Utilities stories
Tighter EU compliance rules are driving demand for access controls as the security supplier expands its regional sales push across Western Europe.
A clearer route for utilities to control home devices could cut integration costs for manufacturers as demand response programmes expand.
AI workloads could add more than 150 GW of data centre demand, pushing operators to rethink power, cooling and grid resilience.
The enlarged group will target AI contracts in regulated industries, as the deal lifts annual revenue above EUR €500 million and adds 550 staff.
Stronger demand for gas turbines and grid equipment lifted first-quarter orders, revenue and profit, prompting a higher 2026 outlook.
Grid operators and communities are facing mounting pressure as AI-driven data centre demand strains ageing networks and slows approvals worldwide.
Rising electricity and water demands from AI facilities are driving a push for common sustainability standards and green finance criteria.
Continuous cell-level monitoring is being extended into Zone 1 and Zone 2 battery rooms, reducing risky site entries and compliance burden.
The hire strengthens Cogna’s push overseas as it seeks to scale its AI platform for utilities, gas and construction customers.
Customers in mining and energy will get tighter links between maintenance planning, sourcing and supply agreements after the acquisition.
The Dublin event drew 450 delegates as Ireland's infrastructure planners turned to location data for housing, transport and utilities decisions.
Deloitte says NZ firms must redesign jobs and systems for the AI era as robotics, cyber risk and labour shortages reshape work.
Many small businesses may delay investment and hiring unless the Federal Budget delivers tax relief and help with rising costs.
Cloudwerx is chasing demand from defence, energy and government clients as it opens in Adelaide and broadens its national transformation team.
The tie-up will help Waracle lift data and AI revenue as regulated industries spend more on cloud modernisation and specialist consulting.
Growth has spread beyond banking in Canada, with telecoms, utilities and retailers helping lift the country’s top brand values 16 per cent.
Forecasts may overstate Australia’s data centre build-out unless early-stage projects secure finance, approvals and power connections.
Rising AI and cloud demand is straining power, water and planning systems as investors pour into Australia’s data centre sector.
The Mississippi site is set to become Amazon's first data centre in the state to cool operations with treated wastewater, easing pressure on local water supplies.
Procurement teams in defence and critical infrastructure may now view White Rook Cyber more favourably after its CREST testing approval.
