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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

New Jersey

Read Raxio Breaks Ground on MZ1 Facility in Maputo, Mozambique
Raxio Breaks Ground on MZ1 Facility in Maputo, Mozambique
October 04, 2022

Raxio Breaks Ground on MZ1 Facility in Maputo, Mozambique

Raxio Group

Raxio Group has announced that construction has started at its Raxio MZ1 data center in Maputo, Mozambique. The facility will be Mozambique’s first carrier-neutral, privately owned data center. Raxio MZ1 is rated Tier III, and it has the capacity for 250 racks. The data center is scheduled ...

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Read South Dublin County Council (SDCC) to comply with government scrapping ban on new data centers
South Dublin County Council (SDCC) to comply with government scrapping ban on new data centers
October 03, 2022

South Dublin County Council (SDCC) to comply with government scrapping ban on new data centers

Dublin

After much back and forth, South Dublin County Council (SDCC) is now complying with the government's order to scrap plans to ban data centers in the area, despite serious concerns about the environmental impact of additional facilities and the extra pressure the would place on the grid. This c...

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Read Chayora finishes up work on the first data center on its new Shanghai Campus
Chayora finishes up work on the first data center on its new Shanghai Campus
October 03, 2022

Chayora finishes up work on the first data center on its new Shanghai Campus

Shanghai

Chayora, a Hong Kong-based data center operator, has announced that it has completed the construction of its first data center on its new Shanghai campus in China. The company first announced the campus back in November 2021, and in partnership with EdgeConneX, Edge will offer computing servic...

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Read Dominion Energy announces update about resuming connection in Loudoun County
Dominion Energy announces update about resuming connection in Loudoun County
October 03, 2022

Dominion Energy announces update about resuming connection in Loudoun County

Northern Virginia

Dominion Energy has announced that some new data centers in Loudoun County, home to the world's largest concentration of data centers, will be reconnected, following concerns that transmission infrastructure restraints would halt new additions. Back in July, the energy utility had said that ne...

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Read Arsenal Digital Holdings Acquires Data Center in Texas
Arsenal Digital Holdings Acquires Data Center in Texas
October 03, 2022

Arsenal Digital Holdings Acquires Data Center in Texas

Texas

Arsenal Digital Holdings has announced that it has an agreement in place to acquire a data center campus in Texas. The crypto mining holding firm didn’t reveal the terms of the deal nor the location of the site. However, it noted that the property sits on a 50-acre site. It also said the prope...

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Read icolo.io Opens Second Data Center in Mombasa
October 03, 2022

icolo.io Opens Second Data Center in Mombasa

Kenya

Kenyan data center firm icolo.io has announced the completion and opening of its new facility in Mombasa, Kenya. The company posted on LinkedIn that the iColo MBA-2Nyali facility is open for business. The data center has 1.7MW of power and has 13,000 square feet (1,200 square meters) of floor ...

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Read Metro Edge Development Partners To Develop 21MW Facility in Chicago
October 03, 2022

Metro Edge Development Partners To Develop 21MW Facility in Chicago

Chicago

Metro Edge Development Partners has announced its plans to develop a new data center in Chicago, Illinois. The real estate investment firm has already secured a 75-year lease on a 1.97-acre land in the Illinois Medical District (IMD). In addition, the company has the exclusive rights to dev...

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Read Open Access Data Centres To Open Three New Edge Facilities in South Africa
October 03, 2022

Open Access Data Centres To Open Three New Edge Facilities in South Africa

South Africa

Open Access Data Centres (OADC) has announced its plan to launch three new Edge facilities in South Africa. The CEO of OADC, Dr. Ayotunde Coker, revealed in a statement that the company is further expanding its Edge data centers to more business hubs in the country to meet the demands of ISPs,...

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Read Vantage announces the opening of its second data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia
Vantage announces the opening of its second data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia
September 30, 2022

Vantage announces the opening of its second data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia

Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers is expanding its presence in Malaysia, with its second data center in Cyberjaya. The facility, a four-story data center dubbed KUL12, will provide 10MW of capacity across 194,000 square feet of space when combined with its existing KUL11.Construction on the data center be...

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Read Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power
Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power
September 30, 2022

Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power

Equinix

Equinix is the latest company in the industry to trial hydrogen fuel cells as a power source for data centers. The company will be working in partnership with the Centre for Energy Research & Technology (CERT) under the National University of Singapore's (NUS) College of Design and Engine...

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Read NTT to build new 30MW data center in Kansai region of Japan
NTT to build new 30MW data center in Kansai region of Japan
September 30, 2022

NTT to build new 30MW data center in Kansai region of Japan

NTT

NTT is building a new 30MW data center in the Kansai region of Japan, it has been announced. The facility, which is being constructed in Soraku-gun, Kyoto Prefecture, will be a four-story, seismic-isolated structure. Model image of the completed data center The building wi...

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Read The Uptime Institute’s 2022 Global Data Center Survey reveals the industry must evolve its sustainability reporting practices and prevent costly outages
The Uptime Institute’s 2022 Global Data Center Survey reveals the industry must evolve its sustainability reporting practices and prevent costly outages
September 30, 2022

The Uptime Institute’s 2022 Global Data Center Survey reveals the industry must evolve its sustainability reporting practices and prevent costly outages

Europe

On September 20th, Uptime released its 12th Annual Global Data Center Survey, which analyzed the growth and sustainability efforts of the industry, as well as the challenges it is facing. The report noted that the industry is “growing, dynamic and increasingly resilient” but largely failing on...

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Read Evocative Announces The Close of The Acquisition of INAP's Data Center
Evocative Announces The Close of The Acquisition of INAP's Data Center
September 29, 2022

Evocative Announces The Close of The Acquisition of INAP's Data Center

Evocative

Evocative has announced that it has completed and closed the acquisition of the majority of INAP’s data center facilities. The acquisition also covers colocation and related network services. With the acquisition, the Evocative data center portfolio reaches nine. In addition, the company’s emp...

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Read Enovum launches its phase 1 in Montreal
Enovum launches its phase 1 in Montreal
September 29, 2022

Enovum launches its phase 1 in Montreal

Montreal

Enovum Data Centers has announced that the first phase of its Montreal facility has been launched. It will soon begin its second phase.With 70,000 sqft of infrastructure and move-in space availability for a total of 187,500 sqft, the facility's first phase also has a capacity of 1.5 MW. Once c...

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Read Microsoft signs nuclear carbon credits deal with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of strategic partnership
Microsoft signs nuclear carbon credits deal with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of strategic partnership
September 28, 2022

Microsoft signs nuclear carbon credits deal with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of strategic partnership

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a new energy deal with Canadian energy firm Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of a strategic partnership targeted at tackling climate change and “driving sustainable growth” in Ontario. According to Microsoft, the giant will procure Clean Energy Credit sourced from OP...

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Read Digital Realty files to build data center in Chicago
Digital Realty files to build data center in Chicago
September 28, 2022

Digital Realty files to build data center in Chicago

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has reportedly filed to construct a new data center in Chicago, Illinois. The application for construction on the facility outlines that it would span 565,000-square-foot (52,500 sqm) as a 13-story building at 321-337 E. 21st Street, which is opposite 350 E Cermak carrier hotel...

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Read Bulk announces it is expanding its facilities in Oslo and Kristiansand and prioritizing sustainability
Bulk announces it is expanding its facilities in Oslo and Kristiansand and prioritizing sustainability
September 28, 2022

Bulk announces it is expanding its facilities in Oslo and Kristiansand and prioritizing sustainability

Bulk Infrastructure AS

Bulk is expanding both of its Norwegian data centers in Oslo and Kristiansand. The company outlined that it has already completed the installation of an on-site substation at its NO1 campus in Kristiansand, adding 100MW and has commenced work on the second data center at its NO1 campus. This ...

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Read Yondr To Develop a 42MW Facility in Berlin, Germany
Yondr To Develop a 42MW Facility in Berlin, Germany
September 28, 2022

Yondr To Develop a 42MW Facility in Berlin, Germany

Yondr Group

Yondr Group has announced plans to develop data centers in the municipality of Ragow, outside Berlin, Germany. Upon full build-out, the data center campus will offer 42MW of power. Phase 1 of the development will deliver 10MW of power. This phase is also scheduled to be in operation in 2024. U...

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Read Widespread internet outages in Iran amid protests around the killing of Mahsa Amini
Widespread internet outages in Iran amid protests around the killing of Mahsa Amini
September 28, 2022

Widespread internet outages in Iran amid protests around the killing of Mahsa Amini

Middle East

Amid mounting protests over the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the Iranian government recently expanded its internet shutdown. Amini had been held in the custody of Tehran’s morality police for allegedly violating the country’s strict Islamic dress code by wearing her headscarf too loosel...

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Read Cyxtera To Adopt REIT Status
Cyxtera To Adopt REIT Status
September 28, 2022

Cyxtera To Adopt REIT Status

Cyxtera Technologies

Cyxtera has announced that it is adopting a real estate investment trust (REIT) status. This move provides better tax status while making steady and consistent dividends available for its shareholders. However, the company needs to make most of its revenue from income-producing real estate. Th...

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