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Read Flexbase Begins Work on a Battery Storage and Data Center Project in Laufenburg, Switzerland
Flexbase Begins Work on a Battery Storage and Data Center Project in Laufenburg, Switzerland

Flexbase Begins Work on a Battery Storage and Data Center Project in Laufenburg, Switzerland

May 16, 2026 Switzerland

Flexbase has begun construction on the Laufenburg Technology Center in Switzerland, which will combine a large battery energy storage system and a 480MW AI data center. The facility will feature a redox flow BESS with 1.6GW of capacity and 2.1GWh of storage, and is scheduled for completion in...

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Read Swissgrid Seeks Bids for Data Center Racks in Switzerland
Swissgrid Seeks Bids for Data Center Racks in Switzerland

Swissgrid Seeks Bids for Data Center Racks in Switzerland

March 11, 2026 Switzerland

Switzerland’s grid operator Swissgrid has opened a tender for a three-year contract to install server racks in its data centers. The contract also covers supplying materials such as fiber optic and copper cabling, racks, and protection devices. No data was made available about the location of the...

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Read Iron-sodium Battery Company Inlyte has Partnered with NTS to Deploy its Solution at a Data Center in Bern, Switzerland
Iron-sodium Battery Company Inlyte has Partnered with NTS to Deploy its Solution at a Data Center in Bern, Switzerland

Iron-sodium Battery Company Inlyte has Partnered with NTS to Deploy its Solution at a Data Center in Bern, Switzerland

February 27, 2026 Switzerland

US-based iron-sodium battery storage company Inlyte Energy has teamed up with Swiss data center operator NTS Colocation AG to roll out its technology across NTS’s facilities. The first initiative under the partnership will be a pilot installation at NTS’s data center in Bern. The companies have...

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Read Antin Infrastructure Partners Acquires NorthC
Antin Infrastructure Partners Acquires NorthC

Antin Infrastructure Partners Acquires NorthC

December 11, 2025 NorthC Datacenters

Antin Infrastructure Partners this week announced it has agreed to acquire NorthC Datacenters from DWS and other minority shareholders. The transaction is being carried out through Antin’s €10.2 billion Flagship Fund V and is expected to close in the first half of 2026.Stéphane Ifker and...

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Read NorthC to Build Data Center in Basel, Switzerland
NorthC to Build Data Center in Basel, Switzerland

NorthC to Build Data Center in Basel, Switzerland

September 18, 2025 NorthC Datacenters

European data center firm NorthC last week announced it has signed a contract to build a regional data center at the uptownBasel Innovation Campus in Arlesheim.Alexandra Schless, CEO of the NorthC Group, said: “We are very pleased to announce this expansion of the partnership with uptownBasel....

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Read NorthC Renews Lease on Munich Data Center for 25 years
NorthC Renews Lease on Munich Data Center for 25 years

NorthC Renews Lease on Munich Data Center for 25 years

August 22, 2025 NorthC Datacenters

European data center firm NorthC this week has extended its lease on the 4,800 square meters (51,666 sq ft) of data center space with real estate firm Allgemeine Südboden AG for 25 years.Bettina Krause, head of leasing, Allgemeine Südboden: "We are delighted to extend the lease agreement with...

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Read InfraVia to Sell Switzerland’s Green Datacenter to IFM
InfraVia to Sell Switzerland’s Green Datacenter to IFM

InfraVia to Sell Switzerland’s Green Datacenter to IFM

July 16, 2025 Switzerland

Investment firm InfraVia Capital Partners this week announced IFM Global Infrastructure Fund (IFM GIF), advised by IFM Investors, has agreed to indirectly acquire 100 percent of Green Group AG. Terms were not shared, but the deal is set to close later this year.“We look forward to embarking on...

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Read IonQ delivers quantum processor to its European quantum data center
IonQ delivers quantum processor to its European quantum data center

IonQ delivers quantum processor to its European quantum data center

August 22, 2024 Switzerland

IonQ last week announced the delivery of an ion trap to its European quantum data center in the QuantumBasel business park. It's specialists working out of the company’s Basel, Switzerland headquarters will be on site to receive the quantum processor and continue the build and commissioning of...

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Read Swisscom deploys 300 Nokia's Drones-as-a-Service network accross Switzerland
Swisscom deploys 300 Nokia's Drones-as-a-Service network accross Switzerland

Swisscom deploys 300 Nokia's Drones-as-a-Service network accross Switzerland

August 09, 2024 Switzerland

Nokia has teamed up with Swisscom Broadcast to deploy 300 Nokia Drone-in-a-Box units to support emergency response, perimeter protection, and infrastructure inspection, as well as to protect public safety workers across Switzerland. This marks Nokia's second nationwide deployment of its Drone...

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Read Stack Infrastructure breaks ground on 60MW data center expansion in California
 Stack Infrastructure breaks ground on 60MW data center expansion in California

Stack Infrastructure breaks ground on 60MW data center expansion in California

March 29, 2024 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

IPI-owned company Stack Infrastructure announced this week that it has broken ground on a 60MW data center expansion in Silicon Valley, California. The company plans to build two data centers to add 60MW of capacity, an advanced manufacturing facility, and a parking structure, spanning 19 acres....

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Read Stack Infrastructure to expand footprint in Virginia
Stack Infrastructure to expand footprint in Virginia

Stack Infrastructure to expand footprint in Virginia

January 11, 2024 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Data center firm Stack Infrastructure this week announced plans to expand its footprint in Virginia with a new 72MW campus in Leesburg. in Loudoun County. This planned facility, known as the NVA-06 will initially host a 48MW building set to deliver Q2 2025, followed by a second 24MW building to...

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Read Stack Infrastructure to expand facility in Virginia’s Prince William County
Stack Infrastructure to expand facility in Virginia’s Prince William County

Stack Infrastructure to expand facility in Virginia’s Prince William County

December 08, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Data center firm Stack Infrastructure announced this week that it is expanding its campus in Virginia’s Prince William County. The company has purchased land from and adjacent to the Youth For Tomorrow non-profit in Bristow to expand its NVA02 campus. Tim Hughes, chief development officer, Stack...

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Read Stack inaugurates a data center in Toronto
Stack inaugurates a data center in Toronto

Stack inaugurates a data center in Toronto

September 22, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Stack Infrastructure has established a data center in Toronto, Canada. This week, the company revealed the dispatch of the first 8MW phase of the 56MW Ontario campus. First Gulf, a Toronto-based developer, collaborated with Stack to execute the initial 8MW data center by refurbishing an existing...

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Read STACK Infrastructure Completes 56MW Enterprise Toronto Facility Initial Phase
STACK Infrastructure Completes 56MW Enterprise Toronto Facility Initial Phase

STACK Infrastructure Completes 56MW Enterprise Toronto Facility Initial Phase

September 20, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

STACK, a leading global developer and operator of data centers and the digital infrastructure partner to the most cutting-edge businesses in the world, announced the completion of the first phase at its flagship campus in Toronto. The first phase of the campus, with a total capacity of 56MW, is...

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Read Nestlé sells Swiss data center to local real estate firm
Nestlé sells Swiss data center to local real estate firm

Nestlé sells Swiss data center to local real estate firm

September 06, 2023 Switzerland

The multinational food conglomerate Nestlé has sold a Swiss data center. This week, Baker McKenzie Switzerland revealed that it advised Nestlé Global Real Estate on the transfer of its data center and office property to Orllati Real Estate SA. The site at Rte de Buyère 4 in Bussigny, canton of...

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Read STACK Infrastructure Constructs Its First Data Center in Australia
STACK Infrastructure Constructs Its First Data Center in Australia

STACK Infrastructure Constructs Its First Data Center in Australia

August 22, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

A new data center campus has been opened by Stack in Melbourne, Australia. This week, the company announced the conclusion of its MEL01 Asia-Pacific (APAC) data center. The 36MW MEL01A facility, situated on a 3.6-hectare site in Melbourne's Truganina region, is part of a 72MW campus that will...

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Read Stack Infrastructure concludes its second $250 million debt financing of 2023
Stack Infrastructure concludes its second $250 million debt financing of 2023

Stack Infrastructure concludes its second $250 million debt financing of 2023

August 02, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

$250 million in securitized notes have been issued as part of Stack Infrastructure's second round of structured debt financing for 2023. The funding round began a month ago with an initial goal of raising $100 million, which has since more than doubled. Since 2019, Stack has raised $2.3 billion...

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Read Stack Infrastructure intends to raise $100 million in secured notes
Stack Infrastructure intends to raise $100 million in secured notes

Stack Infrastructure intends to raise $100 million in secured notes

July 26, 2023 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Stack Infrastructure seeks to raise $100 million by issuing securitized notes. After raising $250 million in March, this will be Stack's second fundraising round this year and sixth overall. It will begin on July 24. The notes have received an A-2 rating from S&P Global. This is presently set...

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Read NorthC purchases a data center in Switzerland from Kyndryl
NorthC purchases a data center in Switzerland from Kyndryl

NorthC purchases a data center in Switzerland from Kyndryl

July 18, 2023 NorthC Datacenters

NorthC Group purchased a new data center near Zurich, Switzerland, through a sale/leaseback transaction. This week, the Dutch colocation company announced the opening of a new data center in the Winterthur neighborhood of Zurich. However, the company announced on LinkedIn that it had acquired...

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Read IonQ proposes quantum data facility in Switzerland
IonQ proposes quantum data facility in Switzerland

IonQ proposes quantum data facility in Switzerland

June 23, 2023 Switzerland

IonQ, a quantum computing company based in the United States, intends to deploy two of its facilities in Switzerland and establish a quantum data center in Europe. This week, the company disclosed its collaboration with QuantumBasel to deploy two quantum computers at QuantumBasel's Center of...

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