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Japan Data Center Update 39: Japan Explores Workload Shifting as a Source of Energy System Flexibility

Publication date: Oct 14, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 39: Japan Explores Workload Shifting as a Source of Energy System Flexibility Workload shifting (WLS) could allow data centers to adjust when and where they consume electricity, reducing demand in regions experiencing grid constraints or high electricity prices and shifting workloads to locations or periods with …

Japan Data Center Update 24: Operational Innovation and Efficiency Move Up Japan’s Data Center Agenda

Publication date: June 30, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 24: Operational Innovation and Efficiency Move Up Japan’s Data Center Agenda NTT Data to leverage data center UPS as flexibility for the balancing market NTT Data announced that it will provide power from uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems installed at its domestic data centers as flexibility …

Japan Data Center Update 22: Tokyo Leads New Focus on Data Center Waste Heat and Clean Power

Publication date: June 16, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 22: Tokyo Leads New Focus on Data Center Waste Heat and Clean Power TMG seeks startups with innovative ideas for the use of data center waste heat Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has launched a tender for applications for its “Program to Promote Unused Heat Utilization by …

Japan Data Center Update 21: The Tech Race –  Fuji Electric’s 85% Power-Saving Cooling Unit

Publication date: June 9, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 21: The Tech Race –  Fuji Electric’s 85% Power-Saving Cooling Unit Fuji Electric’s Ejector Cooling Unit Cuts Cooling Power by up to 85% Fuji Electric announced that it has developed the world’s first ejector cooling unit, which can reduce electricity consumption for cooling data center servers …