Sustainability Magazine February 2025 | Page 111

THOUGHT LEADER an increasingly complex distribution and transmission ecosystem .
It ’ s very important that we consider digital digital technologies and artificial intelligence to help manage grid infrastructure , both at the microgrid level and in an overall grid system model .
Data centres Digital and AI is really , really important . But that requires data centres . There ’ s been significant growth in that market . How do we make these more efficient , reliable , safe and sustainable ?
You can build a comprehensive strategy to procure PPAs and make a data centre more efficient – the digital infrastructure industry has been a leader in onboarding new green supply . You can use digital technology to reduce embodied carbon in the build process .
How do we use building information management through construction to make sure that we ’ re making the right decisions to reduce the carbon intensity of a given building ?
How do we use the most efficient cooling systems to decarbonise a data centre environment ?
As digital becomes increasingly important in our lives , it ’ s critical to remember there ’ s no digital without digital infrastructure . There ’ s no silver bullet . It ’ s going to take a system that requires digital to manage intelligently . We believe that Electricity 4.0 is the fastest path to net zero .
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