DATACLOUD Energy & ESG Europe 2025 brought together leading industry leaders, political decision -makers and sustainability experts in order to investigate the future of energy and environmental responsibility in digital infrastructure. JSAS's own Candace Sipos and Laurel Burton were on site at the event and enjoyed the dynamic networking opportunities and revealing meetings.
It is one of the most important conferences for digital infrastructure of the year when it comes to sustainability and with a little more than 400 decision-makers present-it is the ideal size for deep, thoughtful conversations.
From discussions to strategies for renewable energies to regulatory considerations to innovations with carbon cuts, the event provided valuable knowledge for the industry. Here are our five most important highlights of this year's conference:
Important topics examined for sustainable data centers in 2025
The conference dealt with central topics that shape the future of sustainable data centers, including:
- Innovative energy efficiency strategies
- Integration of renewable energy sources
- Progress in the grid connection
- Navigate developing regulatory landscapes
According to Mark Acton, who opened and closed the event with important comments, some feelings came up again and again during the entire conference:
- Nuclear comes.
- Planning is critical and the industry has to do better.
- Multi-use data center / technology parks are required.
- Government organizations, supply companies, data center operators and end users have to have better, more well-founded 4-way talks.
- We are not yet clear where AI is going, so we still have to talk to customers about it.
Distinguished Speaker listing
The event consisted of an impressive list of industry leaders who shared their know -how about sustainability, energy efficiency and regulatory challenges. The speakers included Lex Coors from Digital Realty, François Sterer of Data4, Michael Winteron from Euda and Daniele Paci from the European Commission JRC.
In addition, Miranda Gardiner from Imasons Climate Accord, Dame Dawn Childs of Pure DataTers Group and Cara Mascini from Switch Datacenter's important insights into the future of a sustainable digital infrastructure. In fact, women comprised more than 40% of the speaker-constellation-an incredible improvement for our industry!
Digital Infra Leaders Europe Europe Summit 2024 Report
A big highlight was the publication of the report “CEO CEO CEO in the Energy Challenge”. This comprehensive document creates strategies and initiatives of managers of the digital infrastructure in order to meet requirements for increasing power and strict sustainability goals.
Networking opportunities with industrial innovators
The conference facilitated sensible discussions between data center operators, grid managers, innovators for renewable energies and regulatory authorities and promotion of cooperations that aim to advance the future of energy-efficient digital infrastructure.
Commitment to future engagements
The participants were encouraged to register their interest in the 2026 event and to underline the continuous commitment to the promotion of sustainable practices within the industry.
DATACLOUD Energy & ESG Europe 2025 served as a central platform for sharing knowledge, researching innovative solutions and forging partnerships for navigation in the developing landscape of energy and sustainability in the sector of the data center.