ARK DATA CENTRES
Empowering businesses to work from anywhere in the world with mission critical facilities fueled by 100 % green energy
Ark Data Centres specialise in the design , construction and operation of high integrity data centres which lead the market in sustainability , deliver optimum security , combined with the highest levels of availability . Ark ’ s objective is to industrialise the data centre market , eliminating the errors and costs associated with one-off custom-built solutions ; favouring the inherent quality , improved performance and economies of a modular , manufactured solution .
The green agenda Industry leaders like Amazon , Microsoft and Google are driving uptake in the data centre market and have made categorical statements about their sustainability goals and how they will be achieved . Ark Data Centres openly share similar values and is approaching business in a different way says its CEO Huw Owen .
“ There ’ s been too much greenwashing and not enough action ,” he says . “ We don ' t think that ' s good enough , because it ' s not addressing the actual problems in a meaningful way that effects real change . The data centre industry is hungry on power and water so we need to develop a fit for purpose green agenda .”
The last decade has seen a huge and exponential growth in the use of data highlights Owen . “ We ’ re seeing growth in the hundreds of percent when it comes to the amount of storage and power we ’ re offering . And if you actually look at the growth in power usage , it isn ' t matching it . Evidently , some good things have been done to control that , but more needs to be done . And what ' s achieved that in large part is getting out of the old sweaty real estate data center sites into more modern and sustainable footprints .”
Ark ’ s goal is to create socially responsible data centres via a journey of continuous improvement towards sustainability objectives that benefit both its customers and the planet .
Net-Zero connectivity Ark has been sourcing green energy since 2015 . All of its facilities are now powered by 100 % renewable energy using purely natural sources . “ Our customers benefit from the lowest renewable energy prices available in the UK market , while dramatically lowering their own carbon footprint ,” reveals Owen .
It ’ s a fundamental approach that informs each stage of Ark ’ s design , build and operations cycle . All existing sites which have
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