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Read GIC seeks to raise capital for South Korean data center initiative
GIC seeks to raise capital for South Korean data center initiative

GIC seeks to raise capital for South Korean data center initiative

July 24, 2023 Singapore

The sovereign wealth fund GIC of Singapore is soliciting funds for a data center outside Seoul, South Korea. According to Business Korea, institutional investors, such as GIC, are working with indigenous institutional investors, securities companies, and asset management firms to build a data...

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Read Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment
Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment

Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment

July 14, 2023 Singapore

As Singapore looks to end a years-long prohibition on new developments, four data center operators have been given 80MW of capacity for new facilities. Since 2019, Singapore has imposed a ban on the construction of new data centers; however, previously authorized facilities were permitted to be...

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Read Bitdeer expands: Announces new data centers in Norway and Bhutan
Bitdeer expands: Announces new data centers in Norway and Bhutan

Bitdeer expands: Announces new data centers in Norway and Bhutan

July 12, 2023 Singapore

In Bitdeer Technologies Group's latest operations update, it shared details about its upcoming expansion. Linghui Kong, Chief Executive Officer of Bitdeer, noted that its 100MW Gedu mining data center in Bhutan, for example, is almost complete and is expected to be delivered in July. Further to...

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Read Singapore's IMDA establishes tropical data facility sustainability benchmark
Singapore's IMDA establishes tropical data facility sustainability benchmark

Singapore's IMDA establishes tropical data facility sustainability benchmark

June 09, 2023 Singapore

Singapore has introduced a standard for maximizing the energy efficacy of data centers (DCs) in tropical regions. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) standard recommends operating centers at higher temperatures to save energy on cooling. Dr. Janil Puthucheary, Singapore's Senior...

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Read CLAR Intends to Acquire The Seagate Singapore R&D Facility And Data Center
CLAR Intends to Acquire The Seagate Singapore R&D Facility And Data Center

CLAR Intends to Acquire The Seagate Singapore R&D Facility And Data Center

May 19, 2023 Singapore

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) is seeking to acquire Seagate Singapore's research and development facility, which includes a data center, for $163.14 million. The facility, known as 'The Shugart' and located in the one-north district of Singapore, was constructed only eight years ago and was...

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Read Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval
Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval

Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval

April 18, 2023 Singapore

Keppel Data Centres has announced that its floating data center park in Singapore has received approval and will proceed. Located at the Loyang Offshore Supply Base operated by Toll Group, the facility was originally proposed back in 2019, which came after a significant investment in...

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Read Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray
Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray

Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray

April 11, 2023 Singapore

When it comes to data center cooling, everyone's on the hunt for the latest innovative, efficient tech; and at Singapore's Nanyang Technical University (NTU), its research team is working on the latest solution. The group proposes cooling servers by spraying chips with fluid; dielectric fluid, to...

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Read Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers
Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers

Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers

July 22, 2022 Singapore

Singapore has announced the end of its data center moratorium and is now accepting new applications for facilities, following Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Economic Development Board's (EDB) pilot scheme launch. The moratorium was originally put in place back in 2019 due to...

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Read Evolution Data Centres (EvoDC) launches new Sustainable Data Centre Charter
Evolution Data Centres (EvoDC) launches new Sustainable Data Centre Charter

Evolution Data Centres (EvoDC) launches new Sustainable Data Centre Charter

June 20, 2022 Singapore

Evolution Data Centres has announced the launch of its new Sustainable Data Centre Charter, through which it measures its entire operations, with the aim of minimizing carbon intensity and limiting water usage as the company grows. The charter includes the target of emitting 20 tonnes of carbon...

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Read RDA and MVGX partner for sustainable data center development
RDA and MVGX partner for sustainable data center development

RDA and MVGX partner for sustainable data center development

May 23, 2022 Singapore

MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a crypto exchange regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has announced it is teaming up with AI firm Red Dot Analytics, for carbon measurement and to offset tropical data centers. Singapore implemented a three-year moratorium on new data center...

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Read SGTech's response to Singapore's data center quota
SGTech's response to Singapore's data center quota

SGTech's response to Singapore's data center quota

April 11, 2022 Singapore

Although back in 2019, Singapore introduced a data center moratorium following concerns around energy supplies, in 2022, this moratorium was lifted - with conditions. Part of these conditions was that the country would be more selective over future data center projects. Further details around...

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Read Singapore and Silicon Valley tie second place in data center rankings
Singapore and Silicon Valley tie second place in data center rankings

Singapore and Silicon Valley tie second place in data center rankings

February 03, 2022 Singapore

According to Cushman & Wakefield's 2022 Global Data Center Market Comparison report, Singapore now ties with the US's Silicon Valley in its league table of the top data center markets. This means that Singapore is now the top market for data centers in Asia-Pacific, beating Hong Kong (6th...

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Read Singapore's moratorium on new data center builds lifts, but what's next?
Singapore's moratorium on new data center builds lifts, but what's next?

Singapore's moratorium on new data center builds lifts, but what's next?

January 17, 2022 Singapore

This week, Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister made an announcement that the country's moratorium on new data center builds, which was introduced back in 2019. Minister Gan Kim Yong said that going forward, a "more selective" approach to new builds will be taken. In a written reply to a...

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Read Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers
Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers

Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers

June 16, 2021 Singapore

It has been announced that social media giant Facebook and the Singapore government are joining forces to fund a $17 million (S$23m) project to address the need to boost the number of sustainable data centers built in tropical climates. The programme is also being funded by Singapore's National...

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