natural gas is a very good transition fuel in countries like Indonesia where there aren ' t enough renewables to go around .” JAK2 was the first data centre in Indonesia to fit a Selective Catalytic Reduction system to the diesel generators used to power its UPS , ensuring that maintaining its rate of 99.982 % uptime availability doesn ’ t come at the cost of its green ambitions .
Space DC is also actively exploring more on-demand renewable energy generation for the customers for whom green power is a must-have . “ If we have the demand from the customer , we ' ll develop our own solar array to fuel their presence in our facility ,” says Hawkins . “ We ' ve been working away in the background developing those options , and we ' re ready to start having those conversations with our customers . It ' s a good interim step that allows us to offer a far more environmentally friendly and efficient alternative to grid supply .” In the meantime , Stavroulakis and his team are exhibiting a laser-like focus on reducing the power that Space DC ’ s facilities consume . In a market where renewables are in short supply , “ It ' s better to reduce the amount of energy we use in the first place than to try and buy just solar power in a market where it isn ' t widely available .”
Harrington , whose job as COO is very much the Yin to Stavroulakis ’ Yang , is quick to add that “ Sustainability is at the heart of our business , and we instil it in everything we do - not just how we run our data centres .”
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