At Datacloud Global Congress 2026, Capacity’s Amber Jackson speaks with Aaron Lewis, Chief Commercial Officer for Data Centres at Johnson Controls, about the key pressures shaping the data centre market as deployments scale across Europe. From power, efficiency and water use to sound mitigation and community impact, he outlines how the industry is adapting through new thermal technologies, flexible cooling solutions and stronger collaboration with stakeholders. He also shares why innovation, workforce development and responsible community engagement will be critical to the next phase of growth.






