Data Center News

Soluna Buys 150MW Wind Farm in West Texas for 300MW Data Center Project

Soluna

The company acquired the Briscoe Wind Farm for $53 million, which is located adjacent to its Project Dorothy sites, where it currently operates two data centers, Dorothy 1 and Dorothy 2. The third facility, Dorothy 3, is slated for development on a 300-acre land parcel located next to the othe...

Google Acquires Land to Develop $15 Billion Data Center in India

Google

Google is set to begin work on its $15 billion data center projects in Andhra Pradesh later this month. According to Economic Times Telecom, the land has been handed over to Google’s subsidiary, Raiden Infotech India Private Limited, with groundbreaking expected on April 28, 2026.Google confir...

Electrovaya to Test Data Center Energy Storage Systems with $5m DOE Backing

United States

Canadian lithium-ion battery manufacturer Electrovaya is set to take part in a US Department of Energy (DOE)-funded project to test the feasibility of integrating battery energy storage systems (BESS) into a data center environment. The $5 million award, granted under the DOE’s Critical Facili...

Stockland Files Proposal for 168MW Sydney Data Center

Stockland Corp. Ltd

An application has been submitted for a large-scale data center in Sydney, Australia.Filed with the New South Wales government through a SEARS application, the proposal outlines a facility at 90 Aldington Road in Kemps Creek, Western Sydney. The development would span a 92,400 sqm (994,585 sq ...

Plans Emerge For 640-acre Data Center in Iron County, Utah

Utah

A 640-acre data center could be developed in Iron County, Utah. The “Antelope Data Center,” backed by developer Pronghorn Development, LLC, was discussed last Thursday during an Iron County Planning Commission meeting.The discussion aimed to “review questions related to the proposed project,” ...

Chindata, HEC Begin Construction on 7.5MW data center in Hubei, China

Chindata Group

Data center operator Chindata and Chinese technology conglomerate HEC Group have broken ground on a 7.5MW data center in Hubei Province, China.Chindata announced on Friday, April 3, that construction on the site has begun. The 6.3-hectare campus will include both the data center and an “AI sho...

Nscale Teams With Fortum to Develop Data Center in Harjavalta, Finland

Nscale

Neocloud provider Nscale is partnering with Finnish energy company Fortum on another Nordic data center project, this time in Finland. Planned for the Sievari industrial area on land owned by the Town of Harjavalta, the development is one of several Nscale is advancing in the country. Fortum w...

Top Data Center News for 30th March - 4th April, 2026

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft commits $1bn to cloud and AI infrastructure in ThailandMicrosoft will invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand over the next two years, to be used in expanding the company's data center footprint, upskill local talent, and invest in cybersecurity and sov...

Poolside Pursues New Partners for Texas Data Center Following CoreWeave Deal Breakdown

CoreWeave

AI startup Poolside is in discussions with cloud providers, including Google, as it looks to secure a new partner for its Texas data center project. The talks follow the collapse of Poolside’s previous agreement with CoreWeave for the development.CoreWeave and Poolside reached an agreement in ...

Maine Set to Become First State to Freeze Large Data Center Construction

Maine

Maine is on track to become the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large data center development. The state House of Representatives passed LD 307 last month, which would prohibit state and local governments from issuing permits for data centers with electrical loads of 20 MW or more u...

10MW Data Center Proposed for Ex-cannabis Siite Outside Tulsa, Oklahoma

A developer is seeking to convert a vacant building outside Tulsa, Oklahoma, into a data center. According to local outlets including 2News and Pawhuska Today, Buckley Bros Holdings LLC is planning to acquire the 200,000 sq ft (18,580 sqm) property at 1901 E. Boundary in Pawhuska and redevelop...

A 70MW Facility is Set to Replace the Former Exodus Data Center in Sydney, Australia

Australia

 Plans have been submitted to the New South Wales government for a new 70MW data center at 23-25 Waterloo Road. The project involves the demolition of a legacy facility in Macquarie Park to make way for this expanded infrastructure.  Digital Realty is the driving force behind a new AU$700 mill...

Telecom Egypt Pushes Back Against Rumors of Data Center Monetization

Telecom Egypt

 Telecom Egypt has formally denied reports that it intends to convert its regional data center complex into a ‘cash-generating asset.’ The speculation originated from a March 30 report by the Egyptian newspaper Al-Mal, which suggested the move was intended to fund the company’s local expansion...

Unidata Starts Development on 20MW Rome Data Center

Rome

Italian telco Unidata and private equity firm Azimut Libera Impresa have formed a joint venture to develop a “green,” carrier-neutral Tier IV-quality data center in Rome. The UniCenter project will deliver 20MW of capacity with more than 2,000 racks across 140,000 sq ft in the Italian capital,...

UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency Plans New Data Center

United Kingdom

The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a new data center provider. In a tender, the agency is looking for a partner to deliver and maintain a facility supporting its Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) system.LRIT is a global satellite-based system that requires shi...

Microsoft Commits $1bn to Cloud and AI Infrastructure in Thailand

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft will invest more than $1 billion in cloud and AI infrastructure in Thailand over the next two years, vice chair and president Brad Smith said after a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. The investment will be used to expand the company's data center footprint, upski...

Microsoft Signs Gas Deal with Chevron, Engine No. 1 for AI Data Center power

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft, Chevron, and Engine No. 1 have signed an exclusivity agreement that could provide up to 2.5GW of natural gas power for a new data center, though commercial terms have yet to be finalized.Bloomberg first reported that the agreement is linked to a proposed $7 billion natural gas power...

$500m Data Center Approved For Construction Outside Indianapolis

Indianapolis

A $500 million data center has been approved in Martindale Brightwood, northeast of Indianapolis, Indiana. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission approved Metrobloks’ request to rezone a 14-acre site at 2505 North Sherman Drive for the project.The site, vacant since 1983 and form...

Cannabis Company Wants to Turn Former Golf Course in New York into Data Center

New York

A cannabis firm is exploring plans to redevelop a former golf course in New York into a data center campus. OTC-listed Weed Inc. said it aims to repurpose its subsidiary’s 44-acre Sugar Hill Golf Course site in Chautauqua County, near Lake Erie, though full project details have not been disclo...

LandBridge, PowerBridge Partner on 2GW West Texas Data Center Campus

Texas

PowerBridge is targeting a multi-gigawatt data center campus in Texas through a lease development agreement with NYSE-listed LandBridge, which shares a common investor with the company.The agreement gives PowerBridge the option to lease up to 3,400 acres in Reeves County, Texas, from LandBridg...