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Read Chayora finishes up work on the first data center on its new Shanghai Campus
Chayora finishes up work on the first data center on its new Shanghai Campus

Chayora finishes up work on the first data center on its new Shanghai Campus

October 03, 2022 Shanghai

Chayora, a Hong Kong-based data center operator, has announced that it has completed the construction of its first data center on its new Shanghai campus in China. The company first announced the campus back in November 2021, and in partnership with EdgeConneX, Edge will offer computing services...

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Read Dominion Energy announces update about resuming connection in Loudoun County
Dominion Energy announces update about resuming connection in Loudoun County

Dominion Energy announces update about resuming connection in Loudoun County

October 03, 2022 Northern Virginia

Dominion Energy has announced that some new data centers in Loudoun County, home to the world's largest concentration of data centers, will be reconnected, following concerns that transmission infrastructure restraints would halt new additions. Back in July, the energy utility had said that new...

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Read Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power
Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power

Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power

September 30, 2022 Equinix

Equinix is the latest company in the industry to trial hydrogen fuel cells as a power source for data centers. The company will be working in partnership with the Centre for Energy Research & Technology (CERT) under the National University of Singapore's (NUS) College of Design and...

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Read Enovum launches its phase 1 in Montreal
Enovum launches its phase 1 in Montreal

Enovum launches its phase 1 in Montreal

September 29, 2022 Montreal

Enovum Data Centers has announced that the first phase of its Montreal facility has been launched. It will soon begin its second phase. With 70,000 sqft of infrastructure and move-in space availability for a total of 187,500 sqft, the facility's first phase also has a capacity of 1.5 MW. Once...

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Read Equinix expands in Madrid, Spain
Equinix expands in Madrid, Spain

Equinix expands in Madrid, Spain

September 20, 2022 Equinix MD6

Equinix's new IBX facility, known as MD6, is almost ready for opening, the company has announced. The facility is set to span ​1,466 sqm (15,780 sq ft), with a power capacity of 4.8 MW, and offers capacity for 600 racks. Located on Calle de la Pedriza, 12, Alcobendas, this new facility joins the...

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Read Equinix expands its ZH4 IBX facility in Zurich
Equinix expands its ZH4 IBX facility in Zurich

Equinix expands its ZH4 IBX facility in Zurich

September 16, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has announced the expansion of one of its data centers in Zurich, Switzerland. Its ZH4 IBX facility, located at Josefstrasse 225, will see the addition of 850 square meters (9,150 sq ft) of whitespace and more than 200 cabinets. The facility first opened in 2010, and since then, it has...

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Read PW Digital Gateway project: Approval looks likely
PW Digital Gateway project: Approval looks likely

PW Digital Gateway project: Approval looks likely

September 12, 2022 Northern Virginia

Prince William County planners have recommended the approval of the PW Digital Gateway project, it has been announced. Subsequently, the controversial project is likely to go ahead. If approved, the project would see the rezoning of over 2,000 acres of land for up to 27.6 million square feet of...

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Read iM Data Centers Joins Sustainability Consortium
iM Data Centers Joins Sustainability Consortium

iM Data Centers Joins Sustainability Consortium

September 05, 2022 Miami

iM Data Centers, a manufacturer of modular data centers, has announced that it is joining the Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) Climate Accord (ICA), a collaboration between digital infrastructure companies that have come together to push forward carbon neutrality initiatives. According to Dean...

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Read DigitalBridge and Equinix are The Final Bidders For Time Dotcom's Aims DC Business
DigitalBridge and Equinix are The Final Bidders For Time Dotcom's Aims DC Business

DigitalBridge and Equinix are The Final Bidders For Time Dotcom's Aims DC Business

September 05, 2022 Equinix

According to Bloomberg, Equinix and DigitalBridge are the final two companies looking to buy Time Dotcom’s data center business. The companies are looking to sign an agreement to take over the business called Aims Data Centre within the next few weeks. Per sources, Time Dotcom might also retain a...

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Read CIM Group Lists a 24MW Purpose-built Data Center For Lease in San Francisco
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CIM Group Lists a 24MW Purpose-built Data Center For Lease in San Francisco

September 05, 2022 San Francisco Bay Area

JLL and CIM Group have listed a new purpose-built data center for lease. The data center is located at 400 Paul Avenue in San Francisco, California. The data center offers 24MW of power across 182,250 square feet of two-story powered shell building on 7.3 acres. Per additional information in the...

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Read Equinix Expands its M2 Data Center in Melbourne, Australia
Equinix Expands its M2 Data Center in Melbourne, Australia

Equinix Expands its M2 Data Center in Melbourne, Australia

September 02, 2022 Equinix Melbourne ME2

Equinix has announced that it has completed the expansion of its second Melbourne data center in Australia. The expansion cost the company $23 million (US$ 15.7m). Equinix first opened the ME2 data center in February 2020. The company acquired 500 new cabinets to increase the data center’s total...

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Read Thames Water launches probe into data center water use in London
Thames Water launches probe into data center water use in London

Thames Water launches probe into data center water use in London

August 30, 2022 London

It has been revealed that Thames Water has launched a probe into the water use of data centers in the UK's capital, following the utility company’s discovery that UK data centers have been using drinking water to cool down their servers. The news of review comes as the UK’s hosepipe ban comes...

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Read Data Center in Florida Occupied By Sprint Up For Sale
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Data Center in Florida Occupied By Sprint Up For Sale

August 23, 2022 Miami

A Sprint Telecom-occupied data center in Florida has been put up for sale. The data center is located at 360 S. Lake Destiny Drive, Orlando. According to a property listing, the data center spans 2,430 square meters (26,245 square feet). It also sits on a 3.11-acre of land. The facility currently...

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Read Kennedy Wilson To Develop a 73MW Data Center in Slough, UK
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Kennedy Wilson To Develop a 73MW Data Center in Slough, UK

August 23, 2022 London: Slough

A 73MW data center campus is being planned outside Slough, UK. Developers plan to demolish many office buildings that are not commercially viable to develop the facility. Kennedy Wilson’s affiliate Kwere II filed with the South Buckinghamshire council to develop the data center campus at...

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Read Dominion to reconnect new data center connections in eastern Loudoun
Dominion to reconnect new data center connections in eastern Loudoun

Dominion to reconnect new data center connections in eastern Loudoun

August 19, 2022 Northern Virginia

Dominion, the primary power provider in Loudoun county, has announced that although Loudoun County's data center industry outpaces its capacity to deliver electricity, there is a way forward. In a conversation with Biz Journals, Bob Blue, Dominion's president and CEO, said that the company had...

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Read South Dublin Council & Peter Burke in dispute over data center ban
South Dublin Council & Peter Burke in dispute over data center ban

South Dublin Council & Peter Burke in dispute over data center ban

August 17, 2022 Dublin

A dispute has arisen between Irish Minister for Planning Peter Burke and South Dublin County Councillors over its ban on new data centers in the county. Burke had claimed last month that the county’s decision to make data centers “not permitted” use in the new county development plan breached...

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Read Several Companies Including QTS, DAMAC, Prime DC, and Pure Looking To Expand into Spain
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Several Companies Including QTS, DAMAC, Prime DC, and Pure Looking To Expand into Spain

August 10, 2022 Spain

Many US data center firms and developers are looking to enter the Spanish data center market. They are looking to develop or acquire the facilities in the country. According to Cinco Dias, Blackstone – through QTS, Prime DC, Pure, and DAMAC are exploring options to buy land and build data...

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Read New York Internet Doubles Its Data Center Presence By Taking Over Equinix's Space at 60 Hudson Street
New York Internet Doubles Its Data Center Presence By Taking Over Equinix's Space at 60 Hudson Street

New York Internet Doubles Its Data Center Presence By Taking Over Equinix's Space at 60 Hudson Street

August 10, 2022 Equinix New York NY8

New York Internet has announced the takeover of space at the Hudson Street carrier hotel. Equinix formerly occupied the space. NYI is an infrastructure and managed services provider. It also had a presence at the building before expanding to Equinix's former space. The deal is a result of a joint...

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Read Segro applies to build new data center park in Slough, UK
Segro applies to build new data center park in Slough, UK

Segro applies to build new data center park in Slough, UK

August 09, 2022 London: Slough

Segro has announced that it has applied to build a new data center park, near Slough, UK. Details outline that the park will span 65,000 sqm (700,000 sq ft) and be located within the Thorney Business Park in Iver. According to the planning statement, the proposed building (DC1) is also...

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Read Frankfurt: Plans for environmental data center zoning updated
Frankfurt: Plans for environmental data center zoning updated

Frankfurt: Plans for environmental data center zoning updated

August 08, 2022 Frankfurt

Frankfurt recently announced an updated plan for commercial developments in the city, which will place a limitation on cloud and colocation data center buildings. This comes as a response to concerns around their land and energy usage. Alongside this announcement, the city also outlined its...

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