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Read Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore
Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

April 29, 2024 Equinix

Colocation firm Equinix has signed long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to procure renewable energy in Singapore fromSembcorp Industries. Following the agreements, Sembcorp Power will supply a maximum capacity of 75MWp from its solar assets and 30MW from its gas-power generation portfolio...

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Read Google announces new data center campus in Indiana
Google announces new data center campus in Indiana

Google announces new data center campus in Indiana

April 26, 2024 Google

Google this week revealed plans to expand its footprint in Indiana with a $2 billion data center in Fort Wayne. It also announced a collaboration with Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M) to add clean energy to the local grid. “We are thrilled to announce our investment in Fort Wayne as the...

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Read Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland
Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland

Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland

April 23, 2024 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has revealed that it will be spending €1 billion on a new data center campus development in Dublin. The campus will be built at Profile Park, Grange Castle, a data center hub nine miles south of Dublin which is already home to the likes of Google, Digital Realty, and...

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Read Google fires 28 employees following series of internal protests
Google fires 28 employees following series of internal protests

Google fires 28 employees following series of internal protests

April 22, 2024 Google

Google has terminated the employment of 28 employees on Wednesday. This comes after a series of internal protests about labor conditions and the company's contract with the Israeli government and military. The protests were led by the "No Tech For Apartheid" organization. One of the protestors...

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Read Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes
Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes

Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes

April 17, 2024 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt DCS, a company which provides hyperscale and large enterprise data center solutions, is set to double the size of its planned data center campus in Hayes, West London, after acquiring a fresh parcel of land. A Colt DCS statement said: “This will make the entire site one of the largest in the...

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Read Google invests in new subsea cables
Google invests in new subsea cables

Google invests in new subsea cables

April 11, 2024 Google

Google has revealed its plans to invest $1 billion in creating two new subsea fiber cable routes between the US and Japan which will be called Proa and Taihei and will be built by Japan's NEC Corp. In a blog post, Google revealed that the investment is in support of Google's Japan Digitization...

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Read NextDC seeks funding for expansion plans
NextDC seeks funding for expansion plans

NextDC seeks funding for expansion plans

April 11, 2024 NEXTDC

Australian data center operator NextDC is seeking to raise AU$1.3 billion to fund its expansion plans. The company plans to raise the cash from existing investors via a share issue, which will allow its backers to purchase one new share in the company for every six they already own. NextDC says...

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Read Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland
Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland

Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland

April 10, 2024 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers this week announced that it will open a second Zurich campus (ZRH2) this summer. This new campus located 30 kilometers north of Zurich’s City Center in Glattfelden, will offer a total of 226,000 square feet (21,000 sqm) of space and 24MW of critical IT capacity. “Zurich is a...

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Read Tape Ark migrates tape-based sports broadcast to Google Cloud
Tape Ark migrates tape-based sports broadcast to Google Cloud

Tape Ark migrates tape-based sports broadcast to Google Cloud

April 08, 2024 Google

Tape Ark has moved a significant collection of tape-based sports video footage to Google Cloud. The cloud ingest of the collection measures over 40 petabytes of video footage. By moving it to the cloud, the broadcaster will be able save time and money on the maintenance of the collection...

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Read Google procures over 1.5GW of cleanenergy in 12 months
Google procures over 1.5GW of cleanenergy in 12 months

Google procures over 1.5GW of cleanenergy in 12 months

April 04, 2024 Google

Google has signed more than 1.5GW worth of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) in the last 12 months. The company bought this amoung of clean energy through a new PPA procurement process developed in partnership with LevelTen Energy, which has now been released via the energy broker. “LEAP is...

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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 NTT Data opens third data center campus in Berlin
NTT Data opens third data center campus in Berlin

NTT Data opens third data center campus in Berlin

March 28, 2024 NTT Data

NTT Data is opening a third campus in Berlin, with up to 96MW of capacity planned across two data centers. This new campus will be built on a 10.8-hectare (26.6-acre) plot, with construction work to start in 2025. “Berlin is an important market in our growing portfolio and expansion plans," said...

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Read PDG completes first phase of Tokyo data center
PDG completes first phase of Tokyo data center

PDG completes first phase of Tokyo data center

March 27, 2024 Princeton Digital Group

Data center operator Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has completed the first phase of its 96MW data center campus, TY1, in Tokyo, Japan which included the core and shell construction of a six-story facility, expected to supply 48MW of IT capacity. The TY1 data center located in Saitama City, 30km...

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Read Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations
Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

March 23, 2024 Equinix

Short seller Hindenburg Research has accused data center REIT Equinix of "major accounting manipulations." The investigative reporting and researching company claims that Nadaq-listed Equinix overstated its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), a key profitability metric for REITs, by at least...

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Read Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform
Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform

Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform

March 21, 2024 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has launched a new data center telemetry platform which enables customers to use real-time telemetry data to support the management of their data center workloads. The company developed this platform in partnership with consulting firm Protiviti, the company...

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Read Google to invest in carbon capture projects
Google to invest in carbon capture projects

Google to invest in carbon capture projects

March 18, 2024 Google

Google has revealed its plans to invest $35 million into carbon capture projects, matching the US government's aim to purchase 35 million in carbon removal credits through the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase program. Google announced this week, “We’re proud to be the...

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Read Google signs new energy contract in Mesa, Arizona
Google signs new energy contract in Mesa, Arizona

Google signs new energy contract in Mesa, Arizona

March 16, 2024 Google

Google has signed a new renewable energy agreement to power its operations in Mesa, Arizona. The company mentioned that this new agreement includes a mix of dedicated wind power, solar energy, and battery storage from three facilities operated by NextEra Energy Resources on SRP’s power grid in...

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Read Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO
Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as  new CEO

Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO

March 14, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has appointed Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as its new CEO to succeed Charles Meyers, who has led the company for six years. Fox-Martin who has led Google Cloud's go-to-market teams globally since early last year, has been a member of the Equinix board of Directors since 2020....

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Read Keppel plans expansion into Japan
Keppel plans expansion into Japan

Keppel plans expansion into Japan

March 14, 2024 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel is expanding into Japan with plans to build and buy facilities in the country. In this regard, the company has siged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Mitsui Fudosan) to ‘jointly explore data center development and investment opportunities’ in Japan and...

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Read Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center
Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

March 01, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has deployed a 1MW rooftop solar system at its ME1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data center at 578 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne. The company has now completed the installation of rooftop solar systems at eight of its facilities, including Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, and...

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