Manuel Vilaça | Energy Efficiency Manager Central Europe
Digital Realty

Manuel Vilaça is Energy Efficiency Manager Central Europe at Digital Realty, a global provider of data centre, colocation, and interconnection solutions. Digital Realty has committed to achieving carbon neutrality across its European data centre portfolio by 2030 and has already reached 100% renewable coverage for its European portfolio. Manuel drives energy efficiency standards, policies, and sustainable practices across the region's operations teams and infrastructure.

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Datacentres as support for the grid: strategies for flexibility, back up storage and grid stability in Switzerland

Analyze how Swiss datacentres can transition from heavy energy consumers into active grid assets through advanced flexibility strategies.
Evaluate the role of large-scale backup storage systems in mitigating grid congestion and securing regional power stability.

Matthias Haymoz, Executive Director, SDEA Data Center Sustainability