Read Top Data Center News for 8th-13th September, 2025
Top Data Center News for 8th-13th September, 2025
September 15, 2025

Top Data Center News for 8th-13th September, 2025

United Kingdom

Vantage Raises $1.6bn for APAC ExpansionVantage Data Centers has raised $1.6 billion to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, starting with the acquisition of Yondr Group’s data center campus in Johor, Malaysia.EcoDataCenter Raises $703m in Debt FinancingEcoDataCenter has secured €60...

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Read Digital Realty Signs 13.4MW Community Solar Deal
Digital Realty Signs 13.4MW Community Solar Deal
September 13, 2025

Digital Realty Signs 13.4MW Community Solar Deal

Digital Realty Trust

Global colocation data center developer Digital Realty has signed a solar supply agreement with US Independent Power Producer (IPP) Soltage for 13.4MW of capacity from a portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois. The deal is Digital Realty’s second community solar-linked agreement with...

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Read Intel Announces Leadership Shuffle
Intel Announces Leadership Shuffle
September 13, 2025

Intel Announces Leadership Shuffle

United States

Intel has announced a leadership shuffle, the largest change being the departure of Michelle Holthaus, chief executive of Intel Products, who will remain as a “strategic advisor over the coming months.”Kevork Kechichian will join Intel as executive vice president and general manager of Intel’s...

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Read Helen Seeking Data Center partners
Helen Seeking Data Center partners
September 12, 2025

Helen Seeking Data Center partners

Finland

Helen, one of Finland's largest energy companies, has announced that it is open to supporting data center operators in joining its “comprehensive energy system” in Helsinki, where facilities can be connected to the city’s advanced district heating and cooling network."The synergy benefits of d...

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Read LG to Provide Cooling Equipment to Datavolt’s Neom Facility
LG to Provide Cooling Equipment to Datavolt’s Neom Facility
September 12, 2025

LG to Provide Cooling Equipment to Datavolt’s Neom Facility

DataVolt

LG Electronics this week announced a strategic partnership to provide cooling solutions for an AI data center under development in Oxagon, the industrial hub of Saudi Arabia’s Neom City project.“We are building a new generation of net-zero, AI-ready data centers designed for performance, scale...

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Read Equifax to Decommission Data Center outside Atlanta
Equifax to Decommission Data Center outside Atlanta
September 12, 2025

Equifax to Decommission Data Center outside Atlanta

Atlanta

The City of Alpharetta last week announced that Equifax was investing $25 million to expand its Alpharetta campus, located in Fulton County. The expansion includes the renovation of the third floor of the JV White 1 building, converting it from a data center into collaborative office space. “T...

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Read Vantage Raises $1.6bn for APAC Expansion
Vantage Raises $1.6bn for APAC Expansion
September 12, 2025

Vantage Raises $1.6bn for APAC Expansion

Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has raised $1.6 billion to expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, starting with the acquisition of Yondr Group’s data center campus in Johor, Malaysia.“This significant investment marks a pivotal milestone in our APAC growth journey,” said Jeremy Deutsch, presiden...

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Read New Firm Announces Plans for 20MW Liquid-Cooled Data Center
New Firm Announces Plans for 20MW Liquid-Cooled Data Center
September 12, 2025

New Firm Announces Plans for 20MW Liquid-Cooled Data Center

Chicago

A new liquid-cooled data center is being developed in downtown Chicago, Illinois by HydraVault, a new data center developer. The developer says the facility will be “designed from the ground up” for AI and financial systems.The 20MW two-story facility, located at 2538 South Wabash Avenue, will...

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Read Ministry of Defence Awards Google Cloud £400m Contract
Ministry of Defence Awards Google Cloud £400m Contract
September 12, 2025

Ministry of Defence Awards Google Cloud £400m Contract

United Kingdom

The UK government's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Google Cloud a £400 million ($542.12m) contract. Google is to deliver a UK sovereign cloud capability to give the MoD a secure cloud platform. The offering will be built on Google Distributed Cloud Air-Gapped.“Google Cloud is dedicated ...

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Read Portus Data Centers Names Falk Weinreich as CEO
Portus Data Centers Names Falk Weinreich as CEO
September 11, 2025

Portus Data Centers Names Falk Weinreich as CEO

Portus Data Centers

Portus Data Centers has secured a new Chief Executive Officer. This week, it announced the appointment of Falk Weinreich as its new Group CEO."Portus Data Centers has quickly positioned itself as one of the most important providers in the regional colocation sector," Weinreich said. "We want t...

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Read OpenAI Considers Data Center in South Korea
OpenAI Considers Data Center in South Korea
September 11, 2025

OpenAI Considers Data Center in South Korea

South Korea

OpenAI is considering developing a data center in South Korea.  OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, said the company was open to partnerships regarding data center construction. He added that the ChatGPT-maker could expand its cooperation with the likes of Samsung and SK Telecom, and ...

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Read Google Cloud to Provide AI and Cloud Services to Eneva
Google Cloud to Provide AI and Cloud Services to Eneva
September 11, 2025

Google Cloud to Provide AI and Cloud Services to Eneva

Google

Brazilian power generation firm Eneva has partnered with Google Cloud to use its cloud, data, and AI technologies to optimize its operations across the Brazilian market. Accenture migrated Eneva's infrastructure to Google Cloud to improve its access to data across the enterprise as a part of t...

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Read Google Behind West Memphis Data Center Project in Arkansas
Google Behind West Memphis Data Center Project in Arkansas
September 10, 2025

Google Behind West Memphis Data Center Project in Arkansas

Google

Google has confirmed it is behind a data center project in West Memphis, Arkansas. Dubbed Project Pyramid, plans were submitted earlier this year to develop a five-building data center campus on a 1,178-acre property on the south side of Bollinger Road in West Memphis, Crittenden County. The c...

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Read Legal & General Closes €600m Digital Infrastructure Fund
Legal & General Closes €600m Digital Infrastructure Fund
September 10, 2025

Legal & General Closes €600m Digital Infrastructure Fund

KAO Data

Kao Data investor Legal and General (L&G) has closed a €600 million ($706m) fund that will invest in digital infrastructure projects in Europe and the UK. This is “a key milestone in L&G’s asset management strategy to expand its private markets proposition,” the company said. A second ...

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Read Compass Mining Energizes 7.5MW Site in Minnesota
Compass Mining Energizes 7.5MW Site in Minnesota
September 10, 2025

Compass Mining Energizes 7.5MW Site in Minnesota

Minnesota

Bitcoin mining and infrastructure services provider Compass Mining has energized a new 7.5MW site in Minnesota named Minnesota 2. It will be Compass's second facility in Minnesota, and the 23rd facility run by the company across the US and Canada.Compass Mining will be responsible for operatin...

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Read Ameresco Partners with CyrusOne to Develop Offgrid AI Data Center
Ameresco Partners with CyrusOne to Develop Offgrid AI Data Center
September 10, 2025

Ameresco Partners with CyrusOne to Develop Offgrid AI Data Center

California

US energy solutions provider Ameresco has partnered with the US Navy and data center developer CyrusOne to develop a 100MW data center at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California. The facility will be colocated with a dedicated on-site energy generation facility built by Ameresco, forming a...

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Read Indian Miner to Explore Data Centers Construction at Decommissioned Mines
Indian Miner to Explore Data Centers Construction at Decommissioned Mines
September 10, 2025

Indian Miner to Explore Data Centers Construction at Decommissioned Mines

India / Bhārata

A state-owned Indian coal mining firm is considering building data centers in its decommissioned mines. The company initiated a feasibility study with the assistance of consultants. The studies will include site assessments, a comparative analysis of shortlisted locations, and a feasibility re...

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Read EcoDataCenter Raises $703m in Debt Financing
EcoDataCenter Raises $703m in Debt Financing
September 09, 2025

EcoDataCenter Raises $703m in Debt Financing

Germany / Deutschland

EcoDataCenter has secured €600 million ($703m) in debt financing from Deutsche Bank Private Credit and Infrastructure which will be used to develop AI data centers in Sweden.“AI infrastructure is a new base industry, and we are building one of Europe’s most exciting companies in the sector. We...

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Read KKR Hires Former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky
KKR Hires Former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky
September 09, 2025

KKR Hires Former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky

Amazon AWS

Investment firm KKR has appointed Adam Selipsky as a senior advisor for technology and AI strategy. Selipsky will advise on strategy, capital allocation, and governance for the firm’s $179 billion Real Assets business.Selipsky was the CEO of cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) from 2021 to 2...

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Read Polish Data Center Program Offers $220m in Funding to Applicants
Polish Data Center Program Offers $220m in Funding to Applicants
September 09, 2025

Polish Data Center Program Offers $220m in Funding to Applicants

Poland

A data center project in Poland is offering up to PLN 800 million ($220m) in funding for three state-owned data centers, with the Digital Poland Project Center calling for applications. The data centers are each expected to span around 2,000 sqm (21,527 sq ft), and will "largely" be powered by...

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