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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 Sify plans a big expansion across India
Sify plans a big expansion across India
September 24, 2021

Sify plans a big expansion across India

Sify Technologies

Indian ISP Sify Technologies has announced that it will undergo significant expansion across India over the next four years. In total, plans will add 200MW in Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru to meet demand.Commenting on the company’s expansion plans, Raju Vegesna, Sify’s chairman said: "Sify has ...

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Read 1623 Farnam expands its Omaha data center expansion, announces grand opening
1623 Farnam expands its Omaha data center expansion, announces grand opening
September 23, 2021

1623 Farnam expands its Omaha data center expansion, announces grand opening

1623 Farnam: Omaha Carrier Hotel

1623 Farnam has completed the expansion of its edge data center in Omaha, Nebraska. The development cost the firm $40 million, which covers an increase in the colocation capacity by converting the fiber-rich carrier hotel into a high-quality, usable data center space. The expansion also inc...

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Read Climate change awareness: BDx's offshore data centers
Climate change awareness: BDx's offshore data centers
September 23, 2021

Climate change awareness: BDx's offshore data centers

BDx Data Centers

Back in 2019, in an effort to slash carbon emissions and enact more environmentally friendly policies, the Singapore government announced a moratorium on new data centers being built. However, BDx’s announcement of plans to build offshore data centers would help them to avoid this hurdle.Toget...

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Read DataBank opens two more data halls at its SLC5 Facility in Salt Lake City
DataBank opens two more data halls at its SLC5 Facility in Salt Lake City
September 22, 2021

DataBank opens two more data halls at its SLC5 Facility in Salt Lake City

DataBank SLC5

DataBank has announced that it has opened data halls four and five in its SLC5 data center. The facility is located at its Granite Point North campus in Utah. This is after it announced the opening of data hall three in May 2021 at the same facility. The fourth and fifth data center halls ...

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Read OVHcloud plans to raise €400 million ($469m) in new IPO
OVHcloud plans to raise €400 million ($469m) in new IPO
September 22, 2021

OVHcloud plans to raise €400 million ($469m) in new IPO

OVH Group

According to the Wall Street Journal, French data center and cloud services provider OVHcloud plans to raise €400 million ($469m) in an IPO in Paris, France. According to the reports from WSJ, the listing could see the Company’s value rise to over $4.7 billion. OVHcloud was founded in 1999 ...

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Read Planning authorities of Clare County delay decision on Art Data Centres' €1.2 billion data center development
September 22, 2021

Planning authorities of Clare County delay decision on Art Data Centres' €1.2 billion data center development

Art DC: Ennis Campus

There has been a delay in granting planning permission to Art Data Centres on its €1.2 billion ($1.4bn) Ennis data center campus in Clare County, Ireland. The reason for the delay is because local officials need more information on the data center development. The planning authorities of Cl...

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Read Denmark issues new regulations around surplus heat
Denmark issues new regulations around surplus heat
September 22, 2021

Denmark issues new regulations around surplus heat

Denmark

Denmark’s Energy Ministry has announced a new agreement, which outlines regulations and taxation on heat sent to district heating networks. This agreement, which will come into effect by 2022, will encourage businesses and district heating companies to utilize surplus heat. The Ministry of Cli...

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Read Virginia’s Prince Edward County to lure data center firms with new data center tax
September 21, 2021

Virginia’s Prince Edward County to lure data center firms with new data center tax

Virginia

Prince Edward County in Virginia has established a new tax for data centers. The reasoning behind this is to make the tax more competitive with the surrounding counties in Virginia. Earlier this week, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to create a different tax category for computer...

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Read Greenpeace's 'The Hero to Zero' report explores the green work being done by the Australian tech industry
Greenpeace's 'The Hero to Zero' report explores the green work being done by the Australian tech industry
September 21, 2021

Greenpeace's 'The Hero to Zero' report explores the green work being done by the Australian tech industry

NEXTDC

Greenwashing is unfortunately prevalent in most industries these days. From McDonald's rolling out non-recyclable paper straws to Eni claiming that its palm oil-based diesel was 'green' - companies claiming they care about sustainability whilst failing to deliver on their promises is rife. As ...

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Read Globenet starts work on second data center in Barranquilla
September 21, 2021

Globenet starts work on second data center in Barranquilla

Tecto: Barranquilla 1

Just two weeks after announcing its new Edge data center in Fortaleza, Brazil, Globenet has announced the construction of a new Edge data center in Barranquilla, as it continues to expand to meet demand. By the end of 2022, the company plans to have a total of five Edge data center locations i...

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Read Dublin: Heat created by Amazon data center to heat housing
Dublin: Heat created by Amazon data center to heat housing
September 21, 2021

Dublin: Heat created by Amazon data center to heat housing

Amazon AWS

An Amazon data center based in Tallaght in South Dublin is set to heat homes in the local area as part of Tallaght's pilot District Heating Scheme. As part of Dublin's Climate Action Week, locals were invited to inspect the progress that has been made with the scheme. The project is expected t...

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Read I Squared Capital closes the acquisition of GTT, launches Exa Infrastructure
I Squared Capital closes the acquisition of GTT, launches Exa Infrastructure
September 20, 2021

I Squared Capital closes the acquisition of GTT, launches Exa Infrastructure

EXA Infrastructure

I Squared Capital has completed the acquisition of GTT’s infrastructure business. It has also launched a new Company with the name Exa Infrastructure in the process. I Squared Capital acquired GTT Communications’ subsea, data center assets, and terrestrial network infrastructure. The acquir...

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Read AtlasEdge Data Centres officially launches
AtlasEdge Data Centres officially launches
September 20, 2021

AtlasEdge Data Centres officially launches

AtlasEdge

It has been announced that Liberty Global and DigitalBridge’s joint venture, AtlasEdge Data Centres, has officially launched. After being announced back in May, the deal closed this week and will be headed by executive chairman Josh Joshi, former CFO of Interxion and Telecity. Zahl Limbuwala, ...

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Read Novva announces its 1.5 Million sq. ft. flagship Campus in Salt Lake City, Utah
Novva announces its 1.5 Million sq. ft. flagship Campus in Salt Lake City, Utah
September 20, 2021

Novva announces its 1.5 Million sq. ft. flagship Campus in Salt Lake City, Utah

Novva: West Jordan Campus

Novva Data Centers has announced the opening of its flagship data center campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. The facility is a 100-acre campus with a current data center space of 330,000 square feet. Upon completion, the facility will be expanded to 1.5 million square feet. This will make the f...

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Read STT GDC officially opens its Bangkok 1 hyperscale data center
STT GDC officially opens its Bangkok 1 hyperscale data center
September 18, 2021

STT GDC officially opens its Bangkok 1 hyperscale data center

STT Bangkok 1

St Telemedia Global Data Centres (Thailand) has announced the opening of its first data center in Bangkok. The new facility STT Bangkok 1 is the first of two planned buildings for the STT Bangkok Data Centre Campus. STT Bangkok 1 is located in the Hua Mak business district. It is also a seven-...

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Read UBS Asset Management completes the acquisition of Datum Datacentres
UBS Asset Management completes the acquisition of Datum Datacentres
September 17, 2021

UBS Asset Management completes the acquisition of Datum Datacentres

Datum Datacentres Limited

UBS Asset Management has completed the acquisition of UK data center firm Datum Datacentres. UBS says it has acquired a 100 percent stake in the data center company from Darwin Private Equity. Datum operates a 40,000 square feet facility called FRN1 in the QinetiQ Cody Technology Park in Fa...

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Read Prime Data Centers to invest $1 billion in 150MW campus in Elk Grove, Chicago
Prime Data Centers to invest $1 billion in 150MW campus in Elk Grove, Chicago
September 17, 2021

Prime Data Centers to invest $1 billion in 150MW campus in Elk Grove, Chicago

Prime Data Centers

Prime Data Centers has revealed that it wants to build a new data center campus in Elk Grove, Illinois. The data center company says it has plans to invest up to $1 billion in developing a 150MW, 750,000 square feet campus that features three three-story facilities. The facility will be sit...

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Read Facebook's Huntsville data center goes online
Facebook's Huntsville data center goes online
September 17, 2021

Facebook's Huntsville data center goes online

Hyperscale Data Center

Facebook's Huntsville data center is finally online, following delays caused by Covid-19. First announced back in 2018, the facility, which saw an investment of $1 billion, spans 2.5 million sqft and is also powered by renewable energy, with 227 megawatts of solar energy added to the Alabama e...

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Read Microsoft granted 'Tolerance decision' for construction of its Holland Kroon data center
Microsoft granted 'Tolerance decision' for construction of its Holland Kroon data center
September 17, 2021

Microsoft granted 'Tolerance decision' for construction of its Holland Kroon data center

Microsoft Azure

Permission has been granted to Microsoft to resume construction work on its Hollands Kroon data center in the Netherlands. But it would be doing so at its own risk. The Hollands Kroon municipality, through the North Sea Cana Area Environment Agency, has allowed Microsoft to continue work on it...

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Read AEW close to selling 1 million sq ft office park in Slough to unnamed data center developer
AEW close to selling 1 million sq ft office park in Slough to unnamed data center developer
September 17, 2021

AEW close to selling 1 million sq ft office park in Slough to unnamed data center developer

Yondr Group

According to multiple reports, Real estate firm AEW is close to selling a 1 million square feet (92,000 square meters) office park to an unidentified data center firm. AEW will be selling the Bath Road Central office campus for a fee of around £420 million ($579.5m). The real estate firm fi...

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