Veolia launches circular offering to cut data centre energy and water use

Veolia has launched a new global offer for data centres, Data Center Resource 360, which it says is ‘designed to address the critical environmental and operational challenges facing the rapidly expanding digital infrastructure sector, while supporting the resilience of communities and responding to their critical resource needs.’

Veolia’s all-in-one offering is designed to be rapidly deployed to moving data centres into carbon-neutral, water-positive, circular hubs. To get to this, Resource 360 will achieve up to 20% energy reuse, together with a cut of up to 75% in water footprint, and up to 95% recycling and reuse of waste), the firm said.

Applying this will ‘power resilient, high-performance, and truly sustainable future digital infrastructure, while contributing to the long-term environmental security and resilience of territories,’ the company added.

The company added that its offer places a particular emphasis on the integration and acceptability of the data centres into local ecosystems, at a time when environmental security is emerging as a key strategic priority.

Veolia noted that the global data centre market is experiencing exponential growth, with overall capacity projected to expand by approximately 11% per year through to 2034. Yet nearly half of all planned or under-construction facilities could face potential permitting delays or restrictions, driven primarily by concerns around water consumption, local resource constraints, and energy consumption.

In this context, the firm added, the market for integrated data centre solutions which address these challenges is huge – currently valued at around $5 billion per year by 2030 globally.

Veolia said that as it is already active alongside the 10 leading global data centre operators worldwide on over 100 facilities, it has a unique understanding of their needs, combined with strong international expertise and a portfolio of proprietary technologies in water, waste and energy management, enabling it to design the most relevant offering on the market.

Estelle Brachlianoff, CEO of Veolia, pictured at the Resource 360 launch, said:

We are proud to be the first and only company delivering a truly global, integrated and circular solution for data centres. This is a strategic market, at the crossroads of the digital and ecological revolutions. At a time when environmental security has become a geostrategic issue, and access to key resources such as water and energy is increasingly critical, helping operators make data centres more resource-efficient, resilient and connected to their communities is essential. We can help turn these infrastructures into true allies of local communities, delivering environmental value with digital performance.”

She added that the offer is fully aligned with the company’s GreenUp strategic plan, which aims to accelerate the ecological transformation across all sectors by offering concrete, scalable and high-impact solutions.

Veolia’s strategic and priority growth markets include the US, Germany, the UK and France, where data centre development is accelerating and environmental expectations are the highest in the world.