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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 Chindata Group holds strategic dialogue with the Climate Group
Chindata Group holds strategic dialogue with the Climate Group
September 29, 2021

Chindata Group holds strategic dialogue with the Climate Group

Chindata Group

Chindata recently held a ‘strategic dialogue’ with the Climate Group, where the two explored digital infrastructure in supporting global growth and the role internet technology companies must play in reducing carbon emissions. In addition to this, the meeting saw Alex Ju, founder and CEO of Ch...

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Read Westfield Data-Center Project on the verge of closing
Westfield Data-Center Project on the verge of closing
September 29, 2021

Westfield Data-Center Project on the verge of closing

Massachusetts

Westfield Data-Center Project is reportedly almost at the finish line as it enters the local approval phase. The $2.7 billion proposal of a hyperscale data center would make the region a big player in big data. Demetrios Panteleakis, the principal commercial broker with Springfield-based M...

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Read Liquid opens fifth mega data center in South Africa
Liquid opens fifth mega data center in South Africa
September 29, 2021

Liquid opens fifth mega data center in South Africa

Africa Data Centres

Liquid has announced that it has opened its fifth mega data center in South Africa, which has a capacity of 20MW. Going forward, the company is targeting a further 10 data centers across Africa's largest cities. Liquid's founder Strive Masiyiwa made the announcement. These projects are being f...

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Read Hexatronic enters US data center market
Hexatronic enters US data center market
September 29, 2021

Hexatronic enters US data center market

United States

Hexatronic has reportedly entered the data center market by acquiring 100% of the shares of Data Centre Systems (DCS). This latest acquisition follows a number of other acquisitions outside of the industry, including Optical Solutions Group, The Fibre Optic Shop, and Rehau Group.According to D...

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Read Data center moratorium on the horizon for Ireland?
Data center moratorium on the horizon for Ireland?
September 28, 2021

Data center moratorium on the horizon for Ireland?

Republic of Ireland

The Irish Social Democrat Party has announced that it is calling for a moratorium on new data centres in Ireland in response to grid constraints and sustainability concerns. This proposed moratorium would be an "interim measure" that would allow the government to fully grasp how many data cent...

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Read AWS plans to open data center design facility in Zagreb, Croatia
AWS plans to open data center design facility in Zagreb, Croatia
September 28, 2021

AWS plans to open data center design facility in Zagreb, Croatia

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has revealed that it wants to open a data center design facility in Zagreb, Croatia. The facility will support the development and operation of AWS Cloud services while focusing on product development, research, and data center design. AWS said it would be using local ta...

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Read Irish committee hear about the significant grid impact of data centers
Irish committee hear about the significant grid impact of data centers
September 28, 2021

Irish committee hear about the significant grid impact of data centers

Republic of Ireland

Irish data centers are back under the microscope at the Oireachtas Committee on the Environment and Climate Change. According to the Irish Times, Dr Patrick Bresnihan of National University of Ireland, Maynooth, will be bringing forward some concerning figures. Bresnihan will put to the commit...

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Read Nethits Telecom to build 20MW data center in Valencia, Spain
Nethits Telecom to build 20MW data center in Valencia, Spain
September 28, 2021

Nethits Telecom to build 20MW data center in Valencia, Spain

Spain

Spain’s Nethits Telecom has revealed plans to construct a data center in Valencia, Spain. The firm said it would be investing €241 million ($281m) into the facility to make it the largest data center in Valencia. According to the Company, the facility will be built to Tier IV standard. It will...

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Read BentallGreenOak completes the acquisition of two Canadian IBM data centers in sale-leaseback deals
BentallGreenOak completes the acquisition of two Canadian IBM data centers in sale-leaseback deals
September 28, 2021

BentallGreenOak completes the acquisition of two Canadian IBM data centers in sale-leaseback deals

Kyndryl

A Canadian property manager called BentallGreenOak has acquired two IBM data centers in Canada in sale-leaseback transactions. BGO announced that it bought the two facilities. One of the facilities it acquired is in Montreal, while the other is in Markham. The facility in Montreal is at 275...

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Read Sustainable Finance: New way to address the environmental footprint of data centers
Sustainable Finance: New way to address the environmental footprint of data centers
September 27, 2021

Sustainable Finance: New way to address the environmental footprint of data centers

Aligned

Much has been said about how data centers adversely affect the environment. However, more data centers have begun to become 'Greener.' Besides, in order to leave a better environmental footprint, many data center companies are now spending more on green energy. Investors and data center fin...

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Read NetActuate expands its footprint Warsaw, Poland
NetActuate expands its footprint Warsaw, Poland
September 27, 2021

NetActuate expands its footprint Warsaw, Poland

NetActuate

NetActuate has announced that it has expanded its data center footprint into Warsaw, Poland. The facility is a business hub for more than 350 companies, and the location features state-of-the-art security and operating standards. It is also certified compliant for ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 90...

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Read Yondr's green energy projects to fuel data centers
Yondr's green energy projects to fuel data centers
September 27, 2021

Yondr's green energy projects to fuel data centers

Yondr Group

Yondr has announced that to deliver on its sustainability goals; it is developing a wide range of renewable energy projects that will fuel its data centers. This is promising considering that the company is massively expanding its data center footprint across the US, Latin America and Canada,...

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Read What's facilitating Nordic data center growth?
What's facilitating Nordic data center growth?
September 27, 2021

What's facilitating Nordic data center growth?

Nordics

The Nordic data center industry is growing fast. As Europe's data center hubs are getting more and more crowded, and discussions about moratoriums spreading, many are looking to Nordic countries for cheaper, greener facilities. This trend follows recent legislative changes to tax laws in the r...

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Read Microsoft's Ginger East data center project gets approval
Microsoft's Ginger East data center project gets approval
September 24, 2021

Microsoft's Ginger East data center project gets approval

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has reportedly been given the go-ahead to move onwards with the construction of its first building (DSM 14) as part of its Ginger East data center project, based in West Des Moines, Iowa. The West Des Moines City Council voted through the planning approval this week, and it is ...

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Read Uptime Institute finds data center operators are still failing to track environmental impact
Uptime Institute finds data center operators are still failing to track environmental impact
September 24, 2021

Uptime Institute finds data center operators are still failing to track environmental impact

Meta

The Uptime Institute recently released its 11th annual global data center survey, and unfortunately, the results were disappointing. The survey found that while there is a growing awareness of the need to pursue sustainability goals and create greener operations regarding data centers, most op...

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Read AWS to open New Zealand Cloud Region in 2024, to spend NZ$7.5 billion (US$5.3 billion)
AWS to open New Zealand Cloud Region in 2024, to spend NZ$7.5 billion (US$5.3 billion)
September 24, 2021

AWS to open New Zealand Cloud Region in 2024, to spend NZ$7.5 billion (US$5.3 billion)

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revealed its plans for a new Cloud Region in New Zealand in 2024. Consistent with AWS’s Regions, the new Asia Pacific Region in Auckland, New Zealand, will consist of three Availability Zones. In a statement by the Company, the new region will enable more enterpri...

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Read Menlo Equities acquires four Digital Realty data centers in Silicon Valley
September 24, 2021

Menlo Equities acquires four Digital Realty data centers in Silicon Valley

Menlo Digital

Menlo Equities has completed the acquisition of four Digital Realty data centers in Silicon Valley. The firm acquired the facilities for a combined $108.8 million. First, it acquired a facility at 4650 Old Ironside Drive in Santa Clara for $35.8 million. The facility has 124,400 square feet...

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Read LightEdge acquires Cavern Technologies
LightEdge acquires Cavern Technologies
September 24, 2021

LightEdge acquires Cavern Technologies

LightEdge Solutions

LightEdge has announced the acquisition of underground data center firm Cavern Technologies. Cavern Technologies was founded in 2007, and it has a 3 million square foot underground facility outside of Kansas City in its portfolio. The facility is in the Meritex Caves in Lenexa, outside Kans...

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Read AWS to open third Edge location in Fortaleza, Brazil
AWS to open third Edge location in Fortaleza, Brazil
September 24, 2021

AWS to open third Edge location in Fortaleza, Brazil

Amazon AWS

The government of Ceará in North Brazil has announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) will launch an Edge facility in Fortaleza, Brazil. The facility will be AWS’s third facility in Fortaleza. Governor of Ceará, Camilo Santana, said it is the state’s wish to make Ceará the first 100% digital go...

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Read Edge Centres drives forward plans for solar-power edge data center site Australia
Edge Centres drives forward plans for solar-power edge data center site Australia
September 24, 2021

Edge Centres drives forward plans for solar-power edge data center site Australia

Edge Centres

Edge Centres has set its sights on Victoria to be home to its first edge data centers. The site in Bendigo, just outside of Melbourne, has been sought out as the first in a long line of prospective sights for development plans.Its data center designs have carbon-negative footprints, and the si...

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