Nov 21, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Denmark
As part of the EU's Fit for 55 legislative package, it is pushing for data centers to be connected to surrounding district heating networks to use surplus heat. A new report from the Cool-Data project has comprehensively reviewed the rules and incentives around waste-heat recovery by data cent...
Jun 13, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Denmark
Telenor and Telia have teamed up with Better Energy in Denmark to sign a PPA, which will lead to the development of a new solar park. Together the telcos will be able to access 125GWh of green energy per year over the next 10 years. According to reports, the park's energy production will be en...
Sep 22, 2021 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Denmark
Denmark’s Energy Ministry has announced a new agreement, which outlines regulations and taxation on heat sent to district heating networks. This agreement, which will come into effect by 2022, will encourage businesses and district heating companies to utilize surplus heat. The Ministry of Cli...
Jul 24, 2021 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | GlobalConnect A / S
The data center industry is a multibillion-dollar industry. According to Gartner, end-user spending on data center infrastructure for 2020 was $188 billion, a 10.3% decrease from 2019’s spending. With these figures, we can reach a consensus that there’s a massive market available for data cent...
Jul 06, 2021 | Posted by Eric Advinci | Denmark
TDC Net, the Danish telecoms firm, has announced that it is moving forward with four new solar parks. This comes following TDC Net signing a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Better Energy. By 2023, the four farms will be capable of supplying 140GWh of energy each year. By 2028, the company ...
Jun 28, 2021 | Posted by Bob Tester | GlobalConnect A / S
GlobalConnect Group has announced that it has secured what it terms a ‘record debt refinancing’ worth €2.7 billion ($3.2 billion). A consortium of five Active Bookrunners, three Underwriters, and six Cornerstone Lenders coordinated by ING and SEB were responsible for the debt refinancing. The ...
Jun 30, 2017 | Posted by Bob Tester | GlobalConnect A / S
Global Connect has entered into an agreement to acquire Nianet, the Danish electricity companies' joint fibre net provider. Nianet was established in 2003 and owned jointly by 13 Danish energy companies. Nianet, which has approximately 150 employees, provides Internet and data center services...
Dec 20, 2016 | Posted by Bob Tester | GlobalConnect A / S
EQT Infrastructure acquires GlobalConnect A/S, the leading alternative provider of B2B data communication services in Denmark GlobalConnect operates in the highly attractive fiber infrastructure sector, a core market for EQT where it holds significant industry expertise EQT Infrastructure i...