Oct 31, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Brussels
LCL has announced that it's replacing diesel with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) for its backup generators at its Brussels-West data center in Aalst, after investing in six new 2.25 MVA generators. The company is reportedly the first to do so in Belgium, and it aims to have all the generator...
May 23, 2022 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | InterXion
Interxion has paused its plans to expand its presence in Ireland due to a moratorium placed on new data centers by EirGrid, the country’s national grid operator. EirGrid’s de facto moratorium says that it will only consider new applications from data centers to connect to the grid on a case...
Feb 10, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | InterXion
Interxion is one of the latest companies to turn to Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) for its data center backup generator needs. The company is using HVO100 fuel and the first site in its French portfolio to make the change was its new PAR8 site, in La Courneuve, Paris. The fuel is made f...
Dec 02, 2021 | Posted by MadalineDunn | InterXion
In a move that bolsters sustainability and the circular economy, Interxion has announced that it has switched on its €15 million ($17m) river water cooling system in Marseille, France. The cooling system utilizes underground water from a former mine which is transported through 3km of buried p...
Nov 22, 2021 | Posted by MadalineDunn | InterXion
Interxion has announced that it is sponsoring an afforestation project in Palencia, Spain, as part of its sustainability efforts. This project with Reforestum will see the planting of trees in non-wooded areas spanning 24 hectares.Unlike reforestation which replenishes forest growth in areas ...
Nov 04, 2021 | Posted by MadalineDunn | InterXion
Interxion, Digital Realty's European arm, has announced that in a move to promote a circular economy, it will be using excess heat from its Schiphol AMS5 data center in the Netherlands, with business parks Schiphol-Rijk near Amsterdam. This is happening in cooperation with Polderwarmte, a Dutc...
Oct 13, 2021 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | InterXion
According to Le Monde Informatique, Interxion has plans to build a new data center campus in the Essonne region of France. Interxion filed a building permit with the DDE asking to operate a 15-hectare land in Les Ulis/Villeiuste. The site will also have a power supply of 130MW. Although det...
Dec 20, 2019 | Posted by Eric Advinci | InterXion
Interxion has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Icolo, a Kenyan data centre operator, and that it has also entered into a strategic partnership with the Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund (PRIF). PRIF will invest in Icolo and will continue to co-invest with Interx...