"As energy stands as the backbone of data centre operations, the industry finds itself grappling with mounting pressure and constraints imposed on the electricity grid. This challenge presents an intricate dilemma since it is poised to persist in the foreseeable future."

"The imperative to address sustainability within the data centre realm has never been more pressing. In spite of the impressive 'greening' improvements made by the industry over the past decade, customers, regulators and investors are increasingly demanding greater sustainability efforts."

"Construction costs for a data centre increased by 6.5%, reaching an average of $9.1m per MW (€8.4m) across Europe. Zurich is still the most expensive market in Europe."

"The European data centre market is expected to expand rapidly, propelled by a 31% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in international bandwidth usage and a 15.9% CAGR in the AI sector from 2024 to 2030."

"Passing on higher energy costs can reduce the impact of the energy crisis for industrial and logistics occupiers"

"Europe has countered the impact of the energy crisis strongly but will be (truly) tested again next winter"

"Where are the key employment clusters?"

"Renewable energy will permanently occupy less than 1% of the total UK land area, but it must still compete against existing and emerging land uses"