March 09, 2023 United Kingdom
New research from the UK's National Oceanography Centre and the University of Central Florida has found that thousands of miles of cables on the seafloor are increasingly at risk due to climate-related disasters. This, experts say, makes the world's internet connectivity vulnerable to outages as...
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January 31, 2023 United Kingdom
A British office and data center will be converted into a college teaching facility. This week, CECOS College was awarded permission to convert data center on 8 Currer Street in Bradford, West Yorkshire, into an IT teaching facility. The City Council of Bradford accepted a change of use proposal...
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January 05, 2023 United Kingdom
A new data center campus is being proposed just outside of Middlesbrough at the former Croda chemicals plant within the Wilton International complex, it has been announced. So far, Redcar and Cleveland Council has decided that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) isn’t required, after...
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November 25, 2022 United Kingdom
UK data center company Asanti has been acquired by Investment firm Invesis. Asanti has also acquired five data center facilities from Daisy Group. The five data centers are located in Reading, Hamilton, Manchester, Farnborough, and Birstall. The five facilities have a capacity of over 1,500...
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October 24, 2022 United Kingdom
The UK government has reportedly held discussions with data center operators about what to do in a worst-case scenario this winter, as the country faces potential power shortages. The government is now considering rationing data centers' access to diesel fuel for backup generators and classifying...
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October 20, 2022 United Kingdom
Ionos, a hosting services provider, has announced the opening of a new UK data center in Worcester, Worcestershire. The new facility, located at the Worcester Six Business Park, spans 43,700 sq ft (4,000 sqm) and comprises a 30,730 sq ft (2,850 sqm) data center and 13,000 sq ft (1,200 sqm) of...
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June 29, 2022 United Kingdom
Camro Data Park has announced a refinancing deal with Topland Group. The property investment firm agreed to a two-year financing deal worth £9.25 million ($11.3m) with Camro Data Park. The new data center site is located within the Elean Business Park in Cambridgeshire. Camro already has...
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June 14, 2022 United Kingdom
HM Treasury has published a policy paper which is proposing a new regulatory framework, whereby the Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) would have powers to visit and regulate the cloud sector. The ministry outlined that currently, over 65% of UK banking and insurance...
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May 31, 2022 United Kingdom
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport recently announced the commencement of an eight-week consultation, part of the National Data Strategy, to explore strengthening the security and resiliency of the UK's data centers and cloud services. Specifically, it is calling for views...
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May 31, 2022 United Kingdom
The UK government has hit back at rumors that this winter, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UK could experience blackouts. The government has said that this would be a "worst-case scenario" and a result of Russia cutting off more supplies to the EU. Commenting on whether or not...
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May 19, 2022 United Kingdom
As the race towards more green tech solutions continues, researchers from the University of Cambridge have announced that they have been working on an interesting energy innovation that could, in the future, replace batteries in small off-grid Internet of Things devices. The device was found to...
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May 17, 2022 KAO Data
Kao Data has started a project which will bring data center education into schools, in association with educational charity The Cambridge Science Centre. The project will explore data centers, their importance and their uses with those aged seven to 11 in UK Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6), and the data...
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May 17, 2022 United Kingdom
Per a Realla listing, developers are offering a 43-acre land for lease or sale for data center development in Cambridgeshire, UK. The Camro Data Park available is located in the Elean Business Park. According to confirmed reports, the Data Park has planning permission for 700,000 square feet...
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May 05, 2022 United Kingdom
According to reports, Reef Group is planning to build a technology park and data center near Didcot, Oxfordshire. The proposed plans, which have the company seeking a Local Development Order (LDO), detail a 23-hectare site located in Appleford, on the northern edge of Didcot. Public consultation...
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March 29, 2022 United Kingdom
The former Royal Bank of Scotland data center in Stone Business Park could be demolished, it has been reported. This news comes as Stafford Borough Council announces it has received a demolition application for the 10,500 sqm (34,500 sq ft) facility. The town council has reportedly raised no...
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March 24, 2022 United Kingdom
Loughborough University has announced that it has filed to build a data center in its student village in Leicestershire, UK. According to the University, the IT facility, part of the Energy and Data Hub, will also be used to supply district heating services to local student housing. The hub,...
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March 15, 2022 United Kingdom
Lancaster University has announced the launch of its Blackpool Innovation Catalyst project, which seeks to bring together "dynamic organisations" and academics to develop effective "long-term solutions around clean growth and secure digitalisation for their industries." One of the latest projects...
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March 04, 2022 United Kingdom
Pioneer Point Partners LLP has announced that it closed its maiden institutional fund. The fund is worth €575 million ($640.9m). The fund exceeded the company’s initial target of €500 million ($557m). Pioneer Point Partners attracted investments from 15 North American and European institutional...
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March 01, 2022 KAO Data
Kao Data has revealed plans for another building at its Harlow campus in the UK. The company says it has started working on the second 10MW facility at the campus. Kao said KLON-02 would offer about 1,800 racks across 3,400 square meters of technical space and four data halls. In addition, the...
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February 24, 2022 United Kingdom
An incinerator-powered data center could be heading to Reading, the UK, it has been announced. J Mould, a local demolition, decontamination, and recycling contracting firm, is proposing this innovative build to the tune of £80 million ($108m). If it goes ahead, the project will be built on a...
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