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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 London Docklands proposal rejected
London Docklands proposal rejected
October 31, 2022

London Docklands proposal rejected

London

According to reports, a proposal for a new data center at the London Docklands has been rejected on the grounds that the proposals were "bulky" and could have a negative impact on the nearby Naval Row Conservation Area. Although council planning officers had recommended the proposal, which wou...

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Read Meta announces further data center expansion plans despite share crash
Meta announces further data center expansion plans despite share crash
October 31, 2022

Meta announces further data center expansion plans despite share crash

Meta

Since Facebook became Meta, the company has tanked, losing $650 billion. In the wake of this huge loss, on Thursday, the giant's shares crashed 24% to $97.94, which is reportedly the lowest in nearly four years. This follows its historic loss in market value back in February, which saw $200bil...

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Read LCL switches diesel for HVO at its Brussels-West data center
LCL switches diesel for HVO at its Brussels-West data center
October 31, 2022

LCL switches diesel for HVO at its Brussels-West data center

Brussels

LCL has announced that it's replacing diesel with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) for its backup generators at its Brussels-West data center in Aalst, after investing in six new 2.25 MVA generators. The company is reportedly the first to do so in Belgium, and it aims to have all the generator...

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Read Stonepeak Announces $570m Investment in CoreSite
Stonepeak Announces $570m Investment in CoreSite
October 31, 2022

Stonepeak Announces $570m Investment in CoreSite

CoreSite

Investment company Stonepeak has increased its investment in CoreSite by $570m. The data center company was acquired in 2021 by American Tower Corporation for $10 billion. After the acquisition, Stonepeak invested $2.5 billion in the data center company in the summer. Stonepeak’s new investmen...

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Read Blackstone Data Services Plans 10-12MW Cryptomine Data Center in Tazewell County, Virginia
October 31, 2022

Blackstone Data Services Plans 10-12MW Cryptomine Data Center in Tazewell County, Virginia

Virginia

Blackstone Data Services has announced that it is developing a new crypto-mining data center. The new facility will be located in the Bluestone Business and Technology Park shell building in Virginia’s Tazewell County. Blackstone plans to invest up to $18 million in developing the facility. Ch...

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Read Piemonte Holdings' Elea Acquires TIM Brasil's Facility in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Piemonte Holdings' Elea Acquires TIM Brasil's Facility in Porto Alegre, Brazil
October 30, 2022

Piemonte Holdings' Elea Acquires TIM Brasil's Facility in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Elea Data Centers

Brazilian data center company Elea Digital has bought a data center facility in Porto Alegre from TIM Brasil. The facility is called POA2, and its first phase has a capacity for 500 racks. Elea Digital is owned by Piemonte Holdings, and it says it plans to expand the data center in the futu...

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Read NextDC Launches M3 Data Center in Melbourne
NextDC Launches M3 Data Center in Melbourne
October 30, 2022

NextDC Launches M3 Data Center in Melbourne

NEXTDC: M3West Footscray

NextDC has opened another data center in Melbourne, Australia. The facility sees the company more than double its existing capacity in Melbourne. M3 is located in West Footscray and spans 1 million square feet (100,000 square meters). It also offers 150MW of capacity. The facility offers 441,3...

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Read Ficolo Merging With Verne Global
Ficolo Merging With Verne Global
October 28, 2022

Ficolo Merging With Verne Global

Ficolo Oy

Finnish data center company Ficolo will be merging with Verne Global. The two firms are owned by Digital 9 Infrastructure plc (D9). The merger will see Ficolo now operate under the Verne Global brand. The CEO of Verne Global, Dominic Ward, said: “Ficolo’s three campuses add significant capa...

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Read Microsoft files for another Virginia campus
Microsoft files for another Virginia campus
October 28, 2022

Microsoft files for another Virginia campus

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has reportedly filed to build another data center campus in Clarksville, Virginia, with the US Army Corps Of Engineers’ Norfolk District. As per the application, the company is looking to develop on a 259.1-acre parcel of land at the Lakeside Commerce Park, at Commerce Drive in Sout...

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Read AWS Buys 50+ acres in Thane, India For Possible Data Center Development
AWS Buys 50+ acres in Thane, India For Possible Data Center Development
October 28, 2022

AWS Buys 50+ acres in Thane, India For Possible Data Center Development

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web services has acquired a parcel of land in India. The company bought over 50 acres of land in Thane district, Mumbai for Rs 1,800 crore ($218 million). It is expected that AWS will build a data center on the site. The site was acquired from Ananta Landmarks, a subsidiary of real e...

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Read NTT expands its data center footprint in South Africa
NTT expands its data center footprint in South Africa
October 27, 2022

NTT expands its data center footprint in South Africa

NTT

NTT has announced the opening of a new data center in Johannesburg, South Africa. Named the Johannesburg 1 Data Center, this new 12 MW facility will cover 6,000 sqm of IT space when fully built out, introduced to meet growing digital demand. Research shows that Africa is currently in the mids...

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Read DataBank launches Salt Lake City data center
DataBank launches Salt Lake City data center
October 27, 2022

DataBank launches Salt Lake City data center

DataBank

DataBank has announced the opening of its latest Salt Lake City data center, SLC6. According to the company, the facility was built to meet the growing demand for increased capacity and mission-critical IT infrastructure.“We are pleased to open this new facility, providing additional capacity...

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Read Orange deploys solar panels at two of its data center sites in Poland
Orange deploys solar panels at two of its data center sites in Poland
October 27, 2022

Orange deploys solar panels at two of its data center sites in Poland

Orange

Orange has announced that it has deployed solar panels at two of its data center sites in Poland, made possible by a lease mode, signing a 20-year deal with Green Mobile Polska.According to reports, the panels have been operational since last week and Orange outlined that in the first two day...

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Read AWS To Launch Cloud Region in Bangkok, Thailand
AWS To Launch Cloud Region in Bangkok, Thailand
October 27, 2022

AWS To Launch Cloud Region in Bangkok, Thailand

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has announced its plan to open a new cloud region in Bangkok, Thailand. The new region will have three Availability Zones, which are custom with most AWS regions. The region is also part of AWS' plan to invest over $5 billion in Thailand in the next 15 years. AWS did not re...

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Read Mainova Ventures into Data Centers With 30MW Facility in Frankfurt
October 27, 2022

Mainova Ventures into Data Centers With 30MW Facility in Frankfurt

Frankfurt

German energy company Mainova is moving into the data center business. The company broke ground on the new facility in Frankfurt, Germany. Mainova WebHouse, a subsidiary of the energy company, announced that a groundbreaking ceremony for the facility took place earlier in the month. The new...

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Read Google Buys 36 Hectares in Belgium For Possible Data Center Development
Google Buys 36 Hectares in Belgium For Possible Data Center Development
October 27, 2022

Google Buys 36 Hectares in Belgium For Possible Data Center Development

Google

Search engine and cloud Giant Google has acquired a 36-hectare plot outside Brussels, Belgium. According to a report, the land will likely be used for data center development. The terms of the acquisition were not revealed. The land is located in the Feluy Industrial Estate, 40KM south of Brus...

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Read NTT Launches New Data Center in Johannesburg, South Africa
NTT Launches New Data Center in Johannesburg, South Africa
October 26, 2022

NTT Launches New Data Center in Johannesburg, South Africa

NTT Johannesburg 1

NTT has opened a new data center in South Africa. The facility is located at 21 Sterling Road in Samrand, Johannesburg. The Johannesburg 1 facility will offer 12MW of power across 64,600 square feet (6,000 square meters) upon full build-out. The data center’s first phase currently offers 32...

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Read Vantage Data Centers Acquires 10 Acres in Sterling for $27 million
Vantage Data Centers Acquires 10 Acres in Sterling for $27 million
October 26, 2022

Vantage Data Centers Acquires 10 Acres in Sterling for $27 million

Vantage Data Centers

According to BizJournal, Vantage has bought 10 acres of land in Loudoun County. The company acquired the land for $27m from Boston Properties Inc. Per local county property records, Boston Properties Inc. sold the two undeveloped parcels to Vantage Data Centers. The real estate investment comp...

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Read AWS Files to Develop Three Data Centers in Northern Virginia
AWS Files to Develop Three Data Centers in Northern Virginia
October 26, 2022

AWS Files to Develop Three Data Centers in Northern Virginia

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services plans to develop three more data centers in Northern Virginia's Stone Ridge. BizJournal was the first to report the development. AWS is looking to develop the data centers on its 90-acre land at 42139 Reeds Farm Lane, southwest of Dulles International Airport in Loudoun Cou...

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Read Vertiv releases its 'Data Center Sustainability' guide
Vertiv releases its 'Data Center Sustainability' guide
October 26, 2022

Vertiv releases its 'Data Center Sustainability' guide

United States

Vertiv recently released its sustainability guide for the data center industry with the hope that it will help to decarbonize operations, improve water efficiency and reduce the industry’s overall environmental impact. The company, in its guide, highlighted figures from the International Energ...

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