HOCHTIEF, a leading construction company, is investing a mid-double-digit million euro amount to build a sustainable edge data center in Brake, Germany. Spanning 10,000 square meters, the facility is designed for high energy efficiency and will utilize 100% renewable energy, primarily from local photovoltaic systems.
The data center, part of the YEXIO network, is scheduled for completion by 2027 and will feature a direct water-cooling system, sustainable timber construction, and waste heat integration into the local district heating network.
Yorizon Cloud is a European initiative committed to building a future-proof digital infrastructure for the continent. This newly formed company prioritizes high performance, robust security compliance, and sustainability in its cloud computing and green IT solutions. By integrating data centers, server hardware, and hypervisors – traditionally siloed operations – Yorizon aims to overcome inefficiencies and high carbon emissions. Their unique, holistic approach focuses on efficiency and sustainability from planning to implementation, creating a new standard for enterprise cloud.
Leveraging the expertise of its shareholders, HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions and Thomas-Krenn AG, Yorizon provides an integrated cloud stack, from sustainable YEXIO data centers and high-performance, energy-efficient servers to its own hypervisor. The company emphasizes digital sovereignty, data security within Europe, and offers comprehensive cloud services, including IaaS and PaaS. Yorizon's mission is to empower businesses of all sizes to accelerate their digital transformation through sustainable cloud technologies, fostering a strong partner ecosystem to achieve this goal.
July 18, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
A planned Stack Infrastructure data center in Hesse, Germany, has been canceled. The hyperscale facility, planned for a site near Babenhausen southeast of Frankfurt, was dropped due to uncertainty over local government support. The €3 billion ($3.4bn) project was expected to create up to 200...
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July 11, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
A new municipal data center is under construction in Meppen, Lower Saxony, Germany, as part of Emsland’s broader IT infrastructure upgrade. The €3.4 million ($3.8 million) facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2027, though local authorities have not disclosed its planned capacity....
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July 01, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
A 150MW data center proposed in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany, has faced local opposition. Developed by Uniq Land, the project would be built on a 55,000 sqm site near Langenhorn in North Frisia, with potential to expand grid capacity to 300MW. The plan received a hostile response at a...
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May 25, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
Yorizon and ACS-owned construction firm Hochtief have broken ground on a new data center in Herne, located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The facility will be the third ‘Yexio’ data center the companies are developing in the region and the fourth across Germany. The project forms part of...
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May 23, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
A large, unnamed developer is planning a data center and energy park near Wilhelmshaven in Sengwarden, Lower Saxony, with project costs estimated in the billions of euros. The exact scale and purpose of the facility have not yet been disclosed.Few additional details have been released by the...
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