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University of Bristol to Build Data Processing Facility

The University of Bristol has announced plans to develop a National AI Data Facility to support large-scale data processing efforts. The multi-million-pound data repository will be housed at the National Composites Centre (NCC) at the Bristol and Bath Science Park, next to the UK’s Isambard-AI...

November 28, 2025

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Nebius Launches Nvidia GPU Cluster in London, UK

European cloud operator Nebius this week announced its first deployment of Nvidia Blackwell Ultra AI infrastructure in the UK. The cluster sits in Ark Data Centres’ Longcross Park campus in Surrey. The cluster totals 126 racks across three data center halls. The first phase comprises 4,000 Nvi...

November 06, 2025

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Zoom to Lease Data Center Space in UK

Video calling firm Zoom is planning to lease space in a UK data center in the first half of 2026 with plans to target regulated sectors such as healthcare and financial services. The facility will comply with the UK's data residency requirements, enabling UK-only meeting zones and telephony ga...

November 05, 2025

United Kingdom

Satcom Colocation Provider Satline Launches UK Data Center

Satline, a colocation and hosting provider targeting the satellite communications sector, has taken space in a UK data center. It is "equipped with two new satellite antennas supporting the 5°W and 28.2°E beams,” according to a statement from the company this week.It continued: “This expansion...

October 25, 2025

United Kingdom

Redcentric Offloads Data Center Business for £127m

UK managed services provider Redcentric announced it had agreed the sale of its data center unit, Redcentric Data Centres Limited, to Stellanor Datacenters Group Limited, a UK data center operator launched last month and backed by a fund managed by DWS Group.Michelle Senecal De Fonseca, Redcen...

October 23, 2025

United Kingdom

Apple Secures Over 650MW of Renewable Capacity across Europe

Apple has expanded its renewable energy portfolio across Europe, adding more than 650MW of new renewable capacity. The projects include several large-scale solar and wind projects across Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania.“By 2030, we want our users to know that all the energy it takes...

October 15, 2025

United Kingdom

Innova Submits Proposals for Ten Data Center Projects

UK-based renewable energy firm Innova has submitted ten data center projects as part of the National Energy System Operator’s (NESO) "Gate 2 to Whole Queue process" reform of the UK's grid connections queue. The projects have a combined capacity of 4.4GW. Of the projects, five are hybrid schem...

October 04, 2025

United Kingdom

AI Pathfinder Plans to Invest £18.4bn on Two UK Facilities

AI Pathfinder, a new data center developer has revealed plans to invest up to £18.4 billion ($24.86bn) in UK digital infrastructure, with new facilities in England and Scotland. It has also committed to investing up to £15bn ($20.2bn) in a data center at the i3 industrial park in Ayrshire, Sco...

September 22, 2025

United Kingdom

Top Data Center News for 8th-13th September, 2025

Vantage Raises $1.6bn for APAC ExpansionVantage Data Centers has raised $1.6 billion to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, starting with the acquisition of Yondr Group’s data center campus in Johor, Malaysia.EcoDataCenter Raises $703m in Debt FinancingEcoDataCenter has secured €60...

September 15, 2025

United Kingdom

BlackRock to Invest $678m in UK Data Centers

Power technology firm ABB is investing $110 million in manufacturing over the next three months to support growth in industries such as data centers. This investment is to “expand R&D and manufacturing of its advanced electrification solutions,” as customers “focus on improving energy effi...

September 15, 2025

United Kingdom

Ministry of Defence Awards Google Cloud £400m Contract

The UK government's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Google Cloud a £400 million ($542.12m) contract. Google is to deliver a UK sovereign cloud capability to give the MoD a secure cloud platform. The offering will be built on Google Distributed Cloud Air-Gapped.“Google Cloud is dedicated ...

September 12, 2025

United Kingdom

Legal & General Closes €600m Digital Infrastructure Fund

Kao Data investor Legal and General (L&G) has closed a €600 million ($706m) fund that will invest in digital infrastructure projects in Europe and the UK. This is “a key milestone in L&G’s asset management strategy to expand its private markets proposition,” the company said. A second ...

September 10, 2025

KAO Data

Virtus Signs cPPA for 31MW of Power

UK data center developer Virtus has signed a corporate Power Purchase Agreement (cPPA) for 31MW of wind power from the Lynn and Inner Dowsing (LID) windfarms, a pair of offshore wind farms in the North Sea. Virtus will offtake 16 percent of the total generation from LID, with a commencement da...

September 02, 2025

United Kingdom

Hyperscale to Hyper-Space: Data Centers Beyond Earth

Every day, humans generate more data than they did the previous day. In 2010, the planet generated approximately two zettabytes of digital information, a figure that increased to 64 zettabytes over the next decade. For comparison, one zettabyte is a trillion gigabytes, so large that if you tri...

August 29, 2025

United Kingdom

TalkTalk Secures £100m Investment

TalkTalk Group has secured £100 million ($134m) in new funding from an existing shareholder. This includes approximately £50m ($67m) of non-core asset sales recently announced and amendments to existing debt facilities, allowing interest to be capitalized, increasing funding capacity by more t...

July 28, 2025

United Kingdom

Ofgem Approves £24bn in Transmission Upgrades

UK energy regulator Ofgem has provisionally approved a £24 billion ($32.7bn) investment package into the country’s gas and electricity transmission system.The funding will back the construction of 80 electricity transmission projects aimed at connecting more than 120GW of clean energy capacity...

July 05, 2025

United Kingdom

Kao Data CEO Doug Loewe Steps Down

The CEO of UK data center company Kao Data, Doug Loewe, has stepped down. The company claimed that Loewe had "decided to dedicate more of his time" to philanthropic work, a cause with which he has a long history. Loewe was CEO for a year and a half.“On behalf of the Board and the entire team a...

July 04, 2025

KAO Data

Datum Launches Second Manchester Data Center

UK operator Datum Datacentres this week officially launched MCR2, marking the completion of the almost two-year construction project. The facility, located in Wythenshawe, provides capacity for up to 1,200 racks, each offering densities up to 30kW.Matt Edgley, COO at Datum Datacentres, said: “...

July 02, 2025

United Kingdom

Marsh Launches €1bn Data Center Insurance and Risk Management Services

Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh this week announced the launch of Nimbus, a new insurance facility providing clients cover for the construction of large-scale data centers across the UK and Europe.Nimbus provides up to €1 billion ($1.15bn) in construction all-risks coverage and up to €...

June 21, 2025

United Kingdom

UK District Heating Networks Look to Data Centers for Waste Heat

The UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published a list of district heating networks in development across the UK that have applied for funding and support from three of its programs.A project pipeline document published by DESNZ states: “The opportunities present a w...

June 10, 2025

United Kingdom

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