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Read Norway Ammonia Plant Plans Dropped as Company Eyes Data Center Development
Norway Ammonia Plant Plans Dropped as Company Eyes Data Center Development

Norway Ammonia Plant Plans Dropped as Company Eyes Data Center Development

March 07, 2026 Norway

Plans for a proposed ammonia plant in Norway have been scrapped, with the developer now exploring the site for potential data center use. The shift comes after delays caused the project to lose its grid capacity allocation with the local grid operator Iverson eFuels has decided to terminate plans...

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Read Aker Nscale Plans 96MW Data Center in Skien, Norway
Aker Nscale Plans 96MW Data Center in Skien, Norway

Aker Nscale Plans 96MW Data Center in Skien, Norway

January 28, 2026 Norway

Aker Nscale has entered into an agreement with Løvenskiold-Fossum Kraft Drift to develop a 96MW data center in Skien, Norway. The company aims to establish a data center capable of supporting AI workloads and has applied for grid capacity from Statnett.Leopold Løvenskiold, the general manager and...

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Read Perplexity Signs $750m Cloud Agreement with Microsoft
Perplexity Signs $750m Cloud Agreement with Microsoft

Perplexity Signs $750m Cloud Agreement with Microsoft

January 27, 2026 Microsoft Azure

AI-powered search engine Perplexity has signed a three year $750 million cloud computing agreement with Microsoft, reports Bloomberg. This is the first cloud agreement Perplexity has signed outside of Amazon Web Services (AWS), of which it has a long-term partnership.“We are excited to partner...

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Read Microsoft Plans $400m Data Center in Castroville, Texas
Microsoft Plans $400m Data Center in Castroville, Texas

Microsoft Plans $400m Data Center in Castroville, Texas

January 08, 2026 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is planning to invest $400 million in a data center project in Castroville, Texas. Dubbed SAT 82, the data center will be located at 2580 Farm to Market Road, 471 N in Castroville, a town to the west of San Antonio. The data center will span 195,670 sq ft (18,178 sqm) across one story,...

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Read VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway
VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway

VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway

January 04, 2026 Norway

VivoPower International has signed an exclusive heads-of-agreement to acquire the facility from an undisclosed firm. According to Vivo, the data center has a further 40MW of capacity earmarked for potential approval in 2026 and is powered exclusively by hydroelectric energy.Vivo intends to...

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Read Microsoft Signs Two PPAs with Iberdrola in Spain
Microsoft Signs Two PPAs with Iberdrola in Spain

Microsoft Signs Two PPAs with Iberdrola in Spain

December 22, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Iberdrola in Spain representing 150MW of contracted capacity. The power is tied to two onshore wind power projects in the country, the 94MW Iglesias Wind Farm, in Burgos, Castilla y León and the 101MW El Escudo Wind Farm, in...

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Read Microsoft to Purchase CO2 Removal Credits from InPlanet
Microsoft to Purchase CO2 Removal Credits from InPlanet

Microsoft to Purchase CO2 Removal Credits from InPlanet

December 20, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a carbon removal deal with Brazilian enhanced rock weathering (ERW) firm InPlanet for more than 28,500 tons of carbon credits. The removals will be generated through InPlanet’s ERW program in Brazil, which is the largest in the country, spanning more than 12,000 hectares of...

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Read Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway
Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway

Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway

December 16, 2025 Norway

Cryptomine and HPC data center firm Bitzero announced it had secured a new 10MW power purchase agreement (PPA) at its data center site in Namsskogan, Norway. The company said the deal locks in power at approximately $0.02 per kWh. The new total blended cost of $0.03–0.035 per kWh for the 40MW...

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Read Empyrion Eyes 200MW Data Center Campus in Johor, Malaysia
Empyrion Eyes 200MW Data Center Campus in Johor, Malaysia

Empyrion Eyes 200MW Data Center Campus in Johor, Malaysia

December 13, 2025 Microsoft Azure

APAC data center firm Empyrion Digital is expanding into Malaysia, with the company this week announcing plans for a 200MW campus in Johor. Located in Nusajaya within the SiLC Industrial Cluster of Johor, the 34.9-acre MY1 campus is set to feature five 40MW buildings, with the first phase...

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Read Microsoft Signs 3.6 Million Ton Carbon Removal Deal
Microsoft Signs 3.6 Million Ton Carbon Removal Deal

Microsoft Signs 3.6 Million Ton Carbon Removal Deal

December 10, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a carbon removal deal with low-carbon fuel firm Beaver Lake Renewable Energy for 3.6 million tons of carbon removal units (CRU) over a 12-year period. The carbon removal units will be delivered from the company’s Beaver Lake biomethanol plant near Pineville, Louisiana, which...

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Read Microsoft Plans $17.5bn AI Infrastructure Investment in India
Microsoft Plans $17.5bn AI Infrastructure Investment in India

Microsoft Plans $17.5bn AI Infrastructure Investment in India

December 09, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft revealed today that it would be spending $17.5 billion on AI infrastructure in India during the next four years starting in 2026, as well as a $5.42bn pledge to Canada in the next two years. A post on X by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said: "Thank you, PM Narendra Modi, for an inspiring...

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Read Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway
Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway

Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway

December 08, 2025 Norway

Norwegian renewable investment firm Magnora this week announced it has launched Magnora Scale Averøya, a new 100MW data center project in Kristiansund. Timelines to develop the 120,000 sqm (1.29 million sq ft) site haven’t been shared.Magnora is working with owners of Averøy Industripark and Tore...

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Read Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Norway
Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Norway

Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Norway

December 03, 2025 Norway

Norwegian renewable investment firm Magnora has started work on a new data center project on the western coast of Norway. It has launched Magnora Scale Averøya, a new 100MW data center project in Kristiansund.Magnora is working with owners of Averøy Industripark and Tore Knapskog, who...

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Read Fossefall Acquires Data Center in Telemark, Norway
Fossefall Acquires Data Center in Telemark, Norway

Fossefall Acquires Data Center in Telemark, Norway

November 26, 2025 Norway

Fossefall this week announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Fyresdal Datacenter from Norwegian holding company Norsk Data AS to establish its first AI factory in Norway. stment firm Valinor, AI startup WAIYS, and renewable energy company Norsk Solar. "The establishment of...

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Read Data Center Startup Fossefall Launches in Norway
Data Center Startup Fossefall Launches in Norway

Data Center Startup Fossefall Launches in Norway

November 14, 2025 Norway

A new data center startup has launched in Norway, aiming to launch “AI factories” in Scandinavia. The company aims to develop “AI factories” powered by surplus renewable energy (namely hydroelectric) in the Nordics.The company is reportedly initially targeting developments at 11 sites in Norway...

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Read Microsoft Receives Approval for Data Center Campuses in Aragón, Spain
Microsoft Receives Approval for Data Center Campuses in Aragón, Spain

Microsoft Receives Approval for Data Center Campuses in Aragón, Spain

November 12, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has received the initial approval for its planned data center campuses in the Aragón region in Spain, dubbed MSFT Region, that will see the development of three campuses in La Muela, Villamayor de Gállego, and Zaragoza, as well as their interconnection via fiber optics.The project is...

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Read Microsoft Reveals Plans for Cloud Region in Johor, Malaysia
Microsoft Reveals Plans for Cloud Region in Johor, Malaysia

Microsoft Reveals Plans for Cloud Region in Johor, Malaysia

November 08, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has detailed its plans for a second cloud region in Johor, Malaysia, just months after Microsoft launched its Kuala Lumpur cloud region. The region will be known as Southeast Asia 3, and was first revealed by the company in October. YB Gobind Singh Deo, Malaysia’s Minister of Digital,...

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Read Microsoft X G42 Expand Data Center Capacity Plans in UAE
Microsoft X G42 Expand Data Center Capacity Plans in UAE

Microsoft X G42 Expand Data Center Capacity Plans in UAE

November 05, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft and G42 are teaming up to expand their data center capacity in the UAE by 200MW, as part of the previously announced $15.2 billion investment in the country. The expanded data center capacity will be provided by G42's subsidiary, Khazna Data Centers, and is expected to go live before...

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Read Norway's Bulk Secures €410m Senior Secured Loan
Norway's Bulk Secures €410m Senior Secured Loan

Norway's Bulk Secures €410m Senior Secured Loan

November 04, 2025 Norway

Bulk Infrastructure has successfully closed a €410 million ($472.1m) senior secured loan to support the continued development of its N01 data center campus in the Vennesla municipality. The N01 data center campus is located on a three-square-km site next to a transformer station just outside of...

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Read Microsoft Signs $9.7bn Cloud Deal with Iren
Microsoft Signs $9.7bn Cloud Deal with Iren

Microsoft Signs $9.7bn Cloud Deal with Iren

November 03, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a $9.7bn deal with Iren to access the neocloud's GPUs. The agreement will give Microsoft access to Iren's Nvidia GB300s. The total value of the contract is $9.7bn, with Microsoft providing 20 percent in prepayment.Daniel Roberts, co-founder & co-CEO of Iren, said: “We’re...

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