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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

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Read NTT Launches New Data Center in Johannesburg, South Africa
NTT Launches New Data Center in Johannesburg, South Africa
October 26, 2022

NTT Launches New Data Center in Johannesburg, South Africa

NTT Johannesburg 1

NTT has opened a new data center in South Africa. The facility is located at 21 Sterling Road in Samrand, Johannesburg. The Johannesburg 1 facility will offer 12MW of power across 64,600 square feet (6,000 square meters) upon full build-out. The data center’s first phase currently offers 32...

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Read AWS Files to Develop Three Data Centers in Northern Virginia
AWS Files to Develop Three Data Centers in Northern Virginia
October 26, 2022

AWS Files to Develop Three Data Centers in Northern Virginia

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services plans to develop three more data centers in Northern Virginia's Stone Ridge. BizJournal was the first to report the development. AWS is looking to develop the data centers on its 90-acre land at 42139 Reeds Farm Lane, southwest of Dulles International Airport in Loudoun Cou...

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Read Rostelecom seeks to build a new data center in Armenia
Rostelecom seeks to build a new data center in Armenia
October 26, 2022

Rostelecom seeks to build a new data center in Armenia

Rostelecom

Rostelecom is reportedly looking to expand its presence in Armenia, after the company’s President Mikhail Oseevsky met with Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan and his deputy Narek Teryan this week to discuss plans.Speaking about this, the Armenian Ministry of the Economy said: "Durin...

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Read Vertiv releases its 'Data Center Sustainability' guide
Vertiv releases its 'Data Center Sustainability' guide
October 26, 2022

Vertiv releases its 'Data Center Sustainability' guide

United States

Vertiv recently released its sustainability guide for the data center industry with the hope that it will help to decarbonize operations, improve water efficiency and reduce the industry’s overall environmental impact. The company, in its guide, highlighted figures from the International Energ...

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Read Vantage Data Centers Acquires 10 Acres in Sterling for $27 million
Vantage Data Centers Acquires 10 Acres in Sterling for $27 million
October 26, 2022

Vantage Data Centers Acquires 10 Acres in Sterling for $27 million

Vantage Data Centers

According to BizJournal, Vantage has bought 10 acres of land in Loudoun County. The company acquired the land for $27m from Boston Properties Inc. Per local county property records, Boston Properties Inc. sold the two undeveloped parcels to Vantage Data Centers. The real estate investment comp...

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Read Irish government seeks to edge out data centers that use only natural gas
Irish government seeks to edge out data centers that use only natural gas
October 25, 2022

Irish government seeks to edge out data centers that use only natural gas

Republic of Ireland

According to RTE reports, the Irish government is trying to phase out data centers that are powered exclusively by natural gas, by closing a loophole. Minister for Climate Eamon Ryan, as per a letter, released to RTÉ News under Freedom of Information, instructed Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) that...

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Read DRFortress is Expanding its Honolulu Facility
DRFortress is Expanding its Honolulu Facility
October 25, 2022

DRFortress is Expanding its Honolulu Facility

DRFortress Honolulu

DRFortress has announced its plans to expand its Honolulu data center. The Hawaiian colo company will add 130 cabinets to the data center located at 3375 Koapaka Street. The expansion will see the facility's total cabinet increase to 600. Its data center space will also increase to 5,000 sq...

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Read Microsoft Buys 25-acre Plot in Pune, India
Microsoft Buys 25-acre Plot in Pune, India
October 25, 2022

Microsoft Buys 25-acre Plot in Pune, India

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 l...

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Read New report reveals countries in the EU with the cleanest energy and what it means for the data center industry
New report reveals countries in the EU with the cleanest energy and what it means for the data center industry
October 25, 2022

New report reveals countries in the EU with the cleanest energy and what it means for the data center industry

Europe

In August, cloud management platform Cirrus Nexus released a report which analyzed the carbon intensity of electricity across a number of E.U. countries, and revealed the most climate-friendly regions to operate data centers. The company obtained its answers by analyzing the amount of energy c...

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Read NTT & Digital Realty To Develop Data Centers in Garland, Texas
NTT & Digital Realty To Develop Data Centers in Garland, Texas
October 25, 2022

NTT & Digital Realty To Develop Data Centers in Garland, Texas

NTT

Digital Realty and NTT are looking to develop new data centers in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The firms filed applications for the new data centers with the State’s Department of Licensing. The plots of land in question are within one mile of one another. Digital Realty plans to develop a one-st...

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Read Further details emerge about GreenSquareDC's plans for Perth data center
Further details emerge about GreenSquareDC's plans for Perth data center
October 24, 2022

Further details emerge about GreenSquareDC's plans for Perth data center

Perth

Further information has emerged about GreenSquare's data center plans. The company, which describes itself as an ‘emerging sustainability-oriented data center provider,’ has obtained planning permission for a new 96MW data center in Perth, Australia, after its application was approved by Metr...

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Read Preparation for potential blackouts begins as UK holds talks regarding major data centers
Preparation for potential blackouts begins as UK holds talks regarding major data centers
October 24, 2022

Preparation for potential blackouts begins as UK holds talks regarding major data centers

United Kingdom

The UK government has reportedly held discussions with data center operators about what to do in a worst-case scenario this winter, as the country faces potential power shortages. The government is now  considering rationing data centers' access to diesel fuel for backup generators and classif...

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Read Conapto Developing a 24MW Facility in Stockholm, Sweden
October 24, 2022

Conapto Developing a 24MW Facility in Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm

Data center firm Conapto has announced that it has broken ground on a new data center in Stockholm, Sweden. The Sweden data center company partnered with real estate firm Fastpartner to develop a 107,650 square feet (10,000 square meters) facility in Southern Stockholm. Upon full developmen...

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Read IMCO Pumps $450 million in DataBank
IMCO Pumps $450 million in DataBank
October 24, 2022

IMCO Pumps $450 million in DataBank

DataBank

The Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) will invest around US$450m in DataBank. The Canadian firm signed an agreement to invest the funds as part of DataBank’s recapitalization process. DataBank is expected to close the deal in Q4 2022.  The Chief Investment Officer of IMCO...

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Read Bridge Data Centres announces launch of new facility in Johor, Malaysia
Bridge Data Centres announces launch of new facility in Johor, Malaysia
October 21, 2022

Bridge Data Centres announces launch of new facility in Johor, Malaysia

Bridge Kidex Sedenak MY06-01

Bridge Data Centres (BDC), a ChinData-owned company, has announced the opening of the first phase of the MY06 data center in Sedenak, located within the Sedenak Tech Park (STeP) in Johor, Malaysia. Part of its 110MW project, phase 1 covers the first of three buildings across the 38-acre site. ...

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Read Genesis Digital Assets commences work on new 40MW mining data center
Genesis Digital Assets commences work on new 40MW mining data center
October 21, 2022

Genesis Digital Assets commences work on new 40MW mining data center

Texas

Genesis Digital Assets, has broken ground on a new data center in Glasscock county Texas. Comprising four buildings when complete, the new facility is expected to be finished and fully operational by December this year. According to the company, the facility will utilize its proprietary techno...

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Read Elea Digital to develop data center in Porto Alegre
Elea Digital to develop data center in Porto Alegre
October 20, 2022

Elea Digital to develop data center in Porto Alegre

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...

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Read New data center proposed in east London, UK
New data center proposed in east London, UK
October 20, 2022

New data center proposed in east London, UK

London

According to reports, a new data center is being proposed in east London, UK, on a 1.39-hectare site. Located on the western edge of the former East India Import Dock, the proposed facility could have a potential IT power of 30MW, with six halls each of 1,200 sqm (12,900 sq ft). It's also note...

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Read Ionos announces launch new UK data center in Worcestershire
Ionos announces launch new UK data center in Worcestershire
October 20, 2022

Ionos announces launch new UK data center in Worcestershire

United Kingdom

Ionos, a hosting services provider, has announced the opening of a new UK data center in Worcester, Worcestershire. The new facility, located at the Worcester Six Business Park, spans 43,700 sq ft (4,000 sqm) and comprises a 30,730 sq ft (2,850 sqm) data center and 13,000 sq ft (1,200 sqm) of ...

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Read Meeza adds a fifth data center in Doha, Qatar
Meeza adds a fifth data center in Doha, Qatar
October 19, 2022

Meeza adds a fifth data center in Doha, Qatar

Meeza

MEEZA, the largest data center service provider in Qatar, has announced the launch of its M-VAULT 5 facility, its fifth data center, located at the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) and will reportedly enhance both cybersecurity resilience and the country's cloud services. This new fac...

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