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Read Microsoft Signs 100MW Solar PPA in Japan
Microsoft Signs 100MW Solar PPA in Japan

Microsoft Signs 100MW Solar PPA in Japan

October 02, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Japanese energy firm Shizen Energy for 100MW of solar power in Japan.The power will be supplied from four solar projects in the Kyushu and Chugoku regions of Japan. According to Shizen, all four projects have reached financial close, and...

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Read Nscale Raises $1.1bn from Backers
Nscale Raises $1.1bn from Backers

Nscale Raises $1.1bn from Backers

September 26, 2025 Nscale

AI data center developer Nscale has raised $1.1 billion to help its build-out in the UK and beyond in a Series B round led by Aker ASA, and participation from the likes of Blue Owl, Dell, Fidelity Management & Research Company, G Squared, Nokia, Nvidia, Point72, and T.Capital.“AI is reshaping...

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Read Microsoft Signs Green Steel Supply Deal with Stegra
Microsoft Signs Green Steel Supply Deal with Stegra

Microsoft Signs Green Steel Supply Deal with Stegra

September 25, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a deal with green steel company Stegra for the supply of low-carbon steel for use within its data centers. The agreement will see Stegra deliver green steel, which it claims is up to 95 percent less carbon-intensive than conventional steel, to Microsoft's data center...

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Read ASP Data Center Acquires Former Factory Site outside Bergen
ASP Data Center Acquires Former Factory Site outside Bergen

ASP Data Center Acquires Former Factory Site outside Bergen

September 24, 2025 Norway

Norwegian firm ASP Data Center recently announced the acquisition of a former factory used by local clothing firm Dale of Norway with plans to turn it into an AI data center. The first phase of development will see the company relaunch the site as a 20MW data center. The project will see around...

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Read Microsoft Signs $6bn AI Deal with Nscale
Microsoft Signs $6bn AI Deal with Nscale

Microsoft Signs $6bn AI Deal with Nscale

September 18, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a deal to rent $6.2 billion of AI computing power in Norway. The capacity will be provided by Nscale and Norwegian investment company Aker. The compute capacity will be powered entirely by renewable energy, and it seems to be from the same data center as announced earlier...

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Read Microsoft Signs Ten Year Partnership with Shayp
Microsoft Signs Ten Year Partnership with Shayp

Microsoft Signs Ten Year Partnership with Shayp

September 17, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a ten-year partnership with Belgian water technology company Shayp to support the launch of its corporate water efficiency platform, Shayp 4IMPACT, designed to deliver verifiable and auditable water savings. It will commence with deployments across schools and public...

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Read Microsoft to Build Data Center in Elsdorf, Germany
Microsoft to Build Data Center in Elsdorf, Germany

Microsoft to Build Data Center in Elsdorf, Germany

September 16, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is set to develop a data center on a 26-hectare site, around one kilometer (0.6 miles) south of Heppendorf, Germany.Elsdorf is in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis area in North Rhine-Westphalia, just west of Cologne. Positioned in the west of Germany, Microsoft is already developing data centers in...

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Read Google Opens Hertfordshire Data Center
Google Opens Hertfordshire Data Center

Google Opens Hertfordshire Data Center

September 16, 2025 Google

Google is opening a new data center in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, today as part of what it says is a £5 billion ($6.81bn) investment in the UK over the next two years. It is part of a string of investments unveiled by US companies in UK digital infrastructure this week, timed to coincide with...

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Read Google Cloud to Provide AI and Cloud Services to Eneva
Google Cloud to Provide AI and Cloud Services to Eneva

Google Cloud to Provide AI and Cloud Services to Eneva

September 11, 2025 Google

Brazilian power generation firm Eneva has partnered with Google Cloud to use its cloud, data, and AI technologies to optimize its operations across the Brazilian market. Accenture migrated Eneva's infrastructure to Google Cloud to improve its access to data across the enterprise as a part of this...

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Read Google Behind West Memphis Data Center Project in Arkansas
Google Behind West Memphis Data Center Project in Arkansas

Google Behind West Memphis Data Center Project in Arkansas

September 10, 2025 Google

Google has confirmed it is behind a data center project in West Memphis, Arkansas. Dubbed Project Pyramid, plans were submitted earlier this year to develop a five-building data center campus on a 1,178-acre property on the south side of Bollinger Road in West Memphis, Crittenden County. The...

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Read Revolut and Google Cloud Sign Multi-Year Agreement
Revolut and Google Cloud Sign Multi-Year Agreement

Revolut and Google Cloud Sign Multi-Year Agreement

September 06, 2025 Google

UK-based fintech Revolut has signed a multi-year and multi-million-dollar deal with Google Cloud. The two companies have an existing relationship, with Revolut being one of the largest Google Pay and Wallet partners. "Google's world-leading AI and cloud infrastructure are an incredible asset,"...

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Read Microsoft Agrees to $6bn Cloud Discount for US government
Microsoft Agrees to $6bn Cloud Discount for US government

Microsoft Agrees to $6bn Cloud Discount for US government

September 04, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has agreed to provide the US government with up to $6 billion in discounts over the next three years. The discounts will apply to Azure cloud computing services, Microsoft 365, Copilot, Dynamics 365, and cybersecurity tools. The first year alone could see the government saving up to...

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Read Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises $863m in Series B2 funding
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises $863m in Series B2 funding

Commonwealth Fusion Systems Raises $863m in Series B2 funding

August 30, 2025 Google

Google-backed nuclear fusion company, Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), has successfully raised $863 million in Series B2 funding, adding a range of international investors to its list of backers. New investors included NVentures (Nvidia's venture capital arm), Counterpoint Global, Galaxy...

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Read Google to Invest $9bn in Virginia Data Centers
Google to Invest $9bn in Virginia Data Centers

Google to Invest $9bn in Virginia Data Centers

August 30, 2025 Google

Google and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin this week announced Google will invest an additional $9 billion in Virginia through the end of 2026. The funds will go towards the development of a new data center in Chesterfield County and expansion of the existing facilities in Loudoun and Prince...

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Read Terakraft and Neurophos Deploy AI Hardware at Data Center in Norway
Terakraft and Neurophos Deploy AI Hardware at Data Center in Norway

Terakraft and Neurophos Deploy AI Hardware at Data Center in Norway

August 22, 2025 Norway

AI data center operator Terakraft and AI chip company Neurophos are teaming up for AI infrastructure at the former's data center in Norway, aiming to develop "sustainable" AI infrastructure under the agreement.“By hosting Neurophos’ ultra-efficient optical chips in our green data center for...

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Read Microsoft Signs $236.4m Deal with Maybank
Microsoft Signs $236.4m Deal with Maybank

Microsoft Signs $236.4m Deal with Maybank

August 12, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Malaysian financial group Maybank has selected Microsoft Azure as one of its main cloud platforms in a five-year agreement. Valued at RM1 billion ($236.4m), the contract will see Maybank using Microsoft Azure for some of its "most strategic systems, functions, and data workloads."Dato’ Sri...

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Read Vesper Infrastructure Acquires Terakraft
Vesper Infrastructure Acquires Terakraft

Vesper Infrastructure Acquires Terakraft

August 07, 2025 Norway

Investment firm Vesper Infrastructure announced this week it had invested in Terakraft, becoming the majority shareholder. Terakraft operates a data center that will offer 10MW of capacity following a “comprehensive refurbishment” and upgrade program. The facility will utilize liquid cooling...

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Read Google, I&M and TVA to Expand Use of Demand Response in Data Centers
Google,  I&M and TVA to Expand Use of Demand Response in Data Centers

Google, I&M and TVA to Expand Use of Demand Response in Data Centers

August 04, 2025 Google

Google has signed agreements with utilities Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to enable demand response capabilities at its data centers doing machine learning (ML) workloads. The agreements are part of a broader strategy by Google to bring flexible demand...

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Read Microsoft Cuts Off Cloud Services to Nayara Energy
Microsoft Cuts Off Cloud Services to Nayara Energy

Microsoft Cuts Off Cloud Services to Nayara Energy

July 28, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has cut off cloud computing services to India's Nayara Energy, following EU sanctions on the oil refinery company. Nayara revealed it had initiated legal proceedings against Microsoft after the "abrupt and unilateral suspension of critical services," with Nayara claiming that Microsoft...

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Read Microsoft Signs 4.9 Million-tonne Carbon Removal Deal
Microsoft Signs 4.9 Million-tonne Carbon Removal Deal

Microsoft Signs 4.9 Million-tonne Carbon Removal Deal

July 24, 2025 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a 12-year carbon offtake agreement with Vaulted Deep that will see the removal of up to 4.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide and enable Vaulted to expand its operations to new sites across the US."As carbon removal moves beyond pilots and prototypes, there is growing demand...

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