DATA CENTRES
energy-as-a-service contract, data centre operators can achieve significant CAPEX savings – in addition to bypassing large upfront grid reinforcement fees and ongoing network supply fees. Data centre operators can also enrol biomethane generation assets in grid-balancing services such as the UK or Irish Capacity Markets. By agreeing to provide ‘turn up’ capacity, they can access additional revenue streams, offsetting a proportion of their OPEX costs. Power availability and stability aren’t the only operational and commercial risks to data centre investors and operators, of course. Facing tightening standards for what counts as ‘green’ energy, operators must be careful to secure power from renewable sources that stand up to scrutiny. As well as being additional, biomethane can be fully audited to verify its lifecycle emissions – Future Biogas’ biomethane is traced from field to flame under ISCC standards, and has independently audited lifecycle data showing a carbon intensity similar to that of wind or solar.
Being able to account for the full emissions lifecycle of a data centre energy
source means operators can substantiate their Scope 1 and 2 figures to auditors, regulators and other stakeholders. With so much public and regulatory focus on data centre power demands, this is important to investors and operators who want to avoid accusations of greenwashing, and comply with planning and connection laws – such as Ireland’s requirement for dispatchable onsite generation and emissions reporting.
A future-proof, renewable power source – available now
Considered against data centre needs and the challenges of obtaining grid connections, biomethane emerges as an ideal solution. Available on shorter timelines than large grid connections, yet offering the stability of long-term contracts and proven technology pathways, it’s more than just a means to unblock stalled projects and investment. The UK and Ireland are vital strategic locations for data centres, and among
Europe’s top five hubs, yet both countries suffer constrained electricity grids that threaten data centre growth. Biomethane can be sleeved internationally and provides a market-ready route to reliable, renewable energy that withstands the most focused scrutiny, and offers a vital way to unlock and protect investment in this vital sector of the economy. Equally, as the FLAP-D data centre markets (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris, and Dublin) approach saturation, interest in BECCS is increasing in Tier 2 and 3 regions such as the Nordics, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Poland, Austria, France, and Scotland.
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