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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

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Read Microsoft reportedly in talks with Telangana government over $2 billion data center
Microsoft reportedly in talks with Telangana government over $2 billion data center
July 23, 2021

Microsoft reportedly in talks with Telangana government over $2 billion data center

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is reportedly in talks with the Telangana government to construct one of its largest data centers with an investment of around USD$2- 2.25 billion (Rs 15,000 crore). If this goes ahead, it will make it one of the tech giant’s biggest investments outside of the US. According to Busin...

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Read Equinix strives to balance expansion with its eco targets
Equinix strives to balance expansion with its eco targets
July 23, 2021

Equinix strives to balance expansion with its eco targets

Equinix

Back in June, Equinix committed to becoming climate-neutral by 2030; however, alongside this pledge, in recent years, it has undergone significant growth. Moreover, its environmental metrics reveal that between 2018-19, ​​the company’s scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions, carbon intensity, and energy ...

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Read Gaw Capital announces joint venture for building data center in Batam, Indonesia
Gaw Capital announces joint venture for building data center in Batam, Indonesia
July 23, 2021

Gaw Capital announces joint venture for building data center in Batam, Indonesia

Batam

Hong Kong-based real estate equity firm Gaw Capital Partners has announced a new joint venture with veteran Wong Ka Vin. The new company is Data Center First Pte Ltd. Gaw says the joint venture will focus exclusively on developing a data center campus in Batam, Indonesia.Kenneth Gaw, President...

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Read Bharti Airtel to expand its data center portfolio by spending $470m
Bharti Airtel to expand its data center portfolio by spending $470m
July 23, 2021

Bharti Airtel to expand its data center portfolio by spending $470m

Nxtra Data Ltd

According to India’s Economic Times, Indian telco Bharti Airtel plans a major investment and expansion in its data center portfolio. The report shows that Bharti Airtel will invest Rs 3,500 crore ($470m) to expand its data center portfolio. It will also make this investment over the next three...

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Read STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot
STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot
July 23, 2021

STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced that it is collaborating with tech company ABB to conduct an artificial intelligence (AI) energy optimization pilot in Singapore. The pilot is part of STT GDC’s vision for a greener future, and its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030.The...

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Read Irish Water must insist data centres use technology to reduce energy usage and preserve water supply, say politicians
Irish Water must insist data centres use technology to reduce energy usage and preserve water supply, say politicians
July 22, 2021

Irish Water must insist data centres use technology to reduce energy usage and preserve water supply, say politicians

Northern Ireland

Irish Water is reportedly under pressure to insist existing data centers in Ireland should upgrade to more efficient cooling systems in an effort to reduce their environmental impact and draining effect on water and energy. According to reports, the cooling systems employed at data centers acr...

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Read Going green: Cyxtera selects NextEra Energy Resources for renewable energy
Going green: Cyxtera selects NextEra Energy Resources for renewable energy
July 22, 2021

Going green: Cyxtera selects NextEra Energy Resources for renewable energy

Cyxtera Technologies

Cyxtera is joining the industry-wide push for a carbon-neutral future with the announcement of its selection of NextEra Energy Resources to supply its renewable energy. As part of this partnership, NextEra will also “advise, support, and accelerate” Cyxtera’s efforts to increase its use of re...

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Read Merlin Properties to invest €100m ($118m) in its Barcelona data center
Merlin Properties to invest €100m ($118m) in its Barcelona data center
July 22, 2021

Merlin Properties to invest €100m ($118m) in its Barcelona data center

Merlin Barcelona

Merlin Properties will be having its first data center facility in Barcelona, Spain. The facility will have a capacity of 24MW. In April, Merlin Properties first announced that it would be developing four data center sites in Portugal and Spain. The announcement stated that the Company would b...

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Read maincubes is opening its second data center in the Frankfurt area
maincubes is opening its second data center in the Frankfurt area
July 21, 2021

maincubes is opening its second data center in the Frankfurt area

maincubes one GmbH

maincubes is building another colocation data center in Schwalbach near Frankfurt. The new data center will have a sustainable design. The sustainable design of the new facility will include efficient UPS systems that use green power and a waste heat recovery system. It will also have an in...

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Read QScale secures C$195 million ($155.2 million) funding for its large-scale data center campus
QScale secures C$195 million ($155.2 million) funding for its large-scale data center campus
July 21, 2021

QScale secures C$195 million ($155.2 million) funding for its large-scale data center campus

QScale

The Quebec Government, along with local private investors and Deszardins Capital, will invest a total of C$195 million ($155.2 million) in QScale, a Quebec-based data center firm. QScale first announced its plans to build a large-scale data center campus in Quebec in June. It said the data ...

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Read A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?
A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?
July 21, 2021

A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?

Microsoft Azure

In 2021, data centers are responsible for 2% of the world’s CO2 emissions, equivalent to the entire airline industry worldwide. It has also been forecast that by 2025, data centers could consume up to one-fifth of Earth’s power.Increasingly, data center companies are waking up to the fact that...

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Read Microsoft makes pledge to run all data centers carbon neutral by 2030
Microsoft makes pledge to run all data centers carbon neutral by 2030
July 21, 2021

Microsoft makes pledge to run all data centers carbon neutral by 2030

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is the latest company to pledge carbon-neutrality by 2030. Within the next 19 years, the tech giant promises to run all its global data centers and offices with zero-carbon energy.In a recent blog, written by Lucas Joppa, chief environmental officer and Noelle Walsh, CVP, cloud oper...

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Read Logistics park and data center to go ahead in Winchester, Virginia, despite backlash
Logistics park and data center to go ahead in Winchester, Virginia, despite backlash
July 21, 2021

Logistics park and data center to go ahead in Winchester, Virginia, despite backlash

Northern Virginia

In Winchester, Virginia, local officials have voted to rezone more than 277 acres for a new data center and logistics park despite significant public backlash. The development project is known as One Logistics Park and has received. The land rezoned for the park The Winche...

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Read Kao Data becomes first data center company to use vegetable oil to fuel generators in the UK
Kao Data becomes first data center company to use vegetable oil to fuel generators in the UK
July 21, 2021

Kao Data becomes first data center company to use vegetable oil to fuel generators in the UK

KAO Data

Kao Data has announced a huge step towards its net-zero ambitions by switching from diesel to HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fuel to fuel its backup generators at its Harlow campus. Koa Data is now the first data center company in the UK to make this change and has achieved this through its...

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Read DigitalBridge in advanced talk with PCCW to buy its data centers
DigitalBridge in advanced talk with PCCW to buy its data centers
July 21, 2021

DigitalBridge in advanced talk with PCCW to buy its data centers

DigitalBridge

According to Bloomberg, DigitalBridge Group is in talks with Hong Kong tech firm PCCW to buy its data centers. DigitalBridge data center REIT used to be Colony Capital until it rebranded to form DigitalBridge in June 2020. The Company already has a large portfolio of data centers, but it is no...

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Read Netrality Properties acquires Indy Telcom Center
Netrality Properties acquires Indy Telcom Center
July 21, 2021

Netrality Properties acquires Indy Telcom Center

Netrality Properties

Netrality Properties has completed the acquisition of Indianapolis-based carrier hotel provider, Indy Telcom Center. The deal involves Netrality acquiring a nine-acre campus on West Henry Street. Indy Telcom’s campus has 205,000 square feet of space spread across eleven buildings. The build...

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Read Sophos sets its sights on expansion
Sophos sets its sights on expansion
July 21, 2021

Sophos sets its sights on expansion

Canada

As part of Sophos ongoing expansion, it has moved into Montreal, Canada, meaning the company now has a presence in the U.S., Germany, and Ireland, as well as Sydney, Australia and Tokyo, Japan. In a statement speaking about the rollout of these new data centers, the company said: "We're deligh...

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Read Ark’s new data center shows commitment to a zero carbon future in the UK
Ark’s new data center shows commitment to a zero carbon future in the UK
July 21, 2021

Ark’s new data center shows commitment to a zero carbon future in the UK

Ark: Longcross

Ark Data Centres is pushing towards a carbon-neutral future with the announcement of its Longcross facility, located in Chertsey South West. Due to come online in 2023, it is designed to minimize carbon emissions and reduce waste and water consumption.According to Ark, its new facility will b...

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Read Web Werks and CapitaLand sign MoUs to build data centers in Chennai, India
Web Werks and CapitaLand sign MoUs to build data centers in Chennai, India
July 21, 2021

Web Werks and CapitaLand sign MoUs to build data centers in Chennai, India

Ascendas Reit (CapitaLand)

Web Werks and CapitaLand have signed Memoranda of Understandings with the Tamil Nadu government in India to build data centers in Chennai. The MOU will see CapitaLand, a Singapore-based real estate firm, invest 1200 crore ($160.7 million) in a data center facility in Ambattur, west of Chenn...

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Read Stro acquires office and data center building belonging to Bank of New York Mellon in New Jersey
July 21, 2021

Stro acquires office and data center building belonging to Bank of New York Mellon in New Jersey

BNY: 19 Vreeland Rd

Stro Companies has acquired an office and data center building owned by Bank of New York Mellon in Florham Park, New Jersey. It is reported that the Company acquired the buildings for $7.3 million. The acquired building also has 141,000 square feet of space. Jack Shulman, director of acquisiti...

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