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Read Google signs PPA with Engie for 100MW
Google signs PPA with Engie for 100MW

Google signs PPA with Engie for 100MW

December 02, 2022 Google

ENGIE and Google are teaming up following the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (Corporate PPA). The 12-year 100 MW PPA will see ENGIE deliver more than 5 TWh of green energy to Google from the Moray West project. The project is an offshore wind farm of nearly 900 MW, which is scheduled to be...

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Read Digital Realty Announces $350 Million Note Offering
Digital Realty Announces $350 Million Note Offering

Digital Realty Announces $350 Million Note Offering

December 02, 2022 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has announced that it is offering a $350 million note to the public. In addition, its Digital Core Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), listed in Singapore, will buy a stake in a Digital Realty-owned data center in Germany. The company noted that it is priced an underwritten PO of...

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Read Google signs major solar PPA in Spain
Google signs major solar PPA in Spain

Google signs major solar PPA in Spain

December 01, 2022 Google

Google has announced that it has signed a 12-year PPA with German energy infrastructure developer ib vogt to procure solar energy in the province of Zamora in Spain. ib vogt began work on the 149MWp Garnacha solar power plant in September, which is expected to commence commercial operations in...

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Read Extinction Rebellion protests against data centers as part of wider 'Make Amazon Pay’ campaign
Extinction Rebellion protests against data centers as part of wider 'Make Amazon Pay’ campaign

Extinction Rebellion protests against data centers as part of wider 'Make Amazon Pay’ campaign

December 01, 2022 Amazon AWS

As part of the 'Make Amazon Pay' campaign, climate groups Extinction Rebellion and Not Here Not Anywhere took to the giant's Irish Headquarters in protest. The groups called for Amazon's AWS to pay its workers, its taxes and pay for its damage to the climate, due to its 'unsustainable'...

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Read Equinix To Develop New IBX Data Center in Johor, Malaysia
Equinix To Develop New IBX Data Center in Johor, Malaysia

Equinix To Develop New IBX Data Center in Johor, Malaysia

December 01, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has announced its plan to develop a new International Business Exchange IBX data center in Johor, Malaysia. The data center company said it would invest up to $40m in the first stages of the data center. The JH1 data center is scheduled to be in operation in Q1 2024. The facility will...

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Read AWS Announces Local Zones in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East
AWS Announces Local Zones in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East

AWS Announces Local Zones in Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East

December 01, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of new Local Zones in Denmark, Oman, Argentina, and Denmark. The launch sees AWS’ total international Local Zones outside the US reach eight. Local Zones serve the purpose of Edge locations for hosting applications that need low latency to on-premises...

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Read AWS announces water positive goals for 2030 & pledges to report on WUE each year
AWS announces water positive goals for 2030 & pledges to report on WUE each year

AWS announces water positive goals for 2030 & pledges to report on WUE each year

November 30, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon has announced its goal of becoming water positive by 2030, which, according to AWS, will see it returning more water to the communities that it uses in its operations. It also promised to report on its WUE each year. Through this announcement, it joins the likes of other tech giants,...

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Read Amazon signs new PPA in Indonesia
Amazon signs new PPA in Indonesia

Amazon signs new PPA in Indonesia

November 28, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS has announced that it has signed a PPA with Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to procure solar power for its operations in Indonesia. The state-owned electric utility will buy electricity from 210 MW of solar projects (four solar projects located in Bali and Java Island.)PLN stated that the...

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Read European Investment Bank Loans OVHcloud €200m
European Investment Bank Loans OVHcloud €200m

European Investment Bank Loans OVHcloud €200m

November 25, 2022 OVH Group

OVHcloud has secured a €200 million ($208m) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The loan will be used to fund future developments. OVHcloud's goal is to provide a sustainable cloud service alternative in Europe to replace US cloud providers. It aims to support European privacy...

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Read Microsoft files to build two data centers in San Jose, California
Microsoft files to build two data centers in San Jose, California

Microsoft files to build two data centers in San Jose, California

November 24, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has filed to build two new data centers at a site in San Jose, California, it has been reported. The proposal details plans for two-building on a 632,000-square-foot campus on 22 vacant acres near the intersection of Orchard Parkway and Component Drive. These two new additions have been...

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Read Microsoft signs further PPAs in Ireland
Microsoft signs further PPAs in Ireland

Microsoft signs further PPAs in Ireland

November 24, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed CPPAs with Statkraft, Energia Group, and Power Capital Renewable Energy, for 900MW to cover its data center operations in Ireland and 28% of Ireland's renewable energy target for 2030. By 2025, the giant expects to power 100% of its Irish facilities with renewable energy....

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Read AWS proposal "indefinitely postponed" in Fauquier County
AWS proposal "indefinitely postponed" in Fauquier County

AWS proposal "indefinitely postponed" in Fauquier County

November 24, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS’s Warrenton data center proposals have been ‘indefinitely postponed’ by Virginia’s Fauquier County officials following a unanimous vote. The original proposal outlined plans for a 220,000-square-foot (20,400 sqm), single-story data center in Warrenton at the intersection of Blackwell Road and...

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Read Equinix Announces Expansion in The UK
Equinix Announces Expansion in The UK

Equinix Announces Expansion in The UK

November 24, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it is expanding its data center footprint in the UK in London and Manchester. The data center firm revealed that it had launched a new data center in Manchester called MA5. It is also expanding its LD7 and LD8 facilities in London. The Managing Director of Equinix UK,...

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Read Equinix Announces TY15 in Tokyo
Equinix Announces TY15 in Tokyo

Equinix Announces TY15 in Tokyo

November 24, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it is developing a new data center in Tokyo called TY15. The company first announced the facility earlier in the month. Equinix revealed that the data center is scheduled to be in operation in H1 2024. The facility will also have a capacity of around 1,200 cabinets by...

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Read Amazon Buys Two Data Centers in Massachusetts For $26.7m
Amazon Buys Two Data Centers in Massachusetts For $26.7m

Amazon Buys Two Data Centers in Massachusetts For $26.7m

November 24, 2022 Amazon AWS

According to the Worcester Business Journal, Amazon has acquired two data centers in Massachusetts. The company bought the two properties in Westborough and Grafton in Worcester County for $26.7m from State Street Corp. Amazon bought 600 and 800 Friberg Parkway in Westborough for $11.6 million....

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Read Amazon Web Services Opens New Cloud Region in Hyderabad, India
Amazon Web Services Opens New Cloud Region in Hyderabad, India

Amazon Web Services Opens New Cloud Region in Hyderabad, India

November 23, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS has announced the launch of a new cloud region in Hyderabad, India. The company’s statement reads: “Today we are announcing the general availability of the 30th AWS Region, Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region, with three Availability Zones and the ap-south-2 API name. The new Hyderabad Region...

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Read KKR, PAG, and EQT Remain in The Race To Acquire Global Switch as Stonepeak and Gaw Dropout
KKR, PAG, and EQT Remain in The Race To Acquire Global Switch as Stonepeak and Gaw Dropout

KKR, PAG, and EQT Remain in The Race To Acquire Global Switch as Stonepeak and Gaw Dropout

November 23, 2022 Global Switch

According to Bloomberg, PAG, KKR, and EQT have been selected as the final bidders for Global Switch. Per Bloomberg, the companies are mulling over the best financing structures to seek the acquisition of the London-based firm. However, the publication noted that the initial bids didn’t meet...

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Read New timing protocol implemented at Meta data centers
New timing protocol implemented at Meta data centers

New timing protocol implemented at Meta data centers

November 22, 2022 Meta

Meta has announced that it is deploying a new network timing protocol, Precision Time Protocol (PTP), which will keep each server in its data centers on the same time. Servers must be coordinated, otherwise, users can experience delays, errors, and outages. In contrast to Network Time Protocol...

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Read Cyxtera’s Conversion to REIT Status Pushed To 2024
Cyxtera’s Conversion to REIT Status Pushed To 2024

Cyxtera’s Conversion to REIT Status Pushed To 2024

November 21, 2022 Cyxtera Technologies

Cyxtera has announced that it will be pushing its intention to become a real estate investment trust (REIT) back to a later date. Earlier in September, the colocation firm announced its plan to adopt a REIT status for tax purposes. The initial plan was to complete the conversion by 1st January...

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Read Amazon Web Services Launches New Zurich Cloud Region
Amazon Web Services Launches New Zurich Cloud Region

Amazon Web Services Launches New Zurich Cloud Region

November 18, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of a new cloud region in Zurich, Switzerland. The principal developer advocate for Amazon Web Services, Sebastien Stormacq, said: “I am pleased to announce today the opening of our 28th AWS Region: Europe (Zurich), also known by its API name:...

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