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60MW Data Center Planned in Närpiö, Finland

A 60MW data center is being planned in western Finland by renewable energy firm Aurinkokarhu. Reported by local media including Yle and Vasabladet, the project would be located in Närpiö (Närpes), in the Ostrobothnia region. The company has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 18 hectares of...

June 23, 2026

Finland

Verne Breaks Ground on New Data Center in Mäntsälä, Finland

Verne has begun construction on a new data center in Finland, marking the first phase of development at its Mäntsälä campus. The company announced this week that work is underway on the initial 70MW phase of its data center campus in the Kapuli area of Mäntsälä, further expanding its footprint in...

June 19, 2026

Finland

Meta Veteran Sham Parmar Joins Anthropic Supply Chain Operations

Meta’s Sham Parmar has joined generative AI company Anthropic. Parmar previously served as senior manager for supply chain and engineering, overseeing electrical, mechanical, and fiber connectivity systems. "I'm excited to share that I've joined Anthropic as a supply chain lead, power and coo...

June 16, 2026

Meta

Google Plans $1.5 Billion Expansion of Alabama Data Center Campus

Google will invest an additional $1.5 billion to expand its data center campus in Jackson County through 2027. The site, built on the former Widows Creek coal plant, has been operational since 2019. According to Baxtel, it currently includes two 135,000 sq ft (12,540 sqm) data center buildings, t...

June 16, 2026

Google

Hyperco Files Plans for New Data Center in Kouvola

Nordic data center developer Hyperco is planning another facility in Finland, with local reports indicating the company has applied to build a second data center in Kouvola. The proposed two-story facility in the Koria district would span 56,670 sqm (609,990 sq ft) and offer up to 100MW of capaci...

June 15, 2026

Hyperco Oy

Top Data Center News for 8th-13th of June, 2026

OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio **OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 10GW data center in Ohio which could be built in phases starting with an 800MW first stage expected i...

June 15, 2026

Google

Private Equity Firm Acquires Croatia’s ‘Fort Knox’ Data Center

Gnomon Capital has acquired 100% of Croatian data center DC North, known as the “Fort Knox” facility, in a deal involving former owners Cratis and Muraplast. Court records show the transfer was completed in late May, with Gnomon now listed as the sole shareholder. DC North was launched by Crat...

June 13, 2026

Meta

Jinko Power Targets 1GW Solar-Backed AI Data Center Project in Western China

Chinese solar developer Jinko Power, a subsidiary of the broader Jinko Solar Group, is planning a 1GW data center project in Ningxia, western China, that will be powered directly by a dedicated solar facility. According to a report by Nikkei, the company has signed a framework investment agreemen...

June 12, 2026

Google

Meta Signs 168MW Data Center Pact at Reliance Gujarat Campus

Meta and Reliance are partnering to develop a 168MW data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Reliance will build the facility, which Meta will lease to run AI workloads. The project may be expanded in the future, though no launch timeline has been disclosed. Meta will cover power and water costs,...

June 10, 2026

Meta

Google to Pay SpaceX-xAI $920 Million Per Month for AI Data Center Capacity

Google has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to secure large-scale computing capacity. According to a regulatory filing submitted by SpaceX on June 5, Google will lease roughly 110,000 GPUs, CPUs, memory modules, and related infrastructure for approximately $920 million per month. The contrac...

June 08, 2026

Google

Top Data Center News for 1st - 6th June, 2026

Polar DC Secures €800 Million for Norway Data Center Project **Nordic AI data center developer Polar DC has raised €800 million ($932.2 million) for the development of its Norway data ...

June 08, 2026

Google

Google Targets Net Positive Water Use at Data Centers by 2030

Google has pledged to replenish more water than it consumes across its data centers by 2030. The company plans to upgrade water and wastewater systems, work with utilities in local communities, and prioritize air-cooled technologies to reduce water use. It also aims to expand the use of reclaimed...

June 05, 2026

Google

Gigawatt Scale Data Center and Energy Project Kicks Off in Texas

Google and Intersect Power have begun construction at the Meitner Energy Center, a colocated data center and energy project spanning Gray and Roberts Counties, Texas. The development combines a data center with more than 1GW of wind, solar, and battery storage capacity. The companies said the col...

June 04, 2026

Google

Google Breaks Ground on Swedish data center in Horndal

Google has officially broken ground on a new data center in Horndal, Sweden. Located in Avesta Municipality in Dalarna County, the facility will be the company’s first self-developed, owned, and operated data center in the country. While limited details have been released, Google says the site...

June 02, 2026

Google

Finland’s Winda Energy Plans 100MW Data Center in Lapland Industrial Park

Winda Energy is planning a new data center development in Finnish Lapland. The company announced this week that the project, developed through Winda Energy Oy, will be located in Rajakangas, Keminmaa. Co-developed with investment firm Gi21 Capital, the 15-hectare site is expected to attract ar...

May 29, 2026

Finland

Data Center Operators are Hiring Laid-off Meta Platforms Workers

Several data center operators have pointed to open roles after Meta Platforms began laying off around 8,000 employees, about 10% of its workforce. The cuts affected staff across all levels, including some in data center roles. On LinkedIn, multiple data center firms expressed support for affec...

May 22, 2026

Meta

Nebius will Deploy Bloom Energy Fuel Cells to Supply Power for its U.S. Data Centers

Nebius has signed a deal with Bloom Energy to deploy solid oxide fuel cells for its U.S. AI infrastructure buildout. The first project will deliver 328MW of behind-the-meter power for Nebius’ AI cloud platform at an undisclosed site, with operations expected to begin later this year.“Power rem...

May 21, 2026

Nebius

Meta Begins Laying off 8,000 Employees, Including Data Center Staff

Meta has begun laying off 8,000 employees globally as part of a broader restructuring tied to its growing AI and data center investments. The company plans to reduce its workforce by around 10 percent to free up cash flow for expanded data center spending. At the same time, Meta has canceled p...

May 20, 2026

Meta

Google Launches $15bn Data Center Build in India

Google has broken ground on its $15 billion data center project in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, India. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 28 to mark the start of construction. The event was jointly hosted by Google, AdaniConneX, and Nxtra by Airtel, and was attended ...

April 28, 2026

Google

Google Starts Work on New Data Center in Austria

Google has broken ground on its data center development in Kronstorf, Austria. The facility will be the company’s first self-built and owned data center in the country. Set to span 42,000 sqm (452,000 sq ft) on a 70-hectare site in central Austria, Google received planning permission for the p...

April 23, 2026

Google

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