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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

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Read Flexential to spend $4.8m in expanding its data center in Franklin, Tennessee
Flexential to spend $4.8m in expanding its data center in Franklin, Tennessee
July 30, 2021

Flexential to spend $4.8m in expanding its data center in Franklin, Tennessee

Flexential Franklin TN

BizJournal reports that Flexential is expanding its Franklin, Tennessee data center. The report states that Flexential has been granted building permits to expand its data center at 4600 Carothers Parkway. The Company is reportedly calling on Turner Construction for the project dubbed as ‘P...

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Read Sustainable development: Compass Datacenters builds its data centers on eco-friendly concrete
Sustainable development: Compass Datacenters builds its data centers on eco-friendly concrete
July 30, 2021

Sustainable development: Compass Datacenters builds its data centers on eco-friendly concrete

Compass Datacenters

As Compass Datacenters expands across North America, it is prioritizing sustainability in the building of its data centers. Using technology created by Nova Scotia-based CarbonCure Technologies means that not only is less cement required in the mixing of concrete, but CO2 is also permanently r...

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Read Victorian swimming bathhouse in Manchester gets a digital transformation
Victorian swimming bathhouse in Manchester gets a digital transformation
July 29, 2021

Victorian swimming bathhouse in Manchester gets a digital transformation

Manchester

Ashton Old Baths, a Victorian bathhouse in Manchester, has undergone a significant transformation into a council data center, and a tech hub spanning over 10,000 sq ft of office and coworking space.The historic Grade II-listed building, which first opened in 1870, is now in phase two of redeve...

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Read Scala Data Centers signs renewable PPA contract with Engie Brasil
Scala Data Centers signs renewable PPA contract with Engie Brasil
July 29, 2021

Scala Data Centers signs renewable PPA contract with Engie Brasil

Scala Data Centers

Scala Data Centers has announced that it has inked a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), a long-term energy purchase agreement with ENGIE Brasil Energia. This agreement, worth approximately 250mn reais (US$48.5 million), will see over 1,600 GWh of clean energy supplied by 2033.Speaking about the ...

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Read Telstra converts two data centers into carrier-neutral colocation facilities
Telstra converts two data centers into carrier-neutral colocation facilities
July 29, 2021

Telstra converts two data centers into carrier-neutral colocation facilities

Telstra

Telstra has announced the conversion of two of its data centers into carrier-neutral colocation facilities. Based in Sydney and Melbourne, both facilities have a PUE of 1.61 and 10MW power capacity.This move, according to reports, could be the first in a series of smaller data centers opening...

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Read New report makes big data center recommendations for UK government
New report makes big data center recommendations for UK government
July 29, 2021

New report makes big data center recommendations for UK government

United Kingdom

A new independent government report into the efficiency of UK government spending suggests that the UK government should introduce a central registry of all its data centers. According to the report, this recommendation comes in an effort to ensure “every pound is spent effectively and efficie...

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Read INET sets up data center Real Estate Investment Trust in Thailand
INET sets up data center Real Estate Investment Trust in Thailand
July 29, 2021

INET sets up data center Real Estate Investment Trust in Thailand

Internet Thailand (INET)

INET, a Thai data center firm, is setting up a data center Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in Thailand. The REIT arm of the firm (INETREIT) will make an initial capital commitment of 4.3 billion baht ($130.5 million) in INET’s IDC3 Phase 1 project in Saraburi Province. INET also says th...

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Read Amazon signs deal with TotalEnergies for renewable energy
Amazon signs deal with TotalEnergies for renewable energy
July 29, 2021

Amazon signs deal with TotalEnergies for renewable energy

Amazon AWS

Amazon, like many other big tech companies, is making big sustainability pledges. Some of these pledges include becoming net-zero carbon by 2040 and powering all of its operations with renewable energy by 2025. These targets are needed, too, considering the scale of the tech giant. Speaking t...

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Read Apple and Google rally against Ireland's proposed moratorium on new data centers
Apple and Google rally against Ireland's proposed moratorium on new data centers
July 28, 2021

Apple and Google rally against Ireland's proposed moratorium on new data centers

Google

Last month, the People Before Profit party in Ireland proposed an amendment to the Planning and Development act, to place a moratorium on new data centers being built. This proposal follows Ireland's Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), launching a consultation on data center grid con...

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Read AWS launches Local Zone in Denver
AWS launches Local Zone in Denver
July 28, 2021

AWS launches Local Zone in Denver

Amazon AWS

AWS just announced the availability of local zones in Denver, Colorado. With the new local zones in Denver, customers can now deliver applications that require single-digit millisecond latency to on-premises installations and end-users in Denver. Amazon Web Services said it is happy to anno...

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Read Yondr and Everstone forms $1 billion joint venture for developing hyperscale data centers in India
Yondr and Everstone forms $1 billion joint venture for developing hyperscale data centers in India
July 28, 2021

Yondr and Everstone forms $1 billion joint venture for developing hyperscale data centers in India

Yondr Group

Yondr Group and private investment firm Everstone Group have formed a joint venture to develop data centers in India. The joint venture will operate under the name EverYondr, and it will have its first data center in India. The Companies have already acquired land and power for developing the ...

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Read Aligned secures $250 million for sustainability and green growth plans
Aligned secures $250 million for sustainability and green growth plans
July 28, 2021

Aligned secures $250 million for sustainability and green growth plans

Aligned

Aligned has announced that it has secured $250 million in sustainability-linked financing, bringing its total to $1.25 billion. Last year, it became the first data center company to receive a sustainability-linked loan (SLL). These loans are linked to sustainability initiatives, and the inter...

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Read Lumen is selling its Latin American business to Stonepeak for $2.7 billion
Lumen is selling its Latin American business to Stonepeak for $2.7 billion
July 28, 2021

Lumen is selling its Latin American business to Stonepeak for $2.7 billion

Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has announced the sale of its entire Latin American business to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners. The sale is said to be worth $2.7 billion. Australia’s largest pension fund, AustralianSuper, is also investing funds in the deal with Stonepeak. The current leadership team...

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Read Keppel DC REIT to acquire its first data center in China for $98 million
Keppel DC REIT to acquire its first data center in China for $98 million
July 28, 2021

Keppel DC REIT to acquire its first data center in China for $98 million

Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel DC REIT has completed the acquisition of its first data center in China. The firm completed the agreement with Guangdong Bluesea Data Development Co. Ltd. and its parent Company, Guangdong Bluesea Mobile Development Co., to acquire the Guangdong Data Center in Jiangmen. The deal cost...

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Read Piemonte Holding announces agreement to purchase Globo's data center in Rio de Janeiro
Piemonte Holding announces agreement to purchase Globo's data center in Rio de Janeiro
July 28, 2021

Piemonte Holding announces agreement to purchase Globo's data center in Rio de Janeiro

Elea: Rio AI City RJO1

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The financial group Piemonte Holding, Globo Comunicação e Participações and Drammen Elea Digital, Piemonte's data center holding company, announced this Wednesday (28) that they have signed a sale and purchase agreement concerning Globo's data cent...

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Read DataBank purchases existing building for fifth data center in Denver
DataBank purchases existing building for fifth data center in Denver
July 27, 2021

DataBank purchases existing building for fifth data center in Denver

DataBank

DataBank has announced that it has purchased an existing land and building in Denver. The land and building acquired would be DataBank’s home for its fifth data center in Denver. This facility is located at 6961 S. Quentin Street in Centennial, CO. DataBank says the facility will help it me...

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Read Antin Infrastructure Partners completes the acquisition of Pulsant
Antin Infrastructure Partners completes the acquisition of Pulsant
July 27, 2021

Antin Infrastructure Partners completes the acquisition of Pulsant

Pulsant

Antin Infrastructure Partners has completed the acquisition of UK data center firm Pulsant. Antin acquired Pulsant from Scottish Equity Partners and Oak Hill Capital who have owned the data center firm since 2014. None of the companies disclosed the terms of the deal. Pulsant operates 10 da...

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Read Round Rock votes to rezone land for Switch data center campus
Round Rock votes to rezone land for Switch data center campus
July 26, 2021

Round Rock votes to rezone land for Switch data center campus

Switch Austin "The Rock"

This week, Round Rock City Council unanimously voted to approve the rezoning of two plots of land for Switch’s 'The Rock' data center, which will span 1.5 million square feet (140,000 sq m).The two plots of land totaL 35.71 acres, and are either side of Dell Technologies' global headquarters, ...

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Read Mitsui and Fidelity Investments form joint venture to build hyperscale data centers in Japan
Mitsui and Fidelity Investments form joint venture to build hyperscale data centers in Japan
July 25, 2021

Mitsui and Fidelity Investments form joint venture to build hyperscale data centers in Japan

Fidelity Investments

Fidelity Investments and Mitsui, a Japanese conglomerate, have formed a joint venture to build hyperscale data centers in Japan. The two companies will have an equal share in the joint venture. However, Colt Data Centre Services, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, will manage the data ce...

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Read Largest Data Center Funding Deals In Q2 of 2021
Largest Data Center Funding Deals In Q2 of 2021
July 24, 2021

Largest Data Center Funding Deals In Q2 of 2021

GlobalConnect A / S

The data center industry is a multibillion-dollar industry. According to Gartner, end-user spending on data center infrastructure for 2020 was $188 billion, a 10.3% decrease from 2019’s spending. With these figures, we can reach a consensus that there’s a massive market available for data cent...

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