Data Center News

Read Green innovations: Algae and sunlight power computing
Green innovations: Algae and sunlight power computing

Green innovations: Algae and sunlight power computing

May 19, 2022 United Kingdom

As the race towards more green tech solutions continues, researchers from the University of Cambridge have announced that they have been working on an interesting energy innovation that could, in the future, replace batteries in small off-grid Internet of Things devices. The device was found to...

Read more
Read 40-acres of Land Camro Data Park in Cambridgeshire On Sale and Lease For Data Center Development
Baxtel

40-acres of Land Camro Data Park in Cambridgeshire On Sale and Lease For Data Center Development

May 17, 2022 United Kingdom

Per a Realla listing, developers are offering a 43-acre land for lease or sale for data center development in Cambridgeshire, UK. The Camro Data Park available is located in the Elean Business Park. According to confirmed reports, the Data Park has planning permission for 700,000 square feet...

Read more
Read Data center on the way to Didcot, Oxfordshire
Data center on the way to Didcot, Oxfordshire

Data center on the way to Didcot, Oxfordshire

May 05, 2022 United Kingdom

According to reports, Reef Group is planning to build a technology park and data center near Didcot, Oxfordshire. The proposed plans, which have the company seeking a Local Development Order (LDO), detail a 23-hectare site located in Appleford, on the northern edge of Didcot. Public consultation...

Read more
Read Royal Bank of Scotland data center to be demolished
Royal Bank of Scotland data center to be demolished

Royal Bank of Scotland data center to be demolished

March 29, 2022 United Kingdom

The former Royal Bank of Scotland data center in Stone Business Park could be demolished, it has been reported. This news comes as Stafford Borough Council announces it has received a demolition application for the 10,500 sqm (34,500 sq ft) facility. The town council has reportedly raised no...

Read more
Read Loughborough University announces plans for data center
Loughborough University announces plans for data center

Loughborough University announces plans for data center

March 24, 2022 United Kingdom

Loughborough University has announced that it has filed to build a data center in its student village in Leicestershire, UK. According to the University, the IT facility, part of the Energy and Data Hub, will also be used to supply district heating services to local student housing. The hub,...

Read more
Read Lancaster University: carbon net-zero data center project
Lancaster University: carbon net-zero data center project

Lancaster University: carbon net-zero data center project

March 15, 2022 United Kingdom

Lancaster University has announced the launch of its Blackpool Innovation Catalyst project, which seeks to bring together "dynamic organisations" and academics to develop effective "long-term solutions around clean growth and secure digitalisation for their industries." One of the latest projects...

Read more
Read Pioneer Point Partners Closes €575 million ($640.9m) Fund
Baxtel

Pioneer Point Partners Closes €575 million ($640.9m) Fund

March 04, 2022 United Kingdom

Pioneer Point Partners LLP has announced that it closed its maiden institutional fund. The fund is worth €575 million ($640.9m). The fund exceeded the company’s initial target of €500 million ($557m). Pioneer Point Partners attracted investments from 15 North American and European institutional...

Read more
Read Incinerator-powered data center proposed for Reading, UK
Incinerator-powered data center proposed for Reading, UK

Incinerator-powered data center proposed for Reading, UK

February 24, 2022 United Kingdom

An incinerator-powered data center could be heading to Reading, the UK, it has been announced. J Mould, a local demolition, decontamination, and recycling contracting firm, is proposing this innovative build to the tune of £80 million ($108m). If it goes ahead, the project will be built on a...

Read more
Read BNP Paribas Real Estate launches UK data center team
BNP Paribas Real Estate launches UK data center team

BNP Paribas Real Estate launches UK data center team

February 08, 2022 United Kingdom

BNP Paribas Real Estate has announced that it has launched a new data center team in the UK, with ​​Michael Umfreville as the lead. It will be responsible for leasing and land acquisitions. This launch is reportedly in response to REITs, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds and...

Read more
Read ServerChoice Adds New data hall to Its Stevenage, UK Facility
Baxtel

ServerChoice Adds New data hall to Its Stevenage, UK Facility

January 26, 2022 United Kingdom

UK data center company ServerChoice has announced the expansion of its facility in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The company added a new data hall which hosts 47 racks. In addition, the new hall uses hot aisle containment that ensures greater efficiency. In addition, the racks are backed up by a...

Read more
Read Securing sustainability: Wipro teams up with National Grid to consolidate data centres
Securing sustainability: Wipro teams up with National Grid to consolidate data centres

Securing sustainability: Wipro teams up with National Grid to consolidate data centres

October 21, 2021 United Kingdom

Wipro has reportedly signed “a multi-year global strategic IT and digital deal” with National Grid. Through the deal, Wipro will assist National Grid with digital transformation, while integrating its managed services, and consolidating multiple data centers across both the UK and US to next...

Read more
Read CityFibre files for permission to develop data center cabins in Newark, Nottinghamshire
Baxtel

CityFibre files for permission to develop data center cabins in Newark, Nottinghamshire

October 12, 2021 United Kingdom

UK fiber firm CityFibre has applied for permission to install two data center cabins in Newark, Nottinghamshire. It filed with Newark and Sherwood District Council to install two data center cabins and associated air conditioning units, meter cabinet and fence, and generators on land on Cliff...

Read more
Read New report makes big data center recommendations for UK government
New report makes big data center recommendations for UK government

New report makes big data center recommendations for UK government

July 29, 2021 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...

Read more
Read D9 Infrastructure raises £175 million for digital infrastructure acquisitions
D9 Infrastructure raises £175 million for digital infrastructure acquisitions

D9 Infrastructure raises £175 million for digital infrastructure acquisitions

June 10, 2021 United Kingdom

Digital 9 Infrastructure, a UK investment trust, has raised £175 million ($246.7 million). The Company initially offered an offering to raise £100 million through new ordinary shares. However, it was oversubscribed, and it raised a total of £175 million ($246.7 million). The Company says it plans...

Read more

Ready to Level up Your
Data Center Strategy?