Australia’s first parliamentary inquiry into data centres has launched. While there is always a focus on how data centre growth drives electricity and water demand, the critical link between water cooling towers and diesel backup power often flies under the radar. The inquiry explicitly calls out the use of diesel for backup generation, including the associated emissions and health impacts.

The APAC data center boom is a story of innovation and opportunity, but it must also be one of responsibility. HVO presents a rare win-win: a clean, scalable alternative that allows data center operators to significantly reduce their carbon footprint without sacrificing uptime or reliability.