Meta Signs 176MWdc solar PPA with Zelestra in Texas
Meta has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Spanish renewable energy firm...
Google Signs 100MW PPA with EnBW for Power
Google has signed a 100MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with German power company EnBW...
SoleCrypt Plans 20MW Solar Powered Data Center in Bizerte, Tunisia
Anglo-Tunisian data center and solar developer SoleCrypt is planning to build a 20MW data...
€1.6B Irish Data Center Proposed in 2019 Finally Approved
A €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion) data center project finally received approval on Friday, March 13, after six years of permitting hurdles and legal challenges. Developer Art Data Centres secured planning permission in 2022, won an appeal in 2024, and successfully defended against a judicial review application in 2025. The challenge argued that Ireland’s planning appeals board, An Bord Pleanála, had overlooked several legal obligations when reviewing the data center proposal. Specifically, the application cited the presence of the Leisler’s bat in the area, claimed that the board failed “to apply and/or consider its mandatory obligation under section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015,” and contended that certain environmental factors were not properly considered in the decision. Art’s proposal will see the construction of a 200MW campus with six data halls each offering 200,000 sq ft (18,580 sqm) of space, with an 83MVA off-grid power source and partnerships with wind, solar, and biogas providers. The first phases of development are due to go live by the end of 2028. Tom McNamara...
Bridge Data Centres Plans $2.3B–$4B Investment in Singapore’s Digital Infrastructure
Bridge Data Centres plans to invest S$3–5 billion ($2.3–4 billion) in Singapore’s next-generation digital...
Microsoft and Meta Commit to $50bn in New Data Center Leases in Latest Quarter
Microsoft and Meta have each committed around $50 billion to additional data center leases...
Ciena Launches New Optical Engine Designed For The AI-driven Data Center Era
In its first new solution since acquiring Nubis Communications last year, Ciena continues to...
CPower, Bentaus, and Supermicro Complete AI Data Center Energy Orchestration Pilot Project in California
In collaboration with Supermicro, US virtual power producer (VPP) CPower Energy and AI orchestration...
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OpenAI Teams up with Tata to Expand Data Center Capacity in India
TCS’ HyperVault unit and OpenAI have agreed to a multi-year partnership to develop AI...
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E11: Building India’s Digital Backbone with Sharad Agarwal
Executive SummaryIn this episode recorded live at PTC 26, Eric Bell speaks with Sharad Agarwal, CEO of Sify Infini...
Mar 12, 2026
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E10 - AI Cooling And Data Centers With Cliff Federspiel
In this episode, we sit down with Cliff Federspiel, President and CTO of Vigilent, to explore how AI driven contro...
Feb 05, 2026
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E9 - Building Hyperscale AI Data Centers in Rural America With Wes Cummins
In this Baxtel Podcast episode, Eric Bell sits down with Wes Cummins, CEO of Applied Digital, to unpack how hypers...
Jan 15, 2026
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E8: Inside ERCOT, Black Start, Winter Storm Uri, and AI Data Center Load
In this episode, Eric Bell sits down with Russell Fletcher to unpack what it really means to operate a modern powe...
Jan 05, 2026
Dallas
E7:Now we are cooking with Gas! Behind the Meter Solutions with Nick Kruse
Nick Kruse is a chemical engineer turned energy entrepreneur who sits at the nexus of power and compute, and in th...
Sep 04, 2025
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E6: The Data Center Mystic Pete Sacco
Pete Sacco, founder of Gray Wolf Data Centers and long-time data center visionary, joins the Baxtel Podcast for a ...
Aug 06, 2025
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05/11/26 - 05/12/26 | The Tech Capital International Finance Forum 2026 | London | Data center |
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06/02/26 - 06/04/26 | Datacloud Global Congress 2026 | Cannes | Data center, Telecom & networks |
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10/20/26 - 10/23/26 | Capacity Europe 2026 | London | Telecom & networks |
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