Discover 2025’s top data center trends: AI-driven sustainability challenges, hybrid cooling solutions, eco-friendly materials, international expansion, and regulatory compliance. Expert analysis from SubZero Engineering on navigating the evolving data center landscape.

Over the last few years and looking to the near future, the demand for data processing has soared exponentially at rates previously thought inconceivable. Goldman Sachs Research estimates that while data centres currently consume approximately 1-2% of the world’s overall power, this is expected to grow by 160% by the end of the decade, and 2022-2030 carbon emissions are predicted to double!

The potential risk of data centers becoming stranded assets due to their power-intensive nature. As data centers increasingly handle High-Performance Computing (HPC), facilities can be challenged when it comes to delivering the output demanded while balancing the economic viability with the needs of the environment.