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NDSU and RII Launch Study Exploring the Reuse of Data Center Waste Heat for Greenhouses in North Dakota

Researchers at North Dakota State University (NDSU) and Resource Innovation Institute have formally launched a public-private research initiative to assess the possibility of colocating large-scale greenhouses with data centers in North Dakota.As part of the initiative, US data center operator...

February 23, 2026

North Dakota

North Dakota State University Awarded $3.85m for Supercomputer

North Dakota State University (NDSU) has been awarded $3.85 million to acquire and deploy an AI supercomputer named Bison, which will be housed in the university’s Center for Computationally Assisted Science and Technology (CCAST) data center and is expected to come online in the summer of 202...

September 03, 2025

North Dakota

Kairos gets construction permits for Hermes Two Demonstration Plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued construction permits to Kairos Power for its Hermes Two Demonstration Plant at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The plant will also host a proposed single 35MW Hermes One Test Reactor, a non-nuclear engineering test...

November 26, 2024

Tennessee

BW digital & Telin partner up on a portion of Hawaiki Nui subsea system

BW Digital and PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) have signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington DC this week to team up on constructing the 10,000km Hawaiki Nui 1 cable, which will be part of the wider 26,000km system. The Hawaiki Nui 1 cable will link Australia, Indon...

May 16, 2024

Washington

Armada raises funds for data center modules

Washington-based Edge computing firm Armada has announced that it recently raised $55 million for its Edge computing modules and management platform. The funds was raised from investors including Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Shield Capital, and 8090 Industries, with participation from Felicis, ...

December 16, 2023

Washington

Carter Funds acquires data center in Collierville, Tennessee

This week, Aphorio Carter Fund Management Company, the critical infrastructure and data center division of Carter Funds, announced that it had acquired a fully leased enterprise data center property in Collierville for about $13 million. John Regan, chief investment officer of Aphorio Carter, ...

November 11, 2023

Tennessee

Palisade Infrastructure acquires ISP Rainier Connect

Australian infrastructure investment firm Palisade Infrastructure this week completed the acquisition of 100 percent of the equity interests in Mashell, Ranier's parent company. Following this acquisition, Rainier Connect has been rebranded as Lightcurve with immediate effect. Mike Reynolds, m...

November 11, 2023

Washington

Washington House Bill 1416 signed into law to regulate emissions tied to crypto mining and data centers

In Washington, House Bill 1416, a Bill set on regulating carbon emissions tied to crypto mining and data centers has been signed into law. Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 3, the legislation closed a loophole in the previously passed Clean Energy Transformation Act, which enabled crypto mining...

May 09, 2023

Washington

Oppidan Submits Paperwork For a 99,000 sq ft Data Center in Memphis, Tennessee

The US real estate development company Oppidan has filed plans to construct a data center in Memphis, Tennessee. The company has filed with the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development for permission to build a data center at 3900 S. Mendenhall Road. The permit encompasse...

May 05, 2023

Tennessee

Kentucky GE Data Facility For Sale or Lease

GE Appliances is offering its data center in Louisville, Kentucky, for purchase or lease. General Electric has hired JLL, according to a report this week, to market the data center at 4000 Buechel Bank Road in the 1,000-acre GE Appliance Park in Jefferson District for sale or lease. The GE Dat...

February 20, 2023

Kentucky

Basin Electric seeks state approval for power plant expansion to accommodate burgeoning data center industry

Basin Electric has reportedly reached out for state approval for a power plant expansion in McKenzie County to accommodate the growing power requirements of the data center industry. The state Public Service Commission (PCS) received the company's expansion request back in October, which would...

December 19, 2022

North Dakota

Applied Digital Breaks Ground on New 5MW Facility in North Dakota

Applied Digital Corporation has announced that it is developing a 5MW data center in North Dakota. The facility will be designed to host Graphics Processing Units GPUs for non-cryptocurrency use cases. Applied Digital’s new data center will be located next to its existing 100MW hosting faci...

December 16, 2022

North Dakota

Underwater data center off the US west coast could be operational by end of 2022

According to reports, the first commercial underwater data center off the US west coast could be operational by the end of 2022. Named the "Jules Verne Pod" and created by Subsea Cloud, the 20ft pod will reportedly have space for 16 datacenter racks, accommodate 800 servers, scalable to 100,...

September 07, 2022

Washington

Bitzero announces intention to purchase old North Dakota missile site for data center

After announcing plans to build 200 megawatts of data centers in North Dakota over the next two to three years back in June, Bitzero has announced plans to redevelop a northeastern North Dakota anti-ballistic missile site into a data center. The $6 billion Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Comple...

August 03, 2022

North Dakota

Bitzero & investor Kevin O’Leary make big company announcements

Bitcoin mining company Bitzero, reportedly a "100% green company," recently made a number of announcements related to its expansion and headquarters location. Plans to build 200 megawatts of data centers in North Dakota over the next two to three years were announced, and the state was also ch...

June 06, 2022

North Dakota

Franklin County Officials Reject Zoning Request For a Crypto Mining Data Center

The Franklin County Commission has denied a zoning request that would have allowed the development of a crypto data center. The Tullahoma Utilities Authority requested 9.12 acres of land at 6945 Spring Creek Road to be rezoned to a C-1 commercial restricted district from an R-2 general resi...

April 21, 2022

Tennessee

Washington State Wants To Make Tax Exemptions For Data Center Development

Washington is looking to increase data center development in the state by passing some data center tax exemption bills. The HB 1846 bill, which was introduced by Democrats Alex Ramel and April Berg, would introduce tax exemptions on data center facilities developed in rural counties. The bill ...

March 14, 2022

Washington

KY lawmakers to introduce tax incentives for data center giants

Kentucky lawmakers are reportedly considering a proposal that would see millions of dollars in state sales tax breaks awarded to tech giants such as Amazon, Facebook, Google and others. This proposed huge tax break has, of course, garnered discussion and a wave of opposition from a number of v...

February 25, 2022

Kentucky

Huge data center on the way for Williston, North Dakota

A huge data center is on its way to Williston, North Dakota. Atlas Power Data Center is the $1.9 billion project which will be built by Montana-based FX Solutions and owned and operated by Atlas Power. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed by 2024. Governor D...

January 28, 2022

North Dakota

More cryptocurrency data centers to head to North Dakota?

North Dakota is becoming a hotspot for cryptocurrency miners, with its cold temperatures attracting interest. According to John Weeda, director of the North Dakota Transmission Authority, there's lots of interest from a number of parties. Energy Services Manager Josh Schaffner said the company...

January 24, 2022

North Dakota

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