September 22, 2026 Europe
The European Commission has proposed new rules requiring data centers across Europe to disclose their energy and water efficiency metrics. The EU plans to triple its data center capacity over the next five to seven years, prompting concerns over the impact on power grids and natural resources....
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September 19, 2026 Russia / Россия
Russia claims it struck the De Novo data center in Kyiv, Ukraine, one of the country’s largest data centers. According to Russian state news agency TASS, Russian forces carried out strikes earlier this week targeting Ukrainian industrial and infrastructure sites, including defense, energy,...
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September 17, 2026 Scotland
Scotland’s parliament is set to vote on a proposed moratorium on new hyperscale data centers above 50MW. The Scottish Green Party wants large projects paused until a national data center strategy and clear planning rules are established. It says 24 proposed projects could consume 1.5 times...
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September 12, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
Orbital Compute has selected German satellite manufacturer Reflex Aerospace as its platform partner to develop the Orbital-1 constellation, planned to include 100,000 satellites for orbital data centers. Reflex will lead satellite integration using a proven bus design that will become exclusive...
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September 12, 2026 Italy
Plans for a 120MW data center in Travagliato, Lombardy, have been withdrawn by developer East Gate, around 10 months after the project was submitted to the municipality. Mayor Renato Pasinetti confirmed the withdrawal, saying the province of Brescia is expected to shelve the grid connection...
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September 10, 2026 United Kingdom
Wycombe Park Ltd’s plans to convert a former film studio site into a data center near High Wycombe, UK, have been recommended for approval by Buckinghamshire Council’s Strategic Sites Committee. The site, south of Wycombe Air Park, was originally planned as an eight-phase film studio development...
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September 10, 2026 Romania
Real estate developer S+B Gruppe has secured approval to build a 12MW Tier III data center in northern Bucharest, Romania. Named NIMB, the facility has received a building permit and grid connection approval. It will provide 36,597 sq ft (3,400 sqm) of white space and is expected to open in 2028....
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September 10, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
Friesen Elektra is exploring a data center at its planned Wasserstoffpark Friesland green hydrogen site near Sande, Lower Saxony. The company has applied for a zoning exemption to allow the project. No IT capacity has been disclosed, while the wider hydrogen park is planned for 400MW of power...
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September 08, 2026 Milan
UK infrastructure developer Greenfield and Finsbury Infrastructure plan to invest up to €360 million ($418m) to develop a 36MW data center east of Milan, Italy. Greenfield has already secured 80MW of power capacity for the site, which will support AI, cloud, and enterprise workloads while...
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September 02, 2026 Finland
Cerebras has begun construction on a 165MW data center campus in Mikkeli, Finland, with the first 50MW phase now underway. The campus is being developed with Compute Nordic Finland and will use closed-loop cooling and waste-heat recovery to supply heat to the local community. “This partnership...
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September 02, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
Researchers from Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Japan’s University of Tsukuba have developed an electricity-free solid-state cooling system for data centers. The prototype uses two ultra-thin nickel-titanium shape-memory films to convert waste heat into mechanical work and...
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September 01, 2026 Frankfurt
Telehouse has opened Building N, its sixth data center facility in Frankfurt, Germany, adding 5.4MW of capacity. The four-story facility spans 9,300 sqm (100,104 sq ft), including 2,165 sqm (23,304 sq ft) of technical space. It uses air cooling, with Telehouse exploring liquid cooling to support...
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September 01, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
Infineon has partnered with Estonian power and storage company Skeleton Technologies to develop efficient and resilient power systems for AI data centers. Under a non-binding MoU, the companies will explore power architectures covering the grid-to-data-center chain, including Solid State...
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August 31, 2026 Norway
AI data center developer Exascale Labs has partnered with energy storage firm EnergyBank to explore AI data centers powered by floating offshore wind and long-duration battery storage. Under a non-binding MoU, the companies will develop an initial pilot with Zephyros-One, a 2.3MW floating wind...
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August 29, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
Schwarz Group and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania plan to develop a 240MW data center in Dummersdorf, Germany, backed by a €5.6 billion investment. The facility could expand to 1GW by 2045 and benefit from renewable wind power, a potential 380kV grid connection, and free cooling. Schwarz Group also...
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August 28, 2026 Finland
atNorth is expanding its FIN04 data center campus in Myllykoski, Kouvola, Finland, with a new building called FIN04A1. The company has appointed YIT as the main contractor, responsible for construction and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing works. YIT was also selected to build another campus...
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August 28, 2026 Austria
German data center firm Nexspace has started construction on a new facility in Graz, Austria. The project will double Nexspace’s capacity in Graz, adding around 600 sqm (6,460 sq ft) of IT space and 2.2MW of capacity. “With today's groundbreaking ceremony, we are starting the construction of our...
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August 27, 2026 Austria
German data center company Nexspace has started construction on a new facility in Graz, Austria. The project will double Nexspace’s capacity in Graz, adding around 600 sqm (6,460 sq ft) of IT space and 2.2MW of capacity. “With today's groundbreaking ceremony, we are starting the construction of...
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August 26, 2026 Spain
Spain is preparing legislation that would require data centers of 1MW or more to source at least 80% of their electricity from new renewable generation on an hourly basis. The draft rules, approved for fast-track legislation, would apply only to new data centers and undergo public consultation...
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August 24, 2026 Finland
European data center developer Magnora has secured a firm grid connection for its Hämeenlinna data center project in Finland. The 150,000 sqm (1.61 million sq ft) facility is being developed with Northern Europe Energy Group (NEEG), with Magnora holding a 70 percent stake. The grid connection is...
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