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Read Microsoft signs wind PPA with Potentia and Greengate
Microsoft signs wind PPA with Potentia and Greengate

Microsoft signs wind PPA with Potentia and Greengate

November 10, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has entered into a 15-year power-purchase agreement with Potentia Renewables Inc. (Potentia) and Greengate Power Corporation's (Greengate) Paintearth Wind Project LP. As per the PPA, Microsoft will procure wind energy from the 198MW Paintearth Wind Project in Paintearth County, Alberta....

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Read Piemonte Holdings' Elea Acquires TIM Brasil's Facility in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Piemonte Holdings' Elea Acquires TIM Brasil's Facility in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Piemonte Holdings' Elea Acquires TIM Brasil's Facility in Porto Alegre, Brazil

October 30, 2022 Elea Data Centers

Brazilian data center company Elea Digital has bought a data center facility in Porto Alegre from TIM Brasil. The facility is called POA2, and its first phase has a capacity for 500 racks. Elea Digital is owned by Piemonte Holdings, and it says it plans to expand the data center in the future....

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Read Microsoft files for another Virginia campus
Microsoft files for another Virginia campus

Microsoft files for another Virginia campus

October 28, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has reportedly filed to build another data center campus in Clarksville, Virginia, with the US Army Corps Of Engineers’ Norfolk District. As per the application, the company is looking to develop on a 259.1-acre parcel of land at the Lakeside Commerce Park, at Commerce Drive in Southern...

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Read Microsoft Buys 25-acre Plot in Pune, India
Microsoft Buys 25-acre Plot in Pune, India

Microsoft Buys 25-acre Plot in Pune, India

October 25, 2022 Microsoft Azure

According to The Economic Times, Microsoft has acquired a plot of land for data center development in Pune, India. The company bought 25 acres of land in the Pimpri-Waghere area of Pune. Per reports, Microsoft made the deal by getting Finolex Industries to transfer its long-term lease on the land...

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Read Elea Digital to develop data center in Porto Alegre
Elea Digital to develop data center in Porto Alegre

Elea Digital to develop data center in Porto Alegre

October 20, 2022 Elea Data Centers

Elea Digital, a Brazilian edge data center company, has announced that it is developing a new data center following the purchase of a hyperconnected property owned by TIM, in Porto Alegre (RS). The company has outlined that it expects the project to become the largest data center in the south of...

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Read Scala Data Centers To Invest $48M in Developing a Data Center in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Scala Data Centers To Invest $48M in Developing a Data Center in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Scala Data Centers To Invest $48M in Developing a Data Center in Porto Alegre, Brazil

October 11, 2022 Scala Data Centers

Scala Data Centers has announced its plans to develop a new facility in Porto Alegre, South Brazil. The Latin American data center company plans to invest R$250 million (US$48m) to bring the data center to life. Scala plans to use its new FastDeploy modular design for the data center. The...

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Read Equinix To Invest $74m in Developing its First Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia
Equinix To Invest $74m in Developing its First Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia

Equinix To Invest $74m in Developing its First Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia

October 11, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has revealed its plans to develop a new data center in Jakarta, Indonesia. This will be the company's first facility in the Asian country. Equinix noted that it would be investing $74m in developing the new IBX facility. The data center will be located in the Central Business District of...

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Read Ascenty launches fifth data center at its Hortolândia complex
Ascenty launches fifth data center at its Hortolândia complex

Ascenty launches fifth data center at its Hortolândia complex

October 10, 2022 Ascenty

Ascenty recently inaugurated its fifth data center in São Paulo, Brazil, at its Hortolândia complex. The facility, spanning 21,000 sqm (226,050 sq ft), offers space for 3,300 racks and 31MW of capacity. So far, the company has invested R$350 million (US$67.3m) in the campus and expects this...

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Read Scala Data Centers to build the largest data center campus in Chile after obtaining environmental license
Scala Data Centers to build the largest data center campus in Chile after obtaining environmental license

Scala Data Centers to build the largest data center campus in Chile after obtaining environmental license

October 10, 2022 Scala Data Centers

Scala Data Centers has announced that it has received the environmental license to build the largest data center campus in Chile. The campus, which is scheduled to start operations in the first quarter of 2024, will have a combined 120MW of total capacity, with a projected initial delivery of...

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Read Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power
Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power

Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power

September 30, 2022 Equinix

Equinix is the latest company in the industry to trial hydrogen fuel cells as a power source for data centers. The company will be working in partnership with the Centre for Energy Research & Technology (CERT) under the National University of Singapore's (NUS) College of Design and...

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Read Microsoft signs nuclear carbon credits deal with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of strategic partnership
Microsoft signs nuclear carbon credits deal with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of strategic partnership

Microsoft signs nuclear carbon credits deal with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of strategic partnership

September 28, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a new energy deal with Canadian energy firm Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of a strategic partnership targeted at tackling climate change and “driving sustainable growth” in Ontario. According to Microsoft, the giant will procure Clean Energy Credit sourced from OPG’s...

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Read New report reveals only 33 percent of operators have an adequate program to conserve water
New report reveals only 33 percent of operators have an adequate program to conserve water

New report reveals only 33 percent of operators have an adequate program to conserve water

September 20, 2022 Microsoft Azure

We are living in an era where water stress and water scarcity are serious global issues that are only worsening. A total of 25% of the world's population is facing water stress and scarcity, and it's forecast that by as early as 2025, this could increase to 50% and by ​​2050, as much as 75% of...

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Read Equinix expands its ZH4 IBX facility in Zurich
Equinix expands its ZH4 IBX facility in Zurich

Equinix expands its ZH4 IBX facility in Zurich

September 16, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has announced the expansion of one of its data centers in Zurich, Switzerland. Its ZH4 IBX facility, located at Josefstrasse 225, will see the addition of 850 square meters (9,150 sq ft) of whitespace and more than 200 cabinets. The facility first opened in 2010, and since then, it has...

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Read Microsoft Azure's New Zealand data center powered by 100 percent renewable energy
Microsoft Azure's New Zealand data center powered by 100 percent renewable energy

Microsoft Azure's New Zealand data center powered by 100 percent renewable energy

September 06, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft recently announced that its data center region in New Zealand (specific location not yet disclosed), will be powered by 100 percent renewable electricity due to a partnership with Ecotricity, a sustainable electricity retailer. This means that the region will use solar, wind, and hydro...

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Read DigitalBridge and Equinix are The Final Bidders For Time Dotcom's Aims DC Business
DigitalBridge and Equinix are The Final Bidders For Time Dotcom's Aims DC Business

DigitalBridge and Equinix are The Final Bidders For Time Dotcom's Aims DC Business

September 05, 2022 Equinix

According to Bloomberg, Equinix and DigitalBridge are the final two companies looking to buy Time Dotcom’s data center business. The companies are looking to sign an agreement to take over the business called Aims Data Centre within the next few weeks. Per sources, Time Dotcom might also retain a...

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Read Scala Data Centers Announce The Launch of SP4 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Scala Data Centers Announce The Launch of SP4 in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Scala Data Centers Announce The Launch of SP4 in Sao Paulo, Brazil

August 26, 2022 Scala: SGRUTB01 Tamboré

Scala Data Centers has announced the launch of its SP4 data center in Sao Paulo, Brazil. SP4 is located on the company’s Tambore data center campus in the Barueri area of Sao Paulo. The company told BNAmericas that the data center is at its first stage and will provide up to 6MW of IT power. The...

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Read Microsoft To Develop a $215.9m Data Center in San Antonio, Texas
Microsoft To Develop a $215.9m Data Center in San Antonio, Texas

Microsoft To Develop a $215.9m Data Center in San Antonio, Texas

August 24, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has filed to develop a data center in San Antonio, Texas. The company is looking to develop the SAT15 facility at 3555 Westover Link in Bexar County, San Antonio. The new data center will span 245,000 square feet. Microsoft will also invest up to $215.9m in developing the facility....

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Read International Finance Corporation (IFC) Pumps $35m into Brazil’s OData
International Finance Corporation (IFC) Pumps $35m into Brazil’s OData

International Finance Corporation (IFC) Pumps $35m into Brazil’s OData

August 22, 2022 ODATA SA

International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced the investment of $35m into Odata. The company announced on LinkedIn that it is supporting the growth of the Brazilian data center firm with the capital infuse. Odata will use the capital to develop a second data center in Querétaro, Mexico....

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Read Microsoft Announces Launch of Qatar Azure Cloud Region
Microsoft Announces Launch of Qatar Azure Cloud Region

Microsoft Announces Launch of Qatar Azure Cloud Region

August 19, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced the launch of its first Azure cloud region in Doha, Qatar. The company said, “We are launching our newest data center region in Qatar. The new data center region includes Azure Availability Zones, which offer you additional resiliency for your applications by designing the...

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Read Figures around Microsoft's Holland data center water consumption cause concern
Figures around Microsoft's Holland data center water consumption cause concern

Figures around Microsoft's Holland data center water consumption cause concern

August 18, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft's data center in the province of North Holland has been exposed for its extreme water usage. It appears that the facility consumes significantly more water than original estimates, right as the country is faced with record temperatures. According to a report by local media company...

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