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Read Equinix to Reuse Data Center Heat to Warm Homes in Milan
Equinix has partnered with Italian energy company A2A to recover waste heat from its data center campus in Settimo Milanese and feed it into Milan’s district heating network. Under the agreement, E...

Equinix to Reuse Data Center Heat to Warm Homes in Milan

July 10, 2026 Equinix

Equinix has partnered with Italian energy company A2A to recover waste heat from its data center campus in Settimo Milanese and feed it into Milan’s district heating network. Under the agreement, Equinix will design and operate the heat recovery system, while A2A will use four large-scale heat...

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Read Equinix Trials Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology at Data Center in Ireland
Equinix has launched its first trial of hydrogen fuel cell technology as a replacement for diesel backup generation at a data center in Ireland. Working with ESB and GeoPura, the company has deploy...

Equinix Trials Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology at Data Center in Ireland

June 19, 2026 Equinix

Equinix has launched its first trial of hydrogen fuel cell technology as a replacement for diesel backup generation at a data center in Ireland. Working with ESB and GeoPura, the company has deployed two hydrogen-powered generators at its DB3 Data Center facility. The 12-week trial will support...

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Read Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia
Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia

Equinix is Building its Fourth Data Center in Malaysia

May 12, 2026 Equinix

Equinix will build its fourth data center in Malaysia, KL2, in Kuala Lumpur. The US$190 million facility will house over 2,200 cabinets at full build-out, though its size and IT capacity were not disclosed. Equinix said the new data center will be located less than 1 km from its KL1 facility in...

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Read Equinix Begins Construction on DB7x Data Center in Dublin
Equinix Begins Construction on DB7x Data Center in Dublin

Equinix Begins Construction on DB7x Data Center in Dublin

March 30, 2026 Equinix

Equinix has begun construction on a new $92 million data center in Dublin, Ireland. The DB7x facility will be located in Blanchardstown, near the company’s existing sites in the city. Equinix is allocating $78 million toward high-performance infrastructure for AI workloads and $14 million for its...

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Read Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France
Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France

Vantage and Altarea Plan 400MW Data Center Development in Bordeaux, France

February 25, 2026 Vantage Data Centers

The campus, to be built on land owned by Altarea, is expected to rank among the largest data center developments in France, according to the companies. Altarea has already secured a 400MW grid connection for the site. However, the exact location and construction timeline have not been disclosed....

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Read Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.
Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.

Vantage Refused Approval For Data Center Project Outside Frankfurt.

February 08, 2026 Vantage Data Centers

US data center firm Vantage has been denied the chance to develop a new campus outside Frankfurt, Germany. The Groß-Gerau city council this month voted against entering into contract negotiations with the company Vantage Data Centers regarding the establishment of a data center.SPD parliamentary...

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Read EuroCTP Selects Equinix's FR2 Data Center for Equity Trading Consildated Tape
EuroCTP Selects Equinix's FR2 Data Center for Equity Trading Consildated Tape

EuroCTP Selects Equinix's FR2 Data Center for Equity Trading Consildated Tape

January 29, 2026 Equinix

EuroCTP, a new provider of an EU real-time pre and post-trade Consolidated Tape (CT) for financial equity trades, has selected Equinix's FR2 data center to host its 'tape' in Frankfurt, Germany.“Equinix FR2 provides EuroCTP with the ideal foundation to drive growth, ensuring we can reliably meet...

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Read Equinix Launches Data Center in San Jose, California
Equinix Launches Data Center in San Jose, California

Equinix Launches Data Center in San Jose, California

January 26, 2026 Equinix

Equinix this week energized its SV12x facility, the first to do so under a new partnership between the city of San Jose and utility PG&E. The city and the utility partnered last year to guarantee power delivery for data centers. The deal promised infrastructure and speed improvements at a...

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Read Vantage Taps Liberty Energy to Deliver up to 1GW of Onsite Power
Vantage Taps Liberty Energy to Deliver up to 1GW of Onsite Power

Vantage Taps Liberty Energy to Deliver up to 1GW of Onsite Power

January 05, 2026 Vantage Data Centers

US data center developer Vantage Data Centers has signed a strategic partnership with US natural gas and oil services company Liberty Energy to deliver utility-scale power solutions for its North American data center portfolio. Under the terms of the agreement, Liberty Power Innovations (LPI), a...

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Read Radiant Raises $300m in Latest Funding Round
Radiant Raises $300m in Latest Funding Round

Radiant Raises $300m in Latest Funding Round

December 19, 2025 Equinix

Equinix-backed microreactor firm Radiant Industries has raised more than $300 million as part of its latest funding round. Draper Associates and Boost VC led the funding round, with additional financial commitments from current investors.According to the company, the latest funding round will...

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Read Equinix's Jeremy Mickler Joins OpenAI
Equinix's Jeremy Mickler Joins OpenAI

Equinix's Jeremy Mickler Joins OpenAI

December 06, 2025 Equinix

Jeremy Mickler has joined OpenAI's growing internal data center team to support its Stargate buildout. Mickler spent nearly ten years at Equinix, most recently as the design director of the global design and construction team."This transition comes with tremendous gratitude — for the people,...

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Read Vodacom Increases Stake in Safaricom in $2.1bn Deal
Vodacom Increases Stake in Safaricom in $2.1bn Deal

Vodacom Increases Stake in Safaricom in $2.1bn Deal

December 06, 2025 Vodacom Business

Vodacom announced today (December 4) it had reached a deal with the Government of Kenya to spend $2.1 billion to acquire a 15 percent stake in Safaricom PLC and an additional five percent from Vodafone.If the deal is approved and receives regulatory approval, Vodacom will increase its stake in...

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Read Equinix Inks 10MW Virtual PPA in Singapore
Equinix Inks 10MW Virtual PPA in Singapore

Equinix Inks 10MW Virtual PPA in Singapore

December 04, 2025 Equinix

Equinix has signed a 20-year 10MW virtual Power Purchase Agreement (vPPA) with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Singapore. Under the terms of the agreement, Equinix will offtake power from a portfolio of rooftop solar assets, with a maximum capacity of 10MW. The assets are owned and...

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Read Vantage Launches Final Building at Cyberjaya Data Center Campus
Vantage Launches Final Building at Cyberjaya Data Center Campus

Vantage Launches Final Building at Cyberjaya Data Center Campus

December 01, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers this week announced that its fourth facility (KUL14) on the company’s first Cyberjaya campus in Malaysia is now operational. The 16MW data center is fully leased to a single unnamed customer.“We are thrilled to welcome our customer to KUL14 and support their expanding...

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Read Vantage Finalizes $1.6bn Investment into APAC Platform
Vantage Finalizes $1.6bn Investment into APAC Platform

Vantage Finalizes $1.6bn Investment into APAC Platform

November 22, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has finalized a $1.6bn investment into its APAC platform using to acquire Yondr’s JHB1 campus in the southern peninsular Malaysian state of Johor. The facility sits on a 73-acre land parcel, and Vantage intends to expand the data center to deliver more than 300MW of capacity...

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Read Equinix Plans $22 Million Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria
Equinix Plans $22 Million Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria

Equinix Plans $22 Million Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria

November 13, 2025 Equinix

Colocation provider Equinix this week announced plans to invest $22 million in LG3, set to be located at 43 Saka Tinubu in the Victoria Island area of Lagos. The four-story facility is set to offer 610 sqm (6,570 sq ft) of colocation space.“LG3 marks a significant milestone in Equinix’s long-term...

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Read Vantage Plans 192MW Data Center Campus in Virginia
Vantage Plans 192MW Data Center Campus in Virginia

Vantage Plans 192MW Data Center Campus in Virginia

November 10, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers is expanding its footprint in Virginia with a $2 billion, 192MW campus near Fredericksburg in Stafford County. The campus will be Vantage’s fourth in Virginia and brings the company’s statewide capacity to 782MW with a combined investment of approximately $8bn.“The...

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Read Equinix Opens New Data Center in Monterrey, Mexico
Equinix Opens New Data Center in Monterrey, Mexico

Equinix Opens New Data Center in Monterrey, Mexico

October 31, 2025 Equinix

Data center firm Equinix this week inaugurated its new MO2 data center in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. A $250 million investment, MO2 center offers more than 30,000 square feet (2,785 sqm) of colocation space."Since our arrival in Mexico in 2020, we have focused on strengthening and modernizing the...

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Read Equinix Buys DC01UK Data Center Campus in Hertfordshire
Equinix Buys DC01UK Data Center Campus in Hertfordshire

Equinix Buys DC01UK Data Center Campus in Hertfordshire

October 30, 2025 Equinix

Equinix will create a 250MW+ data center in Hertfordshire, UK, and has pledged to invest £3.9 billion ($5.2bn) in the project. The colo giant has purchased an under-construction facility formerly known as DC01UK, situated on an 85-acre site near the M25 motorway at South Mimms.James Tyler, UK...

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Read OpenAI Plans Another Stargate Data Center Cluster
OpenAI Plans Another Stargate Data Center Cluster

OpenAI Plans Another Stargate Data Center Cluster

October 23, 2025 Vantage Data Centers

OpenAI plans to deploy another Stargate data center cluster, this time in Port Washington, Wisconsin, to be developed alongside Oracle and Vantage Data Centers, on a site from powered land provider Cloverleaf Infrastructure.The Wisconsin site, codenamed Lighthouse, is planned to support 'close to...

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