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Iceotope named in Sunday Times BGF 10 Green Tech to Watch UK companies
NTT further expands its data centre footprint in the UK
Iceotope , a leader in chassis-level liquid cooling technologies from the cloud to the Edge , has been acknowledged as a Sunday Times BGF 10 Green Tech to Watch in this year ’ s Sunday Times Tech Track 100 listing .
David Craig , CEO , Iceotope , said : “ Being recognised as a Green Tech to Watch by the Sunday Times BGF demonstrates the growing understanding of Iceotope ’ s chassis-level immersion cooling technologies and the positive impact it ' s having in enabling the data centre industry to easily accommodate the increasing heat loads from the latest processor roadmaps and making their net-zero emission pledge a reality by bringing game-changing reductions in energy and water consumption .”
The inclusion in this group of pioneering tech companies recognises the company ’ s position as a significant player in the liquid cooling market and as a leader in chassislevel liquid cooling .
Stephen Welton , Executive Chairman , BGF – the main sponsor , said : “ Turning netzero emission pledge into reality is a huge opportunity for investors , but it requires significant capital . BGF plans to increase investment into sustainable businesses from 5 % today up to 20 % in the next 18 months . The 10 Green Tech to Watch is a great platform to showcase promising companies in this space .”
Global Data Center , a division of NTT , a world-leading global technology services provider , has begun construction of its Hemel Hempstead 4 Data Centre , located close to London , with plans to open at the end of 2021 .
Hemel Hempstead 4 Data Centre will join NTT ’ s other UK expansion project , London 1 , due to open this autumn 2020 , alongside its five existing data centres in Hemel Hempstead and Slough . NTT is investing a total of around £ 500 million on these expansion projects in the UK market .
Together , NTT ’ s London hub of data centres will deliver a total of over 100 MW IT load once fully completed .
This current UK expansion is part of the ongoing growth strategy of the Global Data Center division , which operates the third-largest data centre platform in the world , with over 160 data centres spanning more than 20 countries and regions . The new Hemel Hempstead 4 Data Centre will offer flexible , scalable data centre space , with options for high power density , to meet its clients ' growing demand for scalable and reliable data centre services in the UK market .
Hemel Hempstead 4 Data Centre , like all other NTT UK data centre sites , will be connected to our multi-service interconnection platform , providing access to multiple carriers and the major cloud providers .
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