ARK DATA CENTRES
Ark
Data Centres ’ sustainable approach to renewable energy in 2008 , following the acquisition of land for its first data centre facility . It has been steadily expanding ever since .
Its Head of Energy and Sustainability Pip Squire is an advocate for sustainable datacentre operations and even took to the stage at Sustainability LIVE to explain more about the company ’ s efforts to make digital solutions efficient while providing a service that requires constant attention and energy supply .
With more than 40 years in the construction industry , Squire spent 17 of them working in civil engineering and worked on a broad range of projects , focusing in the end on power , power supplies and power generation . Following this , Squire
“ I ' M PLEASED TO SAY THAT OUR INVESTORS FULLY SUPPORT OUR SUSTAINABILITY AMBITIONS ”
PIP SQUIRE HEAD OF ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY , ARK DATA CENTRES was headhunted by an American Design and Build contractor , and he spent 10 years working on the design and construction of power plants , with a focus on renewable energy systems . Power and renewable energy led to the data centre industry which has been his focus for the last 15 years .
Energy purchasing is critical , but challenging As companies decarbonise their data centre operations , the development of new sites and facilities only tackles part of the issue . Firms must look at ways to reduce emissions across existing sites and this can be achieved through purchasing , but it ’ s not a clean-cut process . As Head of Energy this is an area of the business that Squire holds a significant stake in .
198 June 2022