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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 NTT to build new 30MW data center in Kansai region of Japan
NTT to build new 30MW data center in Kansai region of Japan
September 30, 2022

NTT to build new 30MW data center in Kansai region of Japan

NTT

NTT is building a new 30MW data center in the Kansai region of Japan, it has been announced. The facility, which is being constructed in Soraku-gun, Kyoto Prefecture, will be a four-story, seismic-isolated structure. Model image of the completed data center The building wi...

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Read The Uptime Institute’s 2022 Global Data Center Survey reveals the industry must evolve its sustainability reporting practices and prevent costly outages
The Uptime Institute’s 2022 Global Data Center Survey reveals the industry must evolve its sustainability reporting practices and prevent costly outages
September 30, 2022

The Uptime Institute’s 2022 Global Data Center Survey reveals the industry must evolve its sustainability reporting practices and prevent costly outages

Europe

On September 20th, Uptime released its 12th Annual Global Data Center Survey, which analyzed the growth and sustainability efforts of the industry, as well as the challenges it is facing. The report noted that the industry is “growing, dynamic and increasingly resilient” but largely failing on...

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Read Evocative Announces The Close of The Acquisition of INAP's Data Center
Evocative Announces The Close of The Acquisition of INAP's Data Center
September 29, 2022

Evocative Announces The Close of The Acquisition of INAP's Data Center

Evocative

Evocative has announced that it has completed and closed the acquisition of the majority of INAP’s data center facilities. The acquisition also covers colocation and related network services. With the acquisition, the Evocative data center portfolio reaches nine. In addition, the company’s emp...

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Read Enovum launches its phase 1 in Montreal
Enovum launches its phase 1 in Montreal
September 29, 2022

Enovum launches its phase 1 in Montreal

Montreal

Enovum Data Centers has announced that the first phase of its Montreal facility has been launched. It will soon begin its second phase.With 70,000 sqft of infrastructure and move-in space availability for a total of 187,500 sqft, the facility's first phase also has a capacity of 1.5 MW. Once c...

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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
September 28, 2022

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

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 OP...

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Read Digital Realty files to build data center in Chicago
Digital Realty files to build data center in Chicago
September 28, 2022

Digital Realty files to build data center in Chicago

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has reportedly filed to construct a new data center in Chicago, Illinois. The application for construction on the facility outlines that it would span 565,000-square-foot (52,500 sqm) as a 13-story building at 321-337 E. 21st Street, which is opposite 350 E Cermak carrier hotel...

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Read Bulk announces it is expanding its facilities in Oslo and Kristiansand and prioritizing sustainability
Bulk announces it is expanding its facilities in Oslo and Kristiansand and prioritizing sustainability
September 28, 2022

Bulk announces it is expanding its facilities in Oslo and Kristiansand and prioritizing sustainability

Bulk Infrastructure AS

Bulk is expanding both of its Norwegian data centers in Oslo and Kristiansand. The company outlined that it has already completed the installation of an on-site substation at its NO1 campus in Kristiansand, adding 100MW and has commenced work on the second data center at its NO1 campus. This ...

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Read Widespread internet outages in Iran amid protests around the killing of Mahsa Amini
Widespread internet outages in Iran amid protests around the killing of Mahsa Amini
September 28, 2022

Widespread internet outages in Iran amid protests around the killing of Mahsa Amini

Middle East

Amid mounting protests over the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the Iranian government recently expanded its internet shutdown. Amini had been held in the custody of Tehran’s morality police for allegedly violating the country’s strict Islamic dress code by wearing her headscarf too loosel...

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Read Datum Datacentres Acquires Teledata
Datum Datacentres Acquires Teledata
September 28, 2022

Datum Datacentres Acquires Teledata

Datum Datacentres Limited

Teledata has been acquired by Datum Datacentres. Datum Datacentres announced the acquisition of the Manchester-based colocation data center. Interestingly, Datum was also acquired last year by UBS. According to the company, the acquisition is a part of its regional expansion strategy. Detai...

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Read Cyxtera To Adopt REIT Status
Cyxtera To Adopt REIT Status
September 28, 2022

Cyxtera To Adopt REIT Status

Cyxtera Technologies

Cyxtera has announced that it is adopting a real estate investment trust (REIT) status. This move provides better tax status while making steady and consistent dividends available for its shareholders. However, the company needs to make most of its revenue from income-producing real estate. Th...

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Read Yondr To Develop a 42MW Facility in Berlin, Germany
Yondr To Develop a 42MW Facility in Berlin, Germany
September 28, 2022

Yondr To Develop a 42MW Facility in Berlin, Germany

Yondr Group

Yondr Group has announced plans to develop data centers in the municipality of Ragow, outside Berlin, Germany. Upon full build-out, the data center campus will offer 42MW of power. Phase 1 of the development will deliver 10MW of power. This phase is also scheduled to be in operation in 2024. U...

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Read Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Madrid, Spain
Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Madrid, Spain
September 28, 2022

Oracle Launches First Cloud Region in Madrid, Spain

Oracle

Oracle has announced that it has launched a cloud region in the capital of Spain. The launch sees Oracle's total cloud region across the globe hit 40. This is the country's first region in the country. The general manager of Oracle Spain, Albert Triola, said: "Local organizations and public in...

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Read AQ Compute To Develop a 50MW Data Center in Barcelona, Spain
AQ Compute To Develop a 50MW Data Center in Barcelona, Spain
September 27, 2022

AQ Compute To Develop a 50MW Data Center in Barcelona, Spain

AQ Compute

AQ Compute has announced a partnership with CBRE that will see the company develop a new data center in Barcelona, Spain. The data center will have a capacity of 50MW and is scheduled to come online before the end of 2024. In addition to the 50MW facility, AQ Compute plans to develop more data...

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Read QScale starts work on second building at Quebec Lévis campus
QScale starts work on second building at Quebec Lévis campus
September 27, 2022

QScale starts work on second building at Quebec Lévis campus

QScale

QScale has reportedly commenced construction of Phase 2 of its campus in Lévis, outside Quebec City, a year ahead of schedule. The construction is one of the largest in the greater Quebec City region, and the project has seen an injection of $1 billion. QScale Speaking a...

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Read Yandex expands in Russia with new 63MW facility
Yandex expands in Russia with new 63MW facility
September 27, 2022

Yandex expands in Russia with new 63MW facility

Yandex NV

Yandex has announced that it is expanding in western Russia, with the addition of a new 63MW facility in the Grabtsevo industrial park in Kaluga, around 100 miles south of Moscow. According to reports, the data center is expected to span 130,000 square meters and house more than 3,800 server ...

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Read South Africa faces unprecedented power cuts
South Africa faces unprecedented power cuts
September 26, 2022

South Africa faces unprecedented power cuts

South Africa

South Africa is reportedly facing unprecedented levels of nationwide power blackouts. These blackouts come as a result of state-owned power utility Eskom, which produces 95% of the country’s electricity, implementing Stage 6 load shedding, which means that homes and businesses go without elect...

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Read Safaricom to expand footprint in Ethiopia
Safaricom to expand footprint in Ethiopia
September 26, 2022

Safaricom to expand footprint in Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Safaricom is to build a new data center outside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, it has been announced. This comes following the signing of a developed land sublease agreement with Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) to build a new Tier-III quality ‘telco-cloud data center’. The facility wil...

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Read China's energy challenges, climate change, and what it means for data centers
China's energy challenges, climate change, and what it means for data centers
September 26, 2022

China's energy challenges, climate change, and what it means for data centers

China

Back in May 2021, Greenpeace said that China's data center emissions were to double, with its energy usage expected to nearly quadruple by 2035 (increasing by an estimated 289%). "Explosive growth" in digital infrastructure was identified as a major contributing factor to this. Considering the...

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Read Cargill moves into the bio-industrial business with its plant-based immersion cooling
Cargill moves into the bio-industrial business with its plant-based immersion cooling
September 26, 2022

Cargill moves into the bio-industrial business with its plant-based immersion cooling

United States

Cargill, an American food producer giant and the third largest meat producer in the world, has announced that it has created the world's first plant-based dielectric fluid for immersion cooling fluid in data centers. Named NatureCool 2000, the cooling liquid was designed for the data center an...

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Read OVHcloud Develops Facility on Strasbourg Site Ravaged By Fire in 2021
OVHcloud Develops Facility on Strasbourg Site Ravaged By Fire in 2021
September 26, 2022

OVHcloud Develops Facility on Strasbourg Site Ravaged By Fire in 2021

OVH Strasbourg Campus

OVHcloud has announced opening of a new facility on the Strasbourg site ravaged by fire in 2021. The new data center named SBG5 cost the company €30 million ($30.5m). SBG5 data center is equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system. Although this system is standard among modern data ce...

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