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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

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Read Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit
Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit
April 07, 2025

Northstar Technologies Acquires Compass’ Quantum Edge Data Center Unit

Prefab construction firm Northstar Technologies Group and Quantum this week announced Northstar has taken majority ownership of Quantum (also known as Compass Edgepoint Systems), which will operate as one of Northstar’s business units and will be split between Northstar Federal and Northstar E...

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Read Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025
Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025
April 07, 2025

Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025

Leveraging domestic resources to power the AI revolution, the DOE has detailed 16 possible sites for the development of data centers on federal land. The locations include in-place energy infrastructure with the ability to fast-track permitting for new energy generation.UK Edge data center fir...

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Read Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025
Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025
April 07, 2025

Top News Stories for 31st March - 4th April 2025

Leveraging domestic resources to power the AI revolution, the DOE has detailed 16 possible sites for the development of data centers on federal land. The locations include in-place energy infrastructure with the ability to fast-track permitting for new energy generation.UK Edge data center fir...

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Read FiberLight Closes $500m Refinancing Facility
FiberLight Closes $500m Refinancing Facility
April 06, 2025

FiberLight Closes $500m Refinancing Facility

US fiber optic network firm FiberLight has closed a $500 million sustainability-linked refinancing facility which it plans to use to refinance existing debt and accelerate strategic initiatives, including organic network expansion and enhanced service delivery for both new and existing custome...

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Read Gigabit Fiber Signs Long-Term Lease Extension with DataBank
Gigabit Fiber Signs Long-Term Lease Extension with DataBank
April 05, 2025

Gigabit Fiber Signs Long-Term Lease Extension with DataBank

Gigabit Fiber, a Dallas-based metro fiber provider, has signed a long-term lease extension agreement with data center operator DataBank. As part of the lease extension, Gigabit Fiber will develop an office, lab, and hyperconnected data center environment. The upgraded facility will serve as a ...

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Read Microsoft Signs 12,000 Ton Carbon Removal Deal with Terradot
Microsoft Signs 12,000 Ton Carbon Removal Deal with Terradot
April 05, 2025

Microsoft Signs 12,000 Ton Carbon Removal Deal with Terradot

Microsoft has entered into agreement with Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) company Terradot to remove 12,000 tons of CO2 between 2026 and 2029, marking Microsoft's fourth with an ERW company."This agreement with Microsoft represents a critical step forward in our mission to transform enhanced ro...

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Read Digital Realty Signs 15-year Heat Reuse Deal in Frankfurt
Digital Realty Signs 15-year Heat Reuse Deal in Frankfurt
April 05, 2025

Digital Realty Signs 15-year Heat Reuse Deal in Frankfurt

Global colo data center firm Digital Realty has signed a 15-year contract with Samson AG, a German control valve manufacturing company, which will see the company supply waste heat from one of its Frankfurt data centers to Samson's Rolf Sandvoss Innovation Center (RSIC)."The new waste heat uti...

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Read DOE Notes 16 sites on Federal Land for "Rapid Data Center Construction"
DOE Notes 16 sites on Federal Land for "Rapid Data Center Construction"
April 05, 2025

DOE Notes 16 sites on Federal Land for "Rapid Data Center Construction"

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has detailed 16 possible sites for the development of data centers on federal land. The locations include in-place energy infrastructure with the ability to fast-track permitting for new energy generation.“The global race for AI dominance is the next Manhattan...

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Read Hut 8 Acquires Majority Stake in Data Center Company Owned by Trump Sons
Hut 8 Acquires Majority Stake in Data Center Company Owned by Trump Sons
April 05, 2025

Hut 8 Acquires Majority Stake in Data Center Company Owned by Trump Sons

Crypto and AI data center firm Hut 8  said it has taken a majority 80 percent interest in American Data Centers, Inc., a company formed by a group of investors including Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., with American Data Centers, Inc. renamed and relaunched as American Bitcoin.“The launch of ...

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Read IREN Pauses Bitcoin Expansion to Focus on AI Data Center Build-out
IREN Pauses Bitcoin Expansion to Focus on AI Data Center Build-out
April 05, 2025

IREN Pauses Bitcoin Expansion to Focus on AI Data Center Build-out

Bitcoin mining firm IREN has announced it will pivot away from mining cryptocurrencies to focus on building out its AI data center and AI cloud service businesses. IREN cofounder and CEO Daniel Roberts explained that the company will pause the expansion of its Bitcoin mining operations upon th...

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Read Metrobloks Acquires Site in Miami for its First Data Center
Metrobloks Acquires Site in Miami for its First Data Center
April 04, 2025

Metrobloks Acquires Site in Miami for its First Data Center

Metrobloks this week announced it has completed the acquisition of a 4.05-acre land parcel located at 500 NW 137th Avenue to develop a 15.2MW multi-tenant data center. The facility will offer both liquid and air cooling, supporting rack densities up to 150kW.“We are excited to secure this site...

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Read Khazna Data Centers Confirms Fresh Funding
Khazna Data Centers Confirms Fresh Funding
April 04, 2025

Khazna Data Centers Confirms Fresh Funding

UAE-based Khazna Data Centers has taken investment from MGX and Silver Lake. Both firms are now holding undisclosed minority stakes in Khazna, alongside majority shareholder G42. The company described the news as “an exciting new chapter” in its development.As the two new investors come on boa...

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Read OVH and Luxembourg Post to Launch Sovereign Cloud Offering
OVH and Luxembourg Post to Launch Sovereign Cloud Offering
April 04, 2025

OVH and Luxembourg Post to Launch Sovereign Cloud Offering

OVH and Deep by Post Group have formed a strategic partnership to implement a sovereign cloud platform alongside the IT unit of Luxembourg’s state-owned post office. The cloud will operate separately from OVH’s platform, hosted and operated autonomously by Deep in its own data centers in Luxem...

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Read Equinix Signs First PPA in Japan with Trinasolar ISBU
Equinix Signs First PPA in Japan with Trinasolar ISBU
April 03, 2025

Equinix Signs First PPA in Japan with Trinasolar ISBU

Trinasolar International System Business Unit (ISBU), Trinasolar’s solar and battery storage (BESS) development arm, has signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Equinix for 30MW of solar power in Japan, marking  Equinix’s first in the Japanese market.“Our first PPA in Japan empowe...

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Read OVHcloud Signs 10-year PPA with Sunnic Lighthouse
OVHcloud Signs 10-year PPA with Sunnic Lighthouse
April 03, 2025

OVHcloud Signs 10-year PPA with Sunnic Lighthouse

European cloud provider OVHcloud has signed a ten-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with German solar developer Sunnic Lighthouse GmbH to power its data center in Limburg an der Lahn, in Western Germany."We are pleased to supply OVHcloud with solar power for the long term," says Arved von Ha...

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Read GLP Closes Fund to Purchase Data Center in China
GLP Closes Fund to Purchase Data Center in China
April 03, 2025

GLP Closes Fund to Purchase Data Center in China

Property investor GLP has closed its first digital infrastructure-focused fund in China and plans to buy a data center with the proceeds. The fund has assets under management of 2.6 billion Yuan ($358m), having raised cash from a group of institutional investors based in China and abroad.GLP s...

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Read Equinix’s SP4 Data Center in São Paulo Suffers Fire
Equinix’s SP4 Data Center in São Paulo Suffers Fire
April 02, 2025

Equinix’s SP4 Data Center in São Paulo Suffers Fire

Over the weekend, colocation giant Equinix suffered a fire at its SP4 facility in the São Paulo area of Brazil. The “small” fire occurred at 12:34pm local time on Sunday (March 30), with the company confirming an “isolated incident” had happened within a customer’s electrical equipment before ...

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Read Enlight to Develop Solar-Powered Data Center in Southern Israel
Enlight to Develop Solar-Powered Data Center in Southern Israel
April 02, 2025

Enlight to Develop Solar-Powered Data Center in Southern Israel

Israeli renewable energy company Enlight Renewables has won an Israel Land Authority tender to develop an integrated data center and renewable energy complex in Ashalim, southern Israel with plans to invest up to $1.1 billion in the project, which will be built on a 50-acre site.According to t...

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Read SWU Launches Data Center in Ulm Science Park, Germany
SWU Launches Data Center in Ulm Science Park, Germany
April 02, 2025

SWU Launches Data Center in Ulm Science Park, Germany

German telco Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH (SWU) has launched a data center in the Ulm Science Park in Ulm, Germany. The facility offers space for 150 cabinets across 1,430 sqm (15,400 sq ft). It will also operate with a PUE value below 1.3, and has 1.6MW of backup diesel generation.“The new dat...

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Read Edgnex Buys Finnish Data Center Developer Hyperco
Edgnex Buys Finnish Data Center Developer Hyperco
April 01, 2025

Edgnex Buys Finnish Data Center Developer Hyperco

Finnish data center developer Hyperco and Dubai operator Edgnex have formed a “strategic partnership” which will see Damac-owned Edgnex acquire Hyperco. Hyperco CEO Aleksi Taipale wrote on Linkedin that he and the existing Hyperco management team would remain in place following the takeover."O...

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