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Google Signs 600MW Solar Energy Deal in South Carolina

Google has signed an energy deal to procure renewable energy credits (RECs) in South Carolina that allows Google to invest in and purchase RECs from a portfolio of more than 600 MW of new solar and solar with storage projects being developed by EnergyRe in South Carolina."Strengthening the gri...

May 21, 2025

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Equinix Launches First Indonesian Data Center in Jakarta

Equinix this week inaugurated its first International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Jakarta via a joint venture with PT Astra International Tbk. JK1 is an eight-story facility offering 550 cabinets in the first phase. At full build-out, the facility will offer a total capacity of 1,60...

May 15, 2025

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Microsoft to Purchase 1.5 Million Tons of Carbon Removal Credits in India

Microsoft has agreed to purchase 1.5 million tons of carbon removal credits over the next 30 years from a large-scale afforestation project in India. The agreement was signed with Climate Impact Partners, a provider of carbon markets solutions, and Terra Natural Capital, a firm that offers cli...

March 14, 2025

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Riot Platforms plans expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads

Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms is considering an expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads and has appointed three new directors to its board to evaluate whether spare capacity can be repurposed.Riot, which develops some of the largest mining facilities in t...

February 12, 2025

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Microsoft acquires land in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for data center development

Microsoft has purchased another 240 acres of land in Wisconsin for data center projects. The land in question is nearby to Microsoft's existing Mount Pleasant project, construction on which was "paused" at the start of this year. At the time, Microsoft said: “We have paused early construction ...

January 30, 2025

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Clayco launches dedicated data center division

US construction contractor Clayco last week announced the launch of Clayco Compute, an integrated data center delivery business unit focused on specialized construction of advanced technology centers to cater to data center and quantum computing construction projects. The unit will encompass l...

January 23, 2025

Equinix

Servier expands partnership with Google AI

International pharmaceutical group Servier has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate the research and development (R&D) of pharmaceuticals.This expanded five-year agreement will see Servier using Google Cloud's AI offerings for R&D. Google Cloud will help Servier to ...

January 21, 2025

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Google Cloud and Formula E announce expanded multi-year partnership

Google Cloud and Formula E have announced that they will be entering a new multi-year artificial intelligence (AI) and technology partnership. As part of the agreement, Google Cloud will serve as Formula E’s Official Cloud Technology Services Partner and Official Cloud Security Partner.Jeff Do...

January 15, 2025

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Everseen X Google Cloud partner for Vision AI for retail stores

Everseen and Google Cloud are partnering on a Vision AI offering for retail stores, combining Everseen's Vision AI platform with Google Distribute Cloud and Google's Vertex AI platform."Our goal is to provide Vision AI solutions that drive measurable results for retailers— reducing shrink, enh...

January 15, 2025

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Uranium prices hit all-time high

Uranium prices have hit an all-time high, with artificial intelligence data centers driving increased demand for nuclear fuel. comes as large data center operators have begun prioritizing nuclear power as a crucial energy source for their operations. According to an FT report, the price of enr...

January 15, 2025

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Microsoft to expand cloud offering in Luxembourg

Microsoft is planning to expand its cloud computing services in Luxembourg through its Microsoft Belux (Belgium-Luxembourg) department. This will give Luxembourg-based customers access to Microsoft's cloud computing offerings while maintaining data sovereignty and reducing latency.In a report ...

January 09, 2025

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Penta Infra gets pension fund PGGM

PGGM, which invests on behalf of Dutch pension fund PFZW, has acquired a 49 percent stake in the European data center provider from Photon Capital, an investor that has been involved with Penta Infra since its inception.Bob Sprengers, CEO at Penta Infra, said: "We are proud to welcome PGGM as...

January 02, 2025

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Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution

Equinix and Dell Technologies are teaming up to offer a private AI solution that enables customers to train AI models on public and private clouds deployed on-premises. Using the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia which combines Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with Nvidia GPUs, the Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet p...

January 01, 2025

Equinix

Equinix to acquire BT Group's Irish data center business for €59 million

Equinix has agreed to acquire BT Group's Irish data center business for €59 million ($61.3m). The transaction, expected to be completed in H1 of 2025, includes two operational data centers in CityWest and Ballycoolin, Dublin. BT's decision to divest is part of a broader strategy to transition...

December 26, 2024

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Equinix partners with Dell Technologies for private AI solution

Equinix and Dell Technologies are teaming up to offer a private AI solution that enables customers to train AI models on public and private clouds deployed on-premises. Using the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia which combines Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with Nvidia GPUs, the Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet p...

December 20, 2024

Equinix

Penta Infra bags new investors

PGGM, which invests on behalf of Dutch pension fund PFZW, has acquired a 49 percent stake in the European data center provider from Photon Capital, an investor that has been involved with Penta Infra since its inception. Bob Sprengers, CEO at Penta Infra, said: "We are proud to welcome PGGM a...

December 20, 2024

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Microsoft launches local Azure zones in Australia

Microsoft this week that it will make a "significant extension of its global data center footprint to Western Australia (WA) to help meet the growing demand for cloud and AI services across the state and support economic growth." The expansion will see Microsoft deploy an Azure Extended Zone t...

December 16, 2024

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Microsoft launches New Zealand cloud region

Microsoft, today, has launched its first cloud region in New Zealand located in Aotearoa. This region will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy and use air cooling technology. The company first announced plans to develop a data center region in New Zealand in May 2020, receiving approval...

December 13, 2024

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Energy Vault partners with RSDC for novel battery storage system

Energy Vault has partnered with data center operator RSDC to deliver 2GW/20GWh of primary power to RSDC data centers through its battery energy storage system (BESS). Energy Vault will deploy its B-Nest BESS, a modular multi-story structure designed to house stackable lithium-ion BESS units at...

December 12, 2024

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Microsoft launches New Zealand cloud region

Microsoft, today, has launched its first cloud region in New Zealand located in Aotearoa. This region will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy and use air cooling technology. The company first announced plans to develop a data center region in New Zealand in May 2020, receiving approval...

December 12, 2024

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