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Read Thames Water considers restricting London data centers' water usage
Thames Water considers restricting London data centers' water usage

Thames Water considers restricting London data centers' water usage

July 27, 2023 London

Thames Water has announced that it is considering restricting data center water-use in London. The measure could reportedly include charging operators more at peak times and adding flow restrictors to pipes.Initially, the private utility undertook an assessment to get insight into how much water...

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Read Microsoft pushes forward with data center projects in Brazil
Microsoft pushes forward with data center projects in Brazil

Microsoft pushes forward with data center projects in Brazil

July 26, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has shared its plans for further expansion in Brazil, with a new data center in the Campinas area of São Paulo state, Brazil. Located in Hortolândia, details on the facility obtained by BNAmericas, reveal the giant’s plans for the installation of a data center on greenfield land with 39...

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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 Microsoft was permitted to operate its Dublin data center on gas
Microsoft was permitted to operate its Dublin data center on gas

Microsoft was permitted to operate its Dublin data center on gas

July 20, 2023 Microsoft Azure

According to reports, Microsoft has been granted permission to construct a 170MW gas power facility for its Dublin data center expansion. As per a report from Business Post, the cloud giant applied in December to construct a gas power facility for its $1 billion Dublin data center campus...

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Read Remov announces 7.2MW heat-sharing data center
Remov announces 7.2MW heat-sharing data center

Remov announces 7.2MW heat-sharing data center

July 19, 2023 Finland

Remov has announced it is set to begin work on the construction of a new 7.2MW data center. The facility will be powered entirely by renewable energy, have a power usage effectiveness (PUE) of 1.1, an "energy flow ratio" of 1.0, and will recover 96 percent of its waste heat. According to the...

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Read Norwegian government approves Green Mountain TikTok data facility
Norwegian government approves Green Mountain TikTok data facility

Norwegian government approves Green Mountain TikTok data facility

July 19, 2023 Norway

The government has granted Green Mountain permission to construct a data center campus for TikTok. However, stricter data center regulations may shortly be introduced in Norway. Green Mountain announced in March 2023 that it would construct three 90MW buildings in the Hamar region by November...

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Read Microsoft buys a 14-acre plot for data centers in Sterling, Virginia
Microsoft buys a 14-acre plot for data centers in Sterling, Virginia

Microsoft buys a 14-acre plot for data centers in Sterling, Virginia

July 17, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has plans for data centers in Sterling, Virginia. BizJournal reports that Microsoft purchased a 14-acre parcel at 23540 Pebble Run Place for approximately $15 million last month, citing Loudoun County property records. Data centers are already legally permitted on the property, which is...

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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 Spanish insurer Mapfre looks for buyer of 8MW Madrid data center
Spanish insurer Mapfre looks for buyer of 8MW Madrid data center

Spanish insurer Mapfre looks for buyer of 8MW Madrid data center

July 13, 2023 Madrid

In anticipation of a potential sale-leaseback transaction, Spanish insurance company Mapfre is listing its data center for sale. According to Cinco Dias, the company has hired CBRE to find a buyer for the Tales de Mileto building in the Alcalá de Henares neighborhood of Madrid. Mapfre launched...

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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 Telkom declines a takeover bid lead by its former CEO
Telkom declines a takeover bid lead by its former CEO

Telkom declines a takeover bid lead by its former CEO

July 12, 2023 South Africa

The South African telecommunications company Telkom has rejected a consortium commanded by its former CEO, Sipho Maseko. Telkom SA disclosed in a filing with the stock exchange last week that its board had considered the proposal from the Public Investment Corporation, a consortium consisting of...

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Read Microsoft proposes data center in Sumaré, Brazil
Microsoft proposes data center in Sumaré, Brazil

Microsoft proposes data center in Sumaré, Brazil

July 11, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft intends to build a new data center in the Brazilian state of So Paulo. Microsoft is constructing a new data center in Sumaré, presumably expanding its Azure cloud region in So Paulo. The facility will be adjacent to Santo Antonio Park along the Venancio Calegari Municipal Road in Nova...

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Read Microsoft officially announces Kemps Creek campus, drops Lane Cove project
Microsoft officially announces Kemps Creek campus, drops Lane Cove project

Microsoft officially announces Kemps Creek campus, drops Lane Cove project

July 10, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced further expansion in Sydney, with plans for a new data center campus. Located in Kemps Creek in Western Sydney, the facility will be designed in collaboration with Indigenous-owned Indigital, to shape the site’s exterior artwork and landscape design in a way that “supports...

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Read 98MW data center facility planned outside Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire
98MW data center facility planned outside Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire

98MW data center facility planned outside Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire

July 05, 2023 London

Greystoke Land Ltd has applied to the Three Rivers District Council to demolish extant structures on a 33-hectare site north of Mansion House Farm through Bedmond Road in Abbots Langley to construct a data center campus. The company intends to construct two data center structures totaling up to...

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Read Edged Energy begins work on Atlanta data center
Edged Energy begins work on Atlanta data center

Edged Energy begins work on Atlanta data center

July 04, 2023 Atlanta

Construction on Edge Energy's Atlanta, Georgia data center is underway, with the company commencing work on July 1st. Located at Tilford Yard, the company bought the 158 acre-site back in July 2021; 70 acres will be dedicated to data center development. In January 2023, it filed a building permit...

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Read Microsoft partners with Constellation for hourly carbon-free energy matching agreement
Microsoft partners with Constellation for hourly carbon-free energy matching agreement

Microsoft partners with Constellation for hourly carbon-free energy matching agreement

July 04, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has teamed up with Constellation to reduce the carbon footprint of one of its data centers in Boydton, Virginia. By signing an hourly carbon-free energy matching agreement with the energy producer, Microsoft's Boydton facility will receive up to 35 percent in environmental attributes...

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Read Microsoft acquires 200 acres in New Albany for development of a data center
Microsoft acquires 200 acres in New Albany for development of a data center

Microsoft acquires 200 acres in New Albany for development of a data center

June 30, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has purchased a property in New Albany, Ohio, to probably construct a data center. Microsoft has reportedly acquired nearly 200 acres near Beech Road for a data center, as reported by the Newark Advocate. The Licking County Auditor's Office verified Microsoft paid $56.9 million to MBJ...

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Read Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville
Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville

Prince William County locals want a data center developer to buy property outside Gainesville

June 28, 2023 Northern Virginia

Residents of Prince William County, Virginia, are attempting to sell their land to an unidentified data center developer. According to InsideNoVa, residents of Sanders Lane near Gainesville are attempting to sell their land to a data center developer. The residents appear to be attempting to...

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Read Phoenix Data center with 6 MW up for sale
Phoenix Data center with 6 MW up for sale

Phoenix Data center with 6 MW up for sale

June 27, 2023 Phoenix

A 6MW data facility is up for lease or purchase in Phoenix, Arizona. Located in the desirable Deer Valley neighborhood, CBRE has listed 20435 North 26th Avenue for sale or lease. There was no listed pricing. The 6MW facility was completed in 2003 and sits on 3.66 acres of land, with a raised...

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Read Microsoft signs 24x7 hourly matching energy agreement with Powerex Corp
Microsoft signs 24x7 hourly matching energy agreement with Powerex Corp

Microsoft signs 24x7 hourly matching energy agreement with Powerex Corp

June 23, 2023 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that it has signed a new 24x7 hourly matching agreement with Powerex Corp for carbon-free energy at its new data center in Washington state. The energy company will match the giant's hourly demand with direct deliveries of carbon-free hydro, solar, and wind power on a...

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