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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

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

New Jersey

Read Several Companies Including QTS, DAMAC, Prime DC, and Pure Looking To Expand into Spain
August 10, 2022

Several Companies Including QTS, DAMAC, Prime DC, and Pure Looking To Expand into Spain

Spain

Many US data center firms and developers are looking to enter the Spanish data center market. They are looking to develop or acquire the facilities in the country. According to Cinco Dias, Blackstone – through QTS, Prime DC, Pure, and DAMAC are exploring options to buy land and build data cent...

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Read Nation Data Center To Develop Second Data Center in France
August 10, 2022

Nation Data Center To Develop Second Data Center in France

France

French data center company Nation Data Center has revealed it will be developing a second data center. The facility will be located in Val-de-Reuil in Normandy. According to a LinkedIn post from the company, it says it is proud to announce its second data, which it referred to as a fortress...

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Read Segro applies to build new data center park in Slough, UK
Segro applies to build new data center park in Slough, UK
August 09, 2022

Segro applies to build new data center park in Slough, UK

London: Slough

Segro has announced that it has applied to build a new data center park, near Slough, UK. Details outline that the park will span 65,000 sqm (700,000 sq ft) and be located within the Thorney Business Park in Iver. According to the planning statement, the proposed building (DC1) is also accompa...

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Read Chindata and Vertiv make big claims about waterless 'X-Cooling' technology
Chindata and Vertiv make big claims about waterless 'X-Cooling' technology
August 09, 2022

Chindata and Vertiv make big claims about waterless 'X-Cooling' technology

Chindata Group

Chindata and Vertiv have announced what they're calling x-cooling, the "world's first waterless cooling technology," which they say enables data centers to operate without consuming any water, working at a WUE (water usage effectiveness) of zero. The announcement of the technology was reported...

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Read Eirgrid energy decision domino effect: Dataplex enters voluntary liquidation
Eirgrid energy decision domino effect: Dataplex enters voluntary liquidation
August 09, 2022

Eirgrid energy decision domino effect: Dataplex enters voluntary liquidation

DataPlex Group

As covered by DCD, Dataplex has gone into voluntary liquidation, which it said is due to the company having to wait 12 months for grid power approval from Eirgrid, only to be declined. The company had planned to develop brownfield projects, which would have seen the retrofitting of existing st...

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Read PAG Real Estate's Flow To Acquire DXN
PAG Real Estate's Flow To Acquire DXN
August 09, 2022

PAG Real Estate's Flow To Acquire DXN

DXN Limited

PAG Real Estate’s new data center investment platform flow has acquired Australian data center company DXN. DXN currently operates three data centers in Australia. It has a 46,800 square feet (4,351 square meters) data center with 5.5MW capacity in Sydney. Its second data center is located in ...

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Read Keppel & Salim Group to launch 50MW data center in Bogor, Indonesia
Keppel & Salim Group to launch 50MW data center in Bogor, Indonesia
August 08, 2022

Keppel & Salim Group to launch 50MW data center in Bogor, Indonesia

IndoKeppel Data Centre 1 (IKDC 1)

Keppel & Salim Group have announced the launch of a new data center, a two-story facility, named IKDC1 in Bogor City, Indonesia. According to reports, the facility will be developed over three phases in a seven-hectare data center campus, with a capacity of 50MW. The company has outlined t...

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Read Frankfurt: Plans for environmental data center zoning updated
Frankfurt: Plans for environmental data center zoning updated
August 08, 2022

Frankfurt: Plans for environmental data center zoning updated

Frankfurt

Frankfurt recently announced an updated plan for commercial developments in the city, which will place a limitation on cloud and colocation data center buildings. This comes as a response to concerns around their land and energy usage. Alongside this announcement, the city also outlined its in...

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Read DCI Data Centers plans 20MW data center in Canberra, Australia
DCI Data Centers plans 20MW data center in Canberra, Australia
August 08, 2022

DCI Data Centers plans 20MW data center in Canberra, Australia

DCI Data Centers

DCI Data Centers (DCI) has announced that it has secured land and power for a 20MW data center in Jerrabomba, Australia. Named CBRO1, the facility is set to go online in 2024. The data center, according to the company, will run on a separate grid and use ‘environmentally efficient technologies...

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Read Deutsche Telekom signs 150MW PPA
Deutsche Telekom signs 150MW PPA
August 08, 2022

Deutsche Telekom signs 150MW PPA

Germany / Deutschland

Deutsche Telekom has announced that it has signed a 150MW PPA with Statkraft and Power & Air Solutions, which will provide the company with energy from between 2023 to 2028. According to Statkraft, this deal means that 16 of its own wind farms that no longer receive EEG subsidies will cont...

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Read US reports billions in savings following data center closures & announces the newly proposed FDCEA
US reports billions in savings following data center closures & announces the newly proposed FDCEA
August 05, 2022

US reports billions in savings following data center closures & announces the newly proposed FDCEA

United States

According to the US government, through the Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative (FDCOI), which saw the closure of 6,000 data centers, $5.8 billion was saved over the course of 12 years. This is announcement coincides with the newly proposed Federal Data Center Enhancement Act of 2022, ...

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Read Data centers' environmental impact to be monitored by Arcep
Data centers' environmental impact to be monitored by Arcep
August 05, 2022

Data centers' environmental impact to be monitored by Arcep

France

Arcep, the French government telecom regulator, has announced that it will start measuring the greenhouse gas emissions emitted from data centers, alongside the volume of water and where that water is sourced from. This comes following the enactment of the Chaize Act, which awarded the regulat...

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Read TierPoint announces completion of new data center in St. Louis, Missouri
TierPoint announces completion of new data center in St. Louis, Missouri
August 05, 2022

TierPoint announces completion of new data center in St. Louis, Missouri

TierPoint

TierPoint has announced that its St. Louis data center in Missouri, which was announced back in September 2021, is complete. The facility, spanning 23,000 sqft (2,100 sqm), is a Tier III-quality facility that offers 14,500 sq ft (1,350 sqm) of production or raised floor space.The facility saw...

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Read NTT announces sixth data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia
NTT announces sixth data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia
August 04, 2022

NTT announces sixth data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia

NTT

NTT has announced plans for a sixth data center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, which according to Malaysian Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong, is being built to accommodate its “expanding business in the region. Siong said in a Facebook post, “It’s also very encouraging to note that the pla...

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Read Empyrion DC expands in South Korea
Empyrion DC expands in South Korea
August 04, 2022

Empyrion DC expands in South Korea

Empyrion Digital

Empyrion DC has announced that it’s expanding its data center footprint with the addition of a new 10-story data center located in Seoul, South Korea. The facility will have a capacity of 40MW, and the company plans to inject as much as $400 million into the project and launch it in 2024. Spe...

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Read Prince William County officials grant rezoning request for four million sqft data center campus in Bristow
Prince William County officials grant rezoning request for four million sqft data center campus in Bristow
August 04, 2022

Prince William County officials grant rezoning request for four million sqft data center campus in Bristow

Northern Virginia

The ever-expanding data center hub in Prince William County is to see another addition, after Prince William County Officials voted 6-1 to grant a rezoning request for a planned four million sqft data center campus in Bristow. The data center developer is Stanley Martin, which, according to re...

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Read 365 Data Centers To Acquire Major Stake in Sungard US for $52.5m
365 Data Centers To Acquire Major Stake in Sungard US for $52.5m
August 04, 2022

365 Data Centers To Acquire Major Stake in Sungard US for $52.5m

365 Data Centers

365 Data Centers is looking to acquire the major stake in Sungard's US networking and colocation business. Earlier in the year, Sungard US, Canadian, and UK operations filed for bankruptcy. The company also sold most of its UK operations to MSP Redcentric and UK telecommunication company Daisy...

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Read Amazon Leases 5.5 Acres in Mumbai for 21 Years
Amazon Leases 5.5 Acres in Mumbai for 21 Years
August 04, 2022

Amazon Leases 5.5 Acres in Mumbai for 21 Years

Amazon AWS

Amazon Data Services is leasing 5.5 acres of land from Larsen & Toubro Ltd outside Mumbai. The lease is to run for 21 years and 6 months. According to Propstack, the property documents show that Amazon is looking to develop a data center on the leased land. Amazon will be paying $451,532 p...

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Read Aligned Data Centers announces expansion in Northern Virginia
Aligned Data Centers announces expansion in Northern Virginia
August 03, 2022

Aligned Data Centers announces expansion in Northern Virginia

Aligned

Aligned Data Centers has announced its expansion in Northern Virginia, with the addition of a new 72 MW four-story data center across 430,000 sqft based at its new campus in Sterling. This addition will be the company’s third in the area and part of phase one of the campus development. The fa...

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Read Bitzero announces intention to purchase old North Dakota missile site for data center
Bitzero announces intention to purchase old North Dakota missile site for data center
August 03, 2022

Bitzero announces intention to purchase old North Dakota missile site for data center

North Dakota

After announcing plans to build 200 megawatts of data centers in North Dakota over the next two to three years back in June, Bitzero has announced plans to redevelop a northeastern North Dakota anti-ballistic missile site into a data center. The $6 billion Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Comple...

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