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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

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Read Nvidia, SK Group Unveil $500bn AI Deal Backed by 2GW of Data Centres
Nvidia has announced a more than $500 billion AI partnership with South Korea's SK Group, including plans for a 2GW AI factory and joint development of next-generation AI memory technologies, inclu...
July 27, 2026

Nvidia, SK Group Unveil $500bn AI Deal Backed by 2GW of Data Centres

NVIDIA

Nvidia has announced a more than $500 billion AI partnership with South Korea's SK Group, including plans for a 2GW AI factory and joint development of next-generation AI memory technologies, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM). The companies have signed letters of intent to formalise the agree...

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Read Gigawatt-Scale Data Centre Campus Planned Near Atlanta, Georgia
A gigawatt-scale data centre campus is planned near Atlanta, Georgia. Developer Stillwater Development has filed a Development of Regional Impact application for the Stillwater Technology Park in L...
July 27, 2026

Gigawatt-Scale Data Centre Campus Planned Near Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia

A gigawatt-scale data centre campus is planned near Atlanta, Georgia. Developer Stillwater Development has filed a Development of Regional Impact application for the Stillwater Technology Park in Lovejoy, around 25 miles (40km) south of downtown Atlanta. The proposed campus at 11760 Panhandle Roa...

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Read New Zealand Green Party Calls for One-Year Pause on New AI Data Centre Projects
New Zealand’s Green Party has called for a one-year moratorium on new AI data centre developments. The opposition party, which holds 15 seats in Parliament, said the pause would allow time to devel...
July 27, 2026

New Zealand Green Party Calls for One-Year Pause on New AI Data Centre Projects

New Zealand

New Zealand’s Green Party has called for a one-year moratorium on new AI data centre developments. The opposition party, which holds 15 seats in Parliament, said the pause would allow time to develop regulations and ensure data centres benefit New Zealanders without placing pressure on natural re...

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Read Ransom Township Could Host 930-Acre Data Centre Campus
Developer Mudiita Infra is planning a 930-acre data centre development in Ransom Township, Pennsylvania. Its affiliate, Mudiita Land Venture, acquired 530 acres south of Ransom Road and west of Sou...
July 25, 2026

Ransom Township Could Host 930-Acre Data Centre Campus

Pennsylvania

Developer Mudiita Infra is planning a 930-acre data centre development in Ransom Township, Pennsylvania. Its affiliate, Mudiita Land Venture, acquired 530 acres south of Ransom Road and west of South Keyser Avenue from KF Real Estate for $2.4 million, according to a deed filed with Lackawanna Cou...

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Read Volta Data Centres Appoints Jason Liggins as CEO
UK data centre firm Volta has appointed Jason Liggins as its new chief executive officer. Liggins takes over following Volta’s separation from Verne and acquisition by Arcus. “My focus will be o...
July 25, 2026

Volta Data Centres Appoints Jason Liggins as CEO

United Kingdom

UK data centre firm Volta has appointed Jason Liggins as its new chief executive officer. Liggins takes over following Volta’s separation from Verne and acquisition by Arcus. “My focus will be on leading the growth of the Volta business, strengthening our position in the London market, and expand...

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Read Eurus Energy and Toyota Break Ground on Wind-Powered Data Centre in Hokkaido
Japanese renewable energy company Eurus Energy has begun construction of the Soya Green Data Center 1 in Hokkaido, developed with Toyota Tsusho. The facility will be Japan’s first data centre direc...
July 24, 2026

Eurus Energy and Toyota Break Ground on Wind-Powered Data Centre in Hokkaido

Japan

Japanese renewable energy company Eurus Energy has begun construction of the Soya Green Data Center 1 in Hokkaido, developed with Toyota Tsusho. The facility will be Japan’s first data centre directly powered by wind energy, using electricity from the nearby Kobaoko Wind Farm via a private line. ...

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Read Google Named End User of 8 Million sq ft Data Centre in Columbia, Georgia
Google has been named the sole end user and operator of the 8 million sq ft (743,224 sqm) Columbia County Data Center development in Georgia. The company was confirmed as the customer during an ann...
July 24, 2026

Google Named End User of 8 Million sq ft Data Centre in Columbia, Georgia

Google

Google has been named the sole end user and operator of the 8 million sq ft (743,224 sqm) Columbia County Data Center development in Georgia. The company was confirmed as the customer during an announcement by the county’s Economic Development Authority on 23 July. Located northwest of White Oak ...

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Read Lawsuit Targets Vantage, VoltaGrid Over San Antonio Off-Grid Data Centre Project
Several environmental groups have threatened to sue Vantage Data Centers and VoltaGrid over two planned natural gas-powered off-grid data centres near San Antonio, Texas. The Environmental Integrit...
July 24, 2026

Lawsuit Targets Vantage, VoltaGrid Over San Antonio Off-Grid Data Centre Project

Texas

Several environmental groups have threatened to sue Vantage Data Centers and VoltaGrid over two planned natural gas-powered off-grid data centres near San Antonio, Texas. The Environmental Integrity Project, the Sierra Club, and Public Citizen allege the companies failed to obtain the required en...

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Read Plans Announced for Two Data Centres in Pregnana Milanese, Italy
Damac and AiOnX are each advancing separate data centre developments in Pregnana Milanese, a municipality on the outskirts of Milan in northern Italy. Damac's MIL01 facility is being built on the f...
July 24, 2026

Plans Announced for Two Data Centres in Pregnana Milanese, Italy

Italy

Damac and AiOnX are each advancing separate data centre developments in Pregnana Milanese, a municipality on the outskirts of Milan in northern Italy. Damac's MIL01 facility is being built on the former Gefco-Citroën factory site. Developed by the UAE-based property conglomerate through its digit...

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Read New Partnership Targets 800V DC Power for Next-Generation AI Data Centers
Transformer maker DG Matrix has partnered with Skeleton Technologies to develop 800V DC power solutions for AI data centers. The collaboration will integrate Skeleton’s fast-response energy storage...
July 23, 2026

New Partnership Targets 800V DC Power for Next-Generation AI Data Centers

DC Matrix

Transformer maker DG Matrix has partnered with Skeleton Technologies to develop 800V DC power solutions for AI data centers. The collaboration will integrate Skeleton’s fast-response energy storage systems with DG Matrix’s Interport solid-state transformer platform to help manage GPU power fluctu...

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Read NovoServe Expands Data Center Capacity in the Netherlands
IT service provider NovoServe is expanding its Dutch data center capacity by adding 150 bare-metal racks across two facilities in Amsterdam. The company announced the expansion in a LinkedIn post, ...
July 23, 2026

NovoServe Expands Data Center Capacity in the Netherlands

Netherlands

IT service provider NovoServe is expanding its Dutch data center capacity by adding 150 bare-metal racks across two facilities in Amsterdam. The company announced the expansion in a LinkedIn post, increasing its infrastructure footprint to meet growing demand. NovoServe will add 80 racks (400kW) ...

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Read Tata Acquires Land in India for Planned OpenAI Data Centers
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reportedly acquired land in southern and western India for potential data center developments that could support OpenAI. The company received 200 acres in Andhra...
July 23, 2026

Tata Acquires Land in India for Planned OpenAI Data Centers

India / Bhārata

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reportedly acquired land in southern and western India for potential data center developments that could support OpenAI. The company received 200 acres in Andhra Pradesh and purchased an 88-acre site near Pune, Maharashtra. The reports did not confirm that the ...

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Read Sabey Breaks Ground on 120MW Data Center Campus in Oregon
Sabey is starting vertical construction of a new data center in Oregon. Sabey Data Centers this week announced that the company was “going vertical” at its SDC Umatilla campus. “Watching the fir...
July 23, 2026

Sabey Breaks Ground on 120MW Data Center Campus in Oregon

Oregon

Sabey is starting vertical construction of a new data center in Oregon. Sabey Data Centers this week announced that the company was “going vertical” at its SDC Umatilla campus. “Watching the first steel go up is always a significant moment because it turns years of planning, engineering and hard ...

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Read US Data Center Power Demand Could Reach 194GW by 2035
US data centers could require up to 194GW of power by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, an 83 percent increase from its previous forecast. The growth would see data centers account for around 20 per...
July 22, 2026

US Data Center Power Demand Could Reach 194GW by 2035

United States

US data centers could require up to 194GW of power by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, an 83 percent increase from its previous forecast. The growth would see data centers account for around 20 percent of US electricity consumption, driven largely by new AI infrastructure projects, including plan...

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Read Pure DC Lands €1.3bn to Fund Finland Data Center Project
Pure DC has secured €1.3 billion ($1.48bn) in senior debt financing for the first phase of its Seinäjoki AI data center campus in Finland. Phase I will see more than €1.5 billion invested in a 110M...
July 22, 2026

Pure DC Lands €1.3bn to Fund Finland Data Center Project

Pure Data Centres Group

Pure DC has secured €1.3 billion ($1.48bn) in senior debt financing for the first phase of its Seinäjoki AI data center campus in Finland. Phase I will see more than €1.5 billion invested in a 110MW facility, with the campus planned to scale to 550MW. The first phase is already fully leased, repo...

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Read Real Estate Firm Explores Potential Data Center Project in Amherst, Ohio
Cervenka Development Partners is exploring a potential data center project in Amherst, Ohio. The company has applied for a zoning variance to allow data center use on industrial land parcels along ...
July 22, 2026

Real Estate Firm Explores Potential Data Center Project in Amherst, Ohio

Ohio

Cervenka Development Partners is exploring a potential data center project in Amherst, Ohio. The company has applied for a zoning variance to allow data center use on industrial land parcels along Nordson Drive. The request will be reviewed by the City of Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals on July 2...

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Read 120MW Data Center Planned for Lombardy, Italy
A 120MW data center has been proposed in Lombardy, northern Italy. The facility, planned by The Blossom Avenue Partners and developed by Edge Gate near Travagliato, could attract millions of euros ...
July 22, 2026

120MW Data Center Planned for Lombardy, Italy

Italy

A 120MW data center has been proposed in Lombardy, northern Italy. The facility, planned by The Blossom Avenue Partners and developed by Edge Gate near Travagliato, could attract millions of euros in investment but has faced criticism from local politicians over the transparency of the planning p...

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Read Power and Cooling Failure Causes Google Cloud Outage in Netherlands
Google Cloud suffered an outage in the Netherlands after a data center experienced a loss of utility power and cooling capacity. The Europe-West4 availability zone was affected for nearly 15 hours,...
July 21, 2026

Power and Cooling Failure Causes Google Cloud Outage in Netherlands

Google

Google Cloud suffered an outage in the Netherlands after a data center experienced a loss of utility power and cooling capacity. The Europe-West4 availability zone was affected for nearly 15 hours, impacting services including Google Cloud VMware Engine, Bare Metal Solution, and Google Cloud NetA...

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Read Prysmian Signs $6.29bn Data Center Connectivity Deal With Molex
Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian has signed a €5.5 billion ($6.29bn) agreement with Koch-owned Molex to supply optical cables for data center deployments. The deal includes a €550 million ($570m...
July 21, 2026

Prysmian Signs $6.29bn Data Center Connectivity Deal With Molex

Italy

Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian has signed a €5.5 billion ($6.29bn) agreement with Koch-owned Molex to supply optical cables for data center deployments. The deal includes a €550 million ($570m) upfront payment and will run for up to 10 years. Prysmian, founded in 1879, produces energy and te...

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Read Intel Reportedly Planning Data Center Division Job Cuts
Intel is reportedly planning another round of layoffs, with job cuts expected to affect its data center division. The layoffs were first reported by *The Oregonian*, though the number of employees ...
July 21, 2026

Intel Reportedly Planning Data Center Division Job Cuts

United States

Intel is reportedly planning another round of layoffs, with job cuts expected to affect its data center division. The layoffs were first reported by The Oregonian, though the number of employees impacted has not been confirmed. “As part of our broader strategy to become a more focused and efficie...

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