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Read Energia Group granted permission for data centers in Dublin, Ireland
Energia Group granted permission for data centers in Dublin, Ireland

Energia Group granted permission for data centers in Dublin, Ireland

April 27, 2022 Dublin

Energia Group has announced that Fingal County Council has granted the company planning permission for two new data centers next to the Huntstown Power Station in Dublin, Ireland. The two facilities, known as Buildings A and B, are expected to have a gross floor area of c. 37,647 sqm (400,000 sq...

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Read CyrusOne collaborates with Gexa Energy for wind and solar energy
CyrusOne collaborates with Gexa Energy for wind and solar energy

CyrusOne collaborates with Gexa Energy for wind and solar energy

April 22, 2022 CyrusOne

CyrusOne, a signatory and founding member of the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, has announced that it is collaborating with Gexa Energy following the signing of a new power purchase agreement (PPA). Through this agreement, the data center company will be provided with wind and solar power for...

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Read TikTok's European data center encounters further delays
TikTok's European data center encounters further delays

TikTok's European data center encounters further delays

April 14, 2022 Dublin

Further delays have been announced regarding TikTok’s first data center in Europe. Its Dublin-based facility was initially planned to be up and running by early 2022, but due to what the company said were delays related to Covid, the facility’s opening was pushed back to late 2022. Now the...

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Read KKR & GIC Make History By Closing CyrusOne's Acquisition for $15bn
KKR & GIC Make History By Closing CyrusOne's Acquisition for $15bn

KKR & GIC Make History By Closing CyrusOne's Acquisition for $15bn

April 04, 2022 CyrusOne

KKR & Global Infrastructure Partners have announced that they have completed and closed the acquisition of CyrusOne. The acquisition sees the public company become private. The acquisition fee is $15 billion, making it the largest Merger and Acquisition deal in the data center industry...

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Read CyrusOne joins the orchard initiative
CyrusOne joins the orchard initiative

CyrusOne joins the orchard initiative

March 18, 2022 CyrusOne

As more and more companies in the digital infrastructure sector realize the efforts required to change the trajectory of our planet’s path, more are joining different eco projects to contribute to the transformation. CyrusOne is one of these companies and has announced that it has joined Host in...

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Read South Dublin passes motion to prevent data center builds
South Dublin passes motion to prevent data center builds

South Dublin passes motion to prevent data center builds

March 15, 2022 Dublin

Continuing to pursue the ban on new data center builds in Dublin, People Before Profit Councillor Madeleine Johansson recently put forward an amendment to do just that, a motion, which was voted through by 18 votes to 13 against, with one abstention. Despite the vote to curb further builds, there...

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Read CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals
CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals

CyrusOne makes headway on sustainability goals

February 16, 2022 CyrusOne

CyrusOne has announced that in line with its ambition to become data climate-neutral by 2030, its Dallas, Texas headquarters is now powered by 100% renewable energy. It is also the latest part of its portfolio to be net-water positive. CyrusOne is also one of the signatories of the Climate...

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Read IDA CEO makes announcement on Dublin data centers
IDA CEO makes announcement on Dublin data centers

IDA CEO makes announcement on Dublin data centers

January 31, 2022 Dublin

IDA Ireland Irish Development Agency (IDA) has announced that looking ahead, it is “unlikely” that any new data centres will be built in Dublin or along the east coast. However, Martin Shanahan, the head of the state’s development agency, has said it will build data centers if they are required...

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Read KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners Acquire CyrusOne for $15 billion
KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners Acquire CyrusOne for $15 billion

KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners Acquire CyrusOne for $15 billion

November 16, 2021 CyrusOne

Investment firm KKR, alongside Global Infrastructure Partners, has completed the acquisition of CyrusOne for $15 billion. CyrusOne owns and operates up to 50 data centers worldwide. Co-founder and interim President and CEO of CyrusOne, Dave Ferdman, commented that CyrusOne had built one of the...

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Read American Tower acquires CoreSite for $10.1 billion
American Tower acquires CoreSite for $10.1 billion

American Tower acquires CoreSite for $10.1 billion

November 16, 2021 CyrusOne

American Tower has completed the acquisition of CoreSite for $10.1 billion. According to American Tower, the acquisition of CoreSite will help transform its mobile computing business. Coresite operates up to 25 data centers in the United States. CEO of American Tower, Tom Bartlett, said American...

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Read Energia Group plans 800,000 sq ft data center in Dublin, Ireland
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Energia Group plans 800,000 sq ft data center in Dublin, Ireland

November 04, 2021 Dublin

Huntstown Power Company, a subsidiary of Energia Group, plans to build two data centers next to its Power Station in Dublin, Ireland. Hunstown has filed for planning permission with Fingal County Council. It is looking to build two data center buildings on 13.3 hectares of land. Each building...

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Read CyrusOne to outsource the management of its US data centers to JLL
CyrusOne to outsource the management of its US data centers to JLL

CyrusOne to outsource the management of its US data centers to JLL

October 29, 2021 CyrusOne

CyrusOne has announced that it will be outsourcing the management of its US data centers to JLL. The agreement is expected to start on January 1st, 2022. CyrusOne announced the deal in an email it sent to its customers. In the email, CyrusOne says transitioning the management of its US data...

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Read CyrusOne exploring the sale of its company
CyrusOne exploring the sale of its company

CyrusOne exploring the sale of its company

September 29, 2021 CyrusOne

According to Reuters, CyrusOne is considering the sale of its business. It is said to be exploring some strategic changes that might include a sale. CyrusOne is a real estate investment trust that has a market cap of up to $9 billion. The Company is exploring its options with investment bank...

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Read CyrusOne awarded for net water positive efforts
CyrusOne awarded for net water positive efforts

CyrusOne awarded for net water positive efforts

September 08, 2021 CyrusOne

CyrusOne's commitment was recently recognized by The Environment + Energy Leader Awards program, which awarded the company with the Top Project of the Year Award. The program highlights products and services that provide companies with environmental and energy benefits. CyrusOne secured the...

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Read A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?
A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?

A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?

July 21, 2021 CyrusOne

In 2021, data centers are responsible for 2% of the world’s CO2 emissions, equivalent to the entire airline industry worldwide. It has also been forecast that by 2025, data centers could consume up to one-fifth of Earth’s power. Increasingly, data center companies are waking up to the fact that...

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Read CyrusOne’s European data center portfolio now 100 percent powered by renewable energy
CyrusOne’s European data center portfolio now 100 percent powered by renewable energy

CyrusOne’s European data center portfolio now 100 percent powered by renewable energy

June 02, 2021 CyrusOne

CyrusOne just announced that all of its data centers in Europe are now running on 100% renewable energy. The Company has facilities in Dublin, London, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam, currently operating on renewable tariffs. Besides, the Company recently promised to be carbon neutral by 2040, and this...

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Read CyrusOne amends $2.5 Billion Credit Facility
CyrusOne amends $2.5 Billion Credit Facility

CyrusOne amends $2.5 Billion Credit Facility

April 01, 2020 CyrusOne

The amended agreement consists of a $1.4B revolving credit facility, which includes a $750M multi-currency borrowing sub-limit, and term loan commitments totaling $1.1B.The credit agreement also contains an option which allows CyrusOne to obtain up to $1.5 billion in additional revolving or term...

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Read CyrusOne Helps Launch ODATA’s First Data Center in Colombia (PR)
CyrusOne Helps Launch ODATA’s First Data Center in Colombia (PR)

CyrusOne Helps Launch ODATA’s First Data Center in Colombia (PR)

May 28, 2019 CyrusOne

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE), a premier global data center REIT, today announced that it has helped ODATA construct and launch the company’s first data center in Bogotá, Colombia. ODATA’s new data center, DC BG01, is the second ODATA data center, the first outside Brazil after...

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Read CyrusOne Reports Q1 2019 Earnings: Revenue is $225M up 14% YoY
CyrusOne Reports Q1 2019 Earnings: Revenue is $225M up 14% YoY

CyrusOne Reports Q1 2019 Earnings: Revenue is $225M up 14% YoY

May 01, 2019 CyrusOne

CyrusOne Inc. (CONE), a premier global data center REIT, today announced first quarter 2019 earnings. First Quarter Highlights 1Q’19 Year-over-Year Revenue Growth of 14% Leased 16 megawatts (“MW”) and 93,000 colocation square feet (“CSF”) in the first quarter, totaling $27 million in annualized...

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Read CyrusOne Sells GDS Shares to Raise Approximately $200 Million of Proceeds (Press Release)
CyrusOne Sells GDS Shares to Raise Approximately $200 Million of Proceeds (Press Release)

CyrusOne Sells GDS Shares to Raise Approximately $200 Million of Proceeds (Press Release)

April 12, 2019 CyrusOne

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 12, 2019-- CyrusOne Inc. (NASDAQ: CONE), a premier global data center REIT, today announced that it has sold approximately 5.7 million American depository shares (“ADSs”) of GDS Holdings Limited (“GDS”) (NASDAQ: GDS) for a total purchase price of approximately $200...

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