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Read Swedish Solar Firm Targets Finnish Data Center Development
Swedish Solar Firm Targets Finnish Data Center Development

Swedish Solar Firm Targets Finnish Data Center Development

April 10, 2026 Finland

A solar farm developer is expanding into the data center sector, with plans to develop a campus in Finland. The municipality of Iisalmi this week announced that Swedish energy company Helios Nordic Energy is planning a new data center in the Tervamäki area. While full details have not been...

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Read Data4 Opens Second Data Center in Poland Near Warsaw
Data4 Opens Second Data Center in Poland Near Warsaw

Data4 Opens Second Data Center in Poland Near Warsaw

April 09, 2026 Poland

European data center firm Data4 has launched a new facility outside Warsaw, Poland. The company this week announced the inauguration of the second data center at its campus in Jawczyce, within the municipality of Ożarów Mazowiecki near Warsaw. Data4 commissioned the first building at the site in...

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Read UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency Plans New Data Center
UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency Plans New Data Center

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency Plans New Data Center

April 03, 2026 United Kingdom

The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a new data center provider. In a tender, the agency is looking for a partner to deliver and maintain a facility supporting its Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system.LRIT is a global satellite-based system that requires ships...

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Read Unidata Starts Development on 20MW Rome Data Center
Unidata Starts Development on 20MW Rome Data Center

Unidata Starts Development on 20MW Rome Data Center

April 03, 2026 Rome

Italian telco Unidata and private equity firm Azimut Libera Impresa have formed a joint venture to develop a “green,” carrier-neutral Tier IV-quality data center in Rome. The UniCenter project will deliver 20MW of capacity with more than 2,000 racks across 140,000 sq ft in the Italian capital,...

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Read Research Institutions Collaborate on New HPC Data Center in Berlin, Germany
Research Institutions Collaborate on New HPC Data Center in Berlin, Germany

Research Institutions Collaborate on New HPC Data Center in Berlin, Germany

March 30, 2026 Germany / Deutschland

The Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have partnered to build an AI and HPC data center in Berlin’s Adlershof area. Announced by Adlershof Technology Park on March 27, the facility will be developed in multiple phases to support high-performance computing and AI...

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Read Arbor, GridMarket Target 5GW for US Data Centers
Arbor, GridMarket Target 5GW for US Data Centers

Arbor, GridMarket Target 5GW for US Data Centers

March 26, 2026 United Kingdom

US power firm Arbor Energy partners with GridMarket to supply up to 5GW to data centers starting in 2029. The agreement will serve data center operators and other industrial clients, offering faster deployment than conventional power solutions.Arbor is using a modular approach with its 25MW...

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Read UK Government to Decide on 300MW Buckinghamshire Data Center Approval
UK Government to Decide on 300MW Buckinghamshire Data Center Approval

UK Government to Decide on 300MW Buckinghamshire Data Center Approval

March 23, 2026 United Kingdom

The UK Government, rather than local planning authorities, will determine whether a proposed 300MW data center in Buckinghamshire receives planning permission. While planning decisions in the UK are typically made by local councils, Secretary for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve...

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Read Infranity Invests €175M in Retelit’s Italian Data Centers
Infranity Invests €175M in Retelit’s Italian Data Centers

Infranity Invests €175M in Retelit’s Italian Data Centers

March 21, 2026 Italy

Infranity is spearheading a €375 million ($430M) financing package for the data center division of Italian telecom provider Retelit Group. The European asset management firm has committed €175 million ($200M) of the total, according to news agency Agenzia Nova.The investment is intended to expand...

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Read T1 Energy Gets 50MW Grid Connection for Norway Data Center Site
T1 Energy Gets 50MW Grid Connection for Norway Data Center Site

T1 Energy Gets 50MW Grid Connection for Norway Data Center Site

March 20, 2026 Norway

Battery and solar panel maker T1 Energy has obtained 50MW of capacity for a Norwegian site originally intended for battery cell production, now planned as a data center. The company announced this week that Norway’s national grid operator, Statnett, has allocated 50MW of power to T1 Energy’s...

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Read Sunly Plans Estonia Data Center Set to be the Baltic Region’s Largest
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Sunly Plans Estonia Data Center Set to be the Baltic Region’s Largest

March 17, 2026 Estonia

Renewable energy company Sunly has applied for planning permission to develop a 180MW AI data center near the village of Risti in Lääne-Nigula municipality, Estonia. If approved, the facility would become the country’s largest single electricity consumer and the biggest data center of its kind in...

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Read Plans are Underway for a 360MW Data Center Campus on Germany’s Eastern Border
Plans are Underway for a 360MW Data Center Campus on Germany’s Eastern Border

Plans are Underway for a 360MW Data Center Campus on Germany’s Eastern Border

March 17, 2026 Germany / Deutschland

Stadtwerke Lübeck has launched its first self-operated data center in the northern German city of Lübeck. Built to strengthen the city’s digital sovereignty, the facility will support business-critical and sensitive applications for local companies and features multiple layers of redundancy.While...

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Read Østfold Energi Eyes Data Centers South of Oslo
Østfold Energi Eyes Data Centers South of Oslo

Østfold Energi Eyes Data Centers South of Oslo

March 17, 2026 Oslo

Another data center may be on the way in Norway. Østfold Energi is preparing sites in Sarpsborg and Våler in partnership with local municipalities, with Google likely to take the Våler location.“We have extensive experience with project development in collaboration with landowners, local...

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Read 3i Infrastructure Buys Majority Stake in Norway’s Lefdal Mine Datacenter
3i Infrastructure Buys Majority Stake in Norway’s Lefdal Mine Datacenter

3i Infrastructure Buys Majority Stake in Norway’s Lefdal Mine Datacenter

March 14, 2026 Norway

Investment firm 3i Infrastructure has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Norway’s Lefdal Mine Datacenter (LMD). Announced this week, 3i plans to invest €300 million ($347.3 million) in the deal, which is expected to close in summer 2026.The data center company is being acquired from a fund...

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Read Gigawatt Scale Data Center in North Lincolnshire, UK, Approved
Gigawatt Scale Data Center in North Lincolnshire, UK, Approved

Gigawatt Scale Data Center in North Lincolnshire, UK, Approved

March 14, 2026 United Kingdom

A proposed 1GW data center campus at a former RAF airbase in North Lincolnshire, UK, has received planning approval. North Lincolnshire Council’s planning committee approved the Elsham Tech Park project during a meeting on Wednesday.The data center campus would be built on land south and east of...

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Read Plans Announced for 40MW Data Center in Industrial Park Near Butzbach, Germany
Plans Announced for 40MW Data Center in Industrial Park Near Butzbach, Germany

Plans Announced for 40MW Data Center in Industrial Park Near Butzbach, Germany

March 13, 2026 Germany / Deutschland

A 40MW data center is proposed for an industrial park near Butzbach, about 35km (22 miles) north of Frankfurt, Germany.The project is in its early stages and will involve multiple partners, including energy company RheinEnergie.The first phase of the facility will require up to 10MW of electrical...

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Read Swissgrid Seeks Bids for Data Center Racks in Switzerland
Swissgrid Seeks Bids for Data Center Racks in Switzerland

Swissgrid Seeks Bids for Data Center Racks in Switzerland

March 11, 2026 Switzerland

Switzerland’s grid operator Swissgrid has opened a tender for a three-year contract to install server racks in its data centers. The contract also covers supplying materials such as fiber optic and copper cabling, racks, and protection devices. No data was made available about the location of the...

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Read Top Data Center News for 2nd - 7th March, 2026
Top Data Center News for 2nd - 7th March, 2026

Top Data Center News for 2nd - 7th March, 2026

March 09, 2026 United Kingdom

AWS Behind Plans for $750M Data Center in Clinton, Mississippi Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly planning a $750 million data center project in Clinton, Mississippi on a 99-acre site formerly the home of Milwaukee Tool, where the existing building redeveloped for the data center.Karatzis...

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Read Norway Ammonia Plant Plans Dropped as Company Eyes Data Center Development
Norway Ammonia Plant Plans Dropped as Company Eyes Data Center Development

Norway Ammonia Plant Plans Dropped as Company Eyes Data Center Development

March 07, 2026 Norway

Plans for a proposed ammonia plant in Norway have been scrapped, with the developer now exploring the site for potential data center use. The shift comes after delays caused the project to lose its grid capacity allocation with the local grid operator Iverson eFuels has decided to terminate plans...

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Read Karatzis Group Plans €240M Data Center Project in Boeotia, Greece
Karatzis Group Plans €240M Data Center Project in Boeotia, Greece

Karatzis Group Plans €240M Data Center Project in Boeotia, Greece

March 06, 2026 Greece

Greek multinational Karatzis Group is planning a €240 million ($278 million) data center investment in the Boeotia region, according to real estate news outlet eRed. Headquartered in Crete, the company is best known for manufacturing plastic netting for the agricultural, packaging, and...

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Read Hochtief has Broken Ground on its Latest Yexio Edge Data Center in Dorfen, Germany
Hochtief has Broken Ground on its Latest Yexio Edge Data Center in Dorfen, Germany

Hochtief has Broken Ground on its Latest Yexio Edge Data Center in Dorfen, Germany

March 03, 2026 Germany / Deutschland

Construction company Hochtief has broken ground on a new timber-built edge data center for Yexio in Dorfen, Germany. The facility is being developed on a 7,500 sqm (80,729 sq ft) site at the Southwest Industrial Park in Dorfen, located in Bavaria’s Erding district, east of Munich.Hubert Aiwanger,...

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