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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

New Jersey

Read Atmos Energy and its natural gas-powered fuel cell
Atmos Energy and its natural gas-powered fuel cell
May 20, 2022

Atmos Energy and its natural gas-powered fuel cell

Texas

Atmos Energy has announced that it has installed a 460-kilowatt natural gas powered-fuel cell at its corporate data center, located in Dallas, Texas. According to the company, the fuel cell will be powered by methane-derived natural gas, which will be captured at landfills and livestock farms,...

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Read Sustainably-linked loan for Aligned
Sustainably-linked loan for Aligned
May 20, 2022

Sustainably-linked loan for Aligned

Aligned

Aligned Data Centers has announced that it has increased its existing sustainability-linked (SLL) from $375 million to $1.75 billion in an effort to “accelerate its next phase of strategic growth and expansion.” This loan is linked to ESG goals, and if the company manages to reach the pre-agr...

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Read Digital Realty signs 158MW solar PPAs
Digital Realty signs 158MW solar PPAs
May 20, 2022

Digital Realty signs 158MW solar PPAs

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has announced that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for solar energy in California and another Georgia, with Terra-Gen and Georgia Power, respectively. The former is for a 12-year agreement with Terra-Gen, which will support the development of the 130MW Edwards Sa...

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Read Selectel To Develop a 20MW Facility in Moscow, Russia
May 20, 2022

Selectel To Develop a 20MW Facility in Moscow, Russia

Moscow / Москва́

Selectel will be developing a data center in Moscow, Russia. The data center firm will span 48,400 square feet (4,500 square meters) while also offering 20MW in capacity. The data center will be called Yurlovsky, and it will have the capacity to house up to 2,000 racks. The data center is s...

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Read Digital Edge announces it has opted for Nortek’s StatePoint for new data center
Digital Edge announces it has opted for Nortek’s StatePoint for new data center
May 19, 2022

Digital Edge announces it has opted for Nortek’s StatePoint for new data center

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge has announced it will be using Nortek's StatePoint liquid cooling technology in its new data center, the NARRA1, which is set to be the largest carrier-neutral facility in an operational capacity in the Philippines. The company said it has chosen this technology as part of its go...

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Read Green innovations: Algae and sunlight power computing
Green innovations: Algae and sunlight power computing
May 19, 2022

Green innovations: Algae and sunlight power computing

United Kingdom

As the race towards more green tech solutions continues, researchers from the University of Cambridge have announced that they have been working on an interesting energy innovation that could, in the future, replace batteries in small off-grid Internet of Things devices. The device was found t...

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Read The bitcoin crackdown and the need for the industry to go green
The bitcoin crackdown and the need for the industry to go green
May 19, 2022

The bitcoin crackdown and the need for the industry to go green

United States

According to reports, the State of New York is seeking to implement a ban on new bitcoin mining operations in order to decrease its carbon footprint. The proposed bill would, if passed, place a two-year moratorium on cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work authentication method...

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Read GI Partners Buys Sentinel's 22262 Cloud Plaza in Sterling, Virginia
GI Partners Buys Sentinel's 22262 Cloud Plaza in Sterling, Virginia
May 19, 2022

GI Partners Buys Sentinel's 22262 Cloud Plaza in Sterling, Virginia

GI Partners

GI Partners has completed the acquisition of a data center in Sterling, Virginia. The investment firm announced that it acquired the 22262 Cloud Plaza from Sentinel Data Centers. The companies did not reveal the terms of the deal. 22262 Cloud Plaza was first launched and fully commissioned ...

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Read XL360 Opens First Data Center in Toulon, France
May 19, 2022

XL360 Opens First Data Center in Toulon, France

France

A new company called XL360 has launched a new data center in Toulon, France. The 17,200 square feet (1,600) square meters data center has the capacity to hold 105 computer racks. The building will also be used as a coworking space. The data center is situated on the Boulevard du Commandant Nic...

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Read Russia's MTS Holds Off Selling its Tower Asset Due To War
Russia's MTS Holds Off Selling its Tower Asset Due To War
May 19, 2022

Russia's MTS Holds Off Selling its Tower Asset Due To War

MTS Group

Russia’s MTS announced in November 2021 that it is mulling over the sale of its tower assets. Besides, there was a belief that it was close to reaching an agreement at the beginning of the year. However, it has postponed the sale plans indefinitely. The postponement was caused by potential ...

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Read Odata Opens 8.4MW Data Center in Querétaro, Mexico
Odata Opens 8.4MW Data Center in Querétaro, Mexico
May 19, 2022

Odata Opens 8.4MW Data Center in Querétaro, Mexico

ODATA SA

Odata has launched its first data center in Mexico. Rumor also has it that CyrusOne, an existing stakeholder, will acquire the rest of the Brazilian firm from its founders, Patria Investments. Odata opened the new data center in in El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico. The first phase of developme...

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Read AWS To Develop Third Campus in Hilliard, Ohio
AWS To Develop Third Campus in Hilliard, Ohio
May 19, 2022

AWS To Develop Third Campus in Hilliard, Ohio

Amazon AWS

BizJournal reports that Amazon Web Services is looking to develop a third data center campus in Hilliard, Ohio. Hilliard’s economic development director, David Meadows, told BizJournal, that AWS will start developing a 151-acre site located at 4120 Scioto Darby Road, near I-270. The planne...

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Read Lincoln Property Company & Harrison Street Form JV To Develop 144MW Campus
May 19, 2022

Lincoln Property Company & Harrison Street Form JV To Develop 144MW Campus

Ohio

Investment and real estate firms Harrison Street and Lincoln Property Company plan to develop an industrial campus and data center in New Albany, Ohio. Both companies have formed a joint venture for this purpose. The JV has purchased a 190-acre site to develop a multipurpose technology and dis...

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Read Airtrunk expands in Tokyo
Airtrunk expands in Tokyo
May 18, 2022

Airtrunk expands in Tokyo

AirTrunk

AirTrunk has announced plans to build its eighth data center in Tokyo, Japan. The facility, namely TOK2, will be located in West Tokyo and have a capacity of over 110MW, with the campus built on over 4.6 hectares (11.36 acres) of land. With this new addition, the company now has an overall co...

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Read iM Critical Starts Work on its Pittsburgh Modular Edge Campus
May 18, 2022

iM Critical Starts Work on its Pittsburgh Modular Edge Campus

Pittsburgh

iM Critical has begun constructing a modular Edge data center campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The data center campus will have three buildings when fully built out. It will also include EV charging stations and on-site solar power. iM Critical says the data center will support more than...

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Read DataBank To Develop a 40MW Data Center at Newly Acquired Property
DataBank To Develop a 40MW Data Center at Newly Acquired Property
May 18, 2022

DataBank To Develop a 40MW Data Center at Newly Acquired Property

DataBank

DataBank has announced the acquisition of an existing data center and 18-acre land in Atlanta, Georgia. The property acquired is located at 200 Selig Drive, Atlanta. Although the company did not reveal the transaction terms, CoStar reports that DataBank paid $10.9 million for the property. ...

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Read Global Switch Set For Sale
Global Switch Set For Sale
May 18, 2022

Global Switch Set For Sale

Global Switch

According to Bloomberg, the owners of Global Switch are preparing to sell off the data center firm. The report shows that Global Switch Holdings Ltd. Is prepared to sell off the company to other firms due to multiple interests from investment funds and other companies in the data center indust...

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Read Alibaba Opens Data Center in Frankfurt, Germany
May 17, 2022

Alibaba Opens Data Center in Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt

Alibaba has announced that it opened a data center in Frankfurt, Germany. The new data center is the company’s third facility in the country. According to the company, the new data center will help support the increasing needs for digital transformation from customers across the European conti...

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Read 40-acres of Land Camro Data Park in Cambridgeshire On Sale and Lease For Data Center Development
May 17, 2022

40-acres of Land Camro Data Park in Cambridgeshire On Sale and Lease For Data Center Development

United Kingdom

Per a Realla listing, developers are offering a 43-acre land for lease or sale for data center development in Cambridgeshire, UK. The Camro Data Park available is located in the Elean Business Park. According to confirmed reports, the Data Park has planning permission for 700,000 square fee...

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Read Kao Data explores education around data centers in schools
Kao Data explores education around data centers in schools
May 17, 2022

Kao Data explores education around data centers in schools

KAO Data

Kao Data has started a project which will bring data center education into schools, in association with educational charity The Cambridge Science Centre. The project will explore data centers, their importance and their uses with those aged seven to 11 in UK Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6), and the d...

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