Amazon overtakes Google to become largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the US after announcing 14 new renewable projects Amazon has overtaken Google as the largest corporate buyer of green energy in the United States. It also holds the title of being the largest renewable energy buyer in Europe. This comes after the Company announced its fourteen new green energy projects in the Us, Spain, Finland, and Canada.Wi... June 23, 2021 Amazon AWS
AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers The Fauquier Times reports that Amazon Web Services is planning to buy 41.7 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if the town finally changes its rules to allow the construction of data centers. At a Warrenton Planning Commission, it was proposed that the rule be changed and data centers... June 17, 2021 Amazon AWS
Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers It has been announced that social media giant Facebook and the Singapore government are joining forces to fund a $17 million (S$23m) project to address the need to boost the number of sustainable data centers built in tropical climates. The programme is also being funded by Singapore's Nationa... June 16, 2021 Singapore
AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE) Amazon Web Services has announced plans to build a new data center region in UAE. The new zone will have three Availability Zones, and it will be open before the mid of 2022. Upon completion, the region will be AWS’s second region in the Middle East after opening a Bahrain region two years ago... May 28, 2021 Amazon AWS