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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

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Read Further details emerge about GreenSquareDC's plans for Perth data center
Further details emerge about GreenSquareDC's plans for Perth data center
October 24, 2022

Further details emerge about GreenSquareDC's plans for Perth data center

Perth

Further information has emerged about GreenSquare's data center plans. The company, which describes itself as an ‘emerging sustainability-oriented data center provider,’ has obtained planning permission for a new 96MW data center in Perth, Australia, after its application was approved by Metr...

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Read Preparation for potential blackouts begins as UK holds talks regarding major data centers
Preparation for potential blackouts begins as UK holds talks regarding major data centers
October 24, 2022

Preparation for potential blackouts begins as UK holds talks regarding major data centers

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 classif...

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Read Conapto Developing a 24MW Facility in Stockholm, Sweden
October 24, 2022

Conapto Developing a 24MW Facility in Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm

Data center firm Conapto has announced that it has broken ground on a new data center in Stockholm, Sweden. The Sweden data center company partnered with real estate firm Fastpartner to develop a 107,650 square feet (10,000 square meters) facility in Southern Stockholm. Upon full developmen...

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Read IMCO Pumps $450 million in DataBank
IMCO Pumps $450 million in DataBank
October 24, 2022

IMCO Pumps $450 million in DataBank

DataBank

The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) will invest around US$450m in DataBank. The Canadian firm signed an agreement to invest the funds as part of DataBank’s recapitalization process. DataBank is expected to close the deal in Q4 2022.  The Chief Investment Officer of IMCO...

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Read Bridge Data Centres announces launch of new facility in Johor, Malaysia
Bridge Data Centres announces launch of new facility in Johor, Malaysia
October 21, 2022

Bridge Data Centres announces launch of new facility in Johor, Malaysia

Bridge Kidex Sedenak MY06-01

Bridge Data Centres (BDC), a ChinData-owned company, has announced the opening of the first phase of the MY06 data center in Sedenak, located within the Sedenak Tech Park (STeP) in Johor, Malaysia. Part of its 110MW project, phase 1 covers the first of three buildings across the 38-acre site. ...

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Read Genesis Digital Assets commences work on new 40MW mining data center
Genesis Digital Assets commences work on new 40MW mining data center
October 21, 2022

Genesis Digital Assets commences work on new 40MW mining data center

Texas

Genesis Digital Assets, has broken ground on a new data center in Glasscock county Texas. Comprising four buildings when complete, the new facility is expected to be finished and fully operational by December this year. According to the company, the facility will utilize its proprietary techno...

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Read Elea Digital to develop data center in Porto Alegre
Elea Digital to develop data center in Porto Alegre
October 20, 2022

Elea Digital to develop data center in Porto Alegre

Elea Data Centers

Elea Digital, a Brazilian edge data center company, has announced that it is developing a new data center following the purchase of a hyperconnected property owned by TIM, in Porto Alegre (RS). The company has outlined that it expects the project to become the largest data center in the south...

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Read New data center proposed in east London, UK
New data center proposed in east London, UK
October 20, 2022

New data center proposed in east London, UK

London

According to reports, a new data center is being proposed in east London, UK, on a 1.39-hectare site. Located on the western edge of the former East India Import Dock, the proposed facility could have a potential IT power of 30MW, with six halls each of 1,200 sqm (12,900 sq ft). It's also note...

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Read Ionos announces launch new UK data center in Worcestershire
Ionos announces launch new UK data center in Worcestershire
October 20, 2022

Ionos announces launch new UK data center in Worcestershire

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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Read Meeza adds a fifth data center in Doha, Qatar
Meeza adds a fifth data center in Doha, Qatar
October 19, 2022

Meeza adds a fifth data center in Doha, Qatar

Meeza

MEEZA, the largest data center service provider in Qatar, has announced the launch of its M-VAULT 5 facility, its fifth data center, located at the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) and will reportedly enhance both cybersecurity resilience and the country's cloud services. This new fac...

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Read CyrusOne breaks ground on its first European facility outside FLAP-D markets in Madrid, Spain
CyrusOne breaks ground on its first European facility outside FLAP-D markets in Madrid, Spain
October 19, 2022

CyrusOne breaks ground on its first European facility outside FLAP-D markets in Madrid, Spain

CyrusOne

CyrusOne has announced that it has begun work on its latest facility in Madrid, Spain, located in the municipality of Alcobendas, after acquiring the freehold purchase of the 5-acre site in 2022. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by executives from CyrusOne, construction company Iterco...

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Read EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion
EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion
October 18, 2022

EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion

EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has reportedly secured $150 million in sustainability-linked financing for its expansion in Latin America. This follows the company obtaining a series of sustainability-linked financings earlier in 2022 totaling $1.7 Billion.The loan facility promotes EdgeConneX's sustainability ob...

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Read Oman Data Park announces plans for data center on Zanzibar island
Oman Data Park announces plans for data center on Zanzibar island
October 18, 2022

Oman Data Park announces plans for data center on Zanzibar island

Africa

Oman Data Park has announced plans to build a new facility on Zanzibar island in Tanzania after the Sultanate of Oman and Zanzibar signed a number of MoUs relating to higher education, research and innovation, and digital infrastructure. The latter related, in part, to the signing of an MoU be...

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Read Emerge to provide Khazna Data Centers with renewable energy from solar plant development
Emerge to provide Khazna Data Centers with renewable energy from solar plant development
October 18, 2022

Emerge to provide Khazna Data Centers with renewable energy from solar plant development

Abu Dhabi

Emerge, a joint venture (JV) between Masdar and EDF, has signed an agreement with Khazna Data Centers to provide it with renewable energy from a new solar plant development. The ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) plant will provide power to Khazna's new data center in Masdar City, providin...

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Read YPF Luz powers cryptomining operation using waste "flare" gas from a shale oil field
YPF Luz powers cryptomining operation using waste "flare" gas from a shale oil field
October 17, 2022

YPF Luz powers cryptomining operation using waste "flare" gas from a shale oil field

Argentina

Argentina's state-owned utility YPF Luz has entered the crypto mining space, striking up a partnership with a currently unnamed international mining company. Through the partnership, the renewable energy arm of YPF, has been piloting a 1 megawatt (MW) operation in n the Loma Campana area, prov...

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Read Aligned Data Centers continues investment in Phoenix with two new data center campuses
Aligned Data Centers continues investment in Phoenix with two new data center campuses
October 17, 2022

Aligned Data Centers continues investment in Phoenix with two new data center campuses

Aligned

After acquiring two parcels of land in Arizona, Aligned Data Centers has announced plans for two new construction projects, mega campuses, spanning 400MW of IT load and approximately two million square feet. The facilities will reportedly prioritize sustainability, using Delta³ cooling technol...

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Read DataBank Launches SLC6 Facility in Salt Lake City, Utah
DataBank Launches SLC6 Facility in Salt Lake City, Utah
October 17, 2022

DataBank Launches SLC6 Facility in Salt Lake City, Utah

DataBank SLC6

DataBank has announced the opening of a new data center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company named the new facility SLC6. DataBank first announced SLC6 in August 2021. The 171,000 square feet (15,885 square meters) data center offers 100,000 square feet of raised flooring, with 50,000 square f...

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Read Bloomberg Reports That Ooredoo is Mulling Over Sale of Qatari Data Centers
October 14, 2022

Bloomberg Reports That Ooredoo is Mulling Over Sale of Qatari Data Centers

Qatar

Ooredoo QPSC is looking to sell off its data centers in Qatar. The move comes after the company sold off its data centers in Indonesia to BDx. According to Bloomberg, Ooredoo is already speaking with banks on how to offload the assets. Potential bidders have not been identified.The company cur...

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Read Layer 9 Data Centers commences work on 96MW campus in Guanajuato, Mexico
Layer 9 Data Centers commences work on 96MW campus in Guanajuato, Mexico
October 14, 2022

Layer 9 Data Centers commences work on 96MW campus in Guanajuato, Mexico

Mexico City / Ciudad de México

Layer 9 Data Centers recently announced that it has broken ground on its 96MW data center campus in Guanajuato, Mexico. Those within the industry have outlined that it is likely this project is part of Project Falcon, a 64MW data center campus currently in progress in the Baijo Region announce...

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Read Amazon's data center emissions rise with Oregon expansion
Amazon's data center emissions rise with Oregon expansion
October 14, 2022

Amazon's data center emissions rise with Oregon expansion

Amazon AWS

According to a report by The Oregonian, Amazon’s data center expansion in Eastern Oregon has caused carbon emissions to soar in recent years. Oregon’s Morrow and Umatilla counties are the locations targeted by Amazon, in part due to local tax breaks, which have seen Amazon rake up tax breaks w...

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