After nearly two decades of strategic waiting, Google is officially advancing its first company-owned data center in Austria, located in Kronstorf (Linz-Land district). Strategically positioned between Vienna and Salzburg, the facility received key permitting approvals in early 2026, marking a major milestone for a 70-hectare site first acquired in 2008. The current project occupies 50 hectares (down from the original 70 hectares Google purchased in 2008, after they sold 20 hectares back to local authorities).
The project is designed as a hyperscale campus to meet surging AI and cloud demand, leveraging the nearby River Enns for sustainable cooling and the regional power grid for renewable energy. This expansion follows Microsoft’s July 2025 launch of its own three-center cloud region in the country, signaling Austria’s rapid transformation into a critical European digital hub.
In 2017, Google announced a commitment to power the company and its data centers entirely on renewable energy. In 2018, Google reached the 100% of their goal.
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Crusoe is the developer behind Google's data center campus under construction in Armstrong County, Texas, the company said on Sept. 28. The site sits outside Amarillo, and it pairs with 531 megawatts of adjacent West Texas wind, a design that puts generation rather than land at the center of the...
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September 29, 2026 Google
Google has received planning approval from An Coimisiún Pleanála to expand its data center campus at Grange Castle Business Park in Dublin, following a lengthy dispute with South Dublin County Council. The company first proposed a 72,400 sqm (779,310 sq ft) third data center building at the...
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September 23, 2026 Google
A three-month Google-sponsored battery storage pilot in Texas has shown how BESS can improve hourly carbon-free energy matching for data centers. The pilot, led by Quintrace, esVolta, and LevelTen Energy, used batteries to store surplus renewable energy and discharge it during periods of higher...
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September 19, 2026 Google
Google is exploring a new data center project in Lea County, New Mexico. The company has not disclosed further details, including the site location or facility specifications. “Though many details remain outstanding, we’re excited about the possibilities that exist in Lea County, and look forward...
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September 09, 2026 Google
Google and Blackstone’s joint venture is facing delays at several data center projects across the US, although the partnership remains optimistic about its progress. Known internally as Project Braid, the JV was formed in May 2026 to develop a cloud platform powered by Google’s Tensor Processing...
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