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Renew Economy
reneweconomy.com.au > overlooked-challenge-data-centre-boom-could-lift-e-waste-load-10-fold-increase-forever-chemical-risks

"Overlooked" challenge: Data centre boom could lift e-waste load 10-fold, increase "forever chemical" risks

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (928+ words) Australia’s environmental authorities will be faced with a wave of new e-waste loads as the data centre industry ramps up, including the handling and disposal of rising amounts of so-called “forever chemicals”. “However, they are often overlooked as sources of…...

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reneweconomy.com.au > hefty-network-fees-discussed-as-state-government-reveals-massive-scale-of-data-centre-grid-connection-demands > amp

Hefty network fees discussed as state government reveals massive scale of data centre grid connection demands

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (725+ words) NSW is aiming to set new guidelines to streamline - but also regulate - ne data centres. Source: AAP queuing up to connect Data centres seeking connection to NSW’s power grid now exceed about triple the state’s present average daily demand at…...

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reneweconomy.com.au > australias-biggest-data-centre-to-require-4-substations-2-grid-scale-power-lines-and-lots-of-diesel-backup > amp

Australia's biggest data centre to require 4 substations, 2 power lines, some batteries and 4 days of diesel backup

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1060+ words) Australia’s biggest data centre proposal to date is set to cover 610 hectares of land, and will need four substations, three sheds to house its racks, and two 330 kilovolt (kV) power lines to hook into the grid and enough diesel capacity…...