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Read Mayor of London Commits to Joint Effort on Data Center Growth Challenges
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged "coordinated action" to address the challenges posed by rising data center demand across the capital, particularly growing pressure on power infrastructure. A re...

Mayor of London Commits to Joint Effort on Data Center Growth Challenges

June 17, 2026 London

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged "coordinated action" to address the challenges posed by rising data center demand across the capital, particularly growing pressure on power infrastructure. A report commissioned by the Greater London Authority and prepared by Buro Happold found that while...

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Read Virtus Starts on 204MW Data Center Campus Near Berlin
Virtus Starts on 204MW Data Center Campus Near Berlin

Virtus Starts on 204MW Data Center Campus Near Berlin

April 15, 2026 Berlin

European data center operator Virtus has begun construction of a 204MW facility outside Berlin, Germany. Located around 12km (7.4 miles) west of the capital in the municipality of Wustermark, the company plans to invest a total of €3 billion ($3.5 billion) in the project.“This ambitious...

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Read ABB Buys Premium Power to Strengthen Data Center Advisory Services
ABB Buys Premium Power to Strengthen Data Center Advisory Services

ABB Buys Premium Power to Strengthen Data Center Advisory Services

February 16, 2026 Dublin

Global electrification firm ABB has acquired Irish electrical engineering consultancy Premium Power to expand its advisory capabilities within the data center market.“For more than two decades, Premium Power has built its reputation by helping customers solve complex electrical challenges with...

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Read Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development
Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development

Turkish Airlines Breaks Ground on New Development

January 10, 2026 Turkey

Turkish Airlines has laid the foundation stone at a groundbreaking ceremony for its planned development at Istanbul Airport in Turkey (Turkiye), including a data center. In total, the company is building eight new facilities at the airport and investing more than TRY 100 billion ($2.32bn)....

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Read Solaria Launches European Data Center Platform
Solaria Launches European Data Center Platform

Solaria Launches European Data Center Platform

November 25, 2025 Spain

Spanish energy firm Solaria Energia has formally launched its European sustainable data center platform. The platform includes approximately 3.4GW of secured grid power across 400 hectares (990 acres) spanning Spain, Italy, Germany, and the UK. In addition, the company has reportedly requested...

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Read Sierra DC Plans New Data Center in Granada, Spain
Sierra DC Plans New Data Center in Granada, Spain

Sierra DC Plans New Data Center in Granada, Spain

October 08, 2025 Spain

Sierra DC has confirmed plans for the construction of a new AI-focused data center in the Industrial and Technological City and Innovation Area (CITAI) of Escúzar, Granada. The investment, for what the company says will be one of the largest facilities of its kind in Spain, is estimated at €1...

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Read ChillMine Partners with AAAS Energy for Solar Powered Facility in Palpye, Botswana
ChillMine Partners with AAAS Energy for Solar Powered Facility in Palpye, Botswana

ChillMine Partners with AAAS Energy for Solar Powered Facility in Palpye, Botswana

September 29, 2025 Munich-München

AAAS Energy, a Dutch energy company, has partnered with ChillMine, a US cloud computing firm, to develop a solar-powered data center campus in Botswana. They signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to “establish a world-class facility designed to serve AI computing, global hyperscalers, and...

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Read Data Center Campus Planned for Villena, Spain
Data Center Campus Planned for Villena, Spain

Data Center Campus Planned for Villena, Spain

September 26, 2025 Spain

A data center and logistics park could be coming to Villena, Spain by the developer of the industrial area Casa del Padre in Villena, L14 REIS, and the City Council of Villena. The Logistics Data Campus Villena aims to transform the Casa del Padre industrial area into a park for data centers,...

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Read Templus to Expand Madrid Facility to 20MW
Templus to Expand Madrid Facility to 20MW

Templus to Expand Madrid Facility to 20MW

September 19, 2025 Spain

Spanish data center firm Templus is to expand its facility in the Alcalá de Henares area of Madrid from the current 10MW to 20MW in the medium term.The company's executives said during a ceremony, held this week at the facilities: "The process of increasing power is already underway with the...

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Read Crusoe Adds 24MW of Capacity in atNorth Facility in Iceland
Crusoe Adds 24MW of Capacity in atNorth Facility in Iceland

Crusoe Adds 24MW of Capacity in atNorth Facility in Iceland

August 29, 2025 Iceland

AI cloud and data center firm Crusoe and atNorth this week announced a “significant expansion” of Crusoe Cloud’s capacity within atNorth’s ICE02 data center in Keflavik. This strategic expansion is designed to meet the surging demand for Crusoe Cloud services from customers of all sizes across...

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Read Avaio Digital Enters Spain with New Data Center
Avaio Digital Enters Spain with New Data Center

Avaio Digital Enters Spain with New Data Center

August 15, 2025 Spain

Data center firm Avaio Digital this week announced its first data center in Spain, in the town of Algete in the Community of Madrid. The €650 million ($759m) project – known as Algete Data Hub and Avaio Digital Scorpio – has secured 56.3MW of power with Iberdrola, in addition to the initial 8MW...

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Read YPlasma Secures $2.5 Million for Plasma-Based Cooling Technology
YPlasma Secures $2.5 Million for Plasma-Based Cooling Technology

YPlasma Secures $2.5 Million for Plasma-Based Cooling Technology

August 05, 2025 Spain

Spanish startup YPlasma has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to further develop its fanless plasma-based cooling technology in a round led by deep tech venture capital firm Faber, with participation from global VC firm SOSV. The funding will support the expansion of YPlasma’s research and...

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Read Echelon Partners with Iberdrola for Spanish Data Center
Echelon Partners with Iberdrola for Spanish Data Center

Echelon Partners with Iberdrola for Spanish Data Center

July 30, 2025 Spain

Echelon Data Centres this week announced the signing of a joint venture (JV) agreement with Iberdrola to build and operate data centers in Spain. Echelon will own 80 percent of the JV, with Iberdrola owning the remaining 20 percent through its dedicated digital infrastructure subsidiary...

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Read EdgeMode Acquires Infrastructure Investor Blackberry AIF
EdgeMode Acquires Infrastructure Investor Blackberry AIF

EdgeMode Acquires Infrastructure Investor Blackberry AIF

July 02, 2025 Spain

EdgeMode has acquired an infrastructure firm as it plans to develop data centers across Spain. The merger would see EdgeMode, which describes itself as an AI data infrastructure company, acquire BAIF’s assets in exchange for equity and investment capital, forming a “platform to support EdgeMode’s...

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Read 10MW Data Center Planned outside Valencia, Spain
10MW Data Center Planned outside Valencia, Spain

10MW Data Center Planned outside Valencia, Spain

May 31, 2025 Spain

Valencia Digital Port Connect (VDPC), a Spanish telecoms infrastructure company, has selected the municipality of Sagunto as the landing site for the submarine cable and a multi-purpose data center that will offer up to 10MW.VDPC is developing the Barracuda submarine cable project in...

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Read Trendyol to Build 48MW Data Center in Ankara
Trendyol to Build 48MW Data Center in Ankara

Trendyol to Build 48MW Data Center in Ankara

May 30, 2025 Turkey

Turkish e-commerce company Trendyol this week announced a partnership with UAE-based Castle Investments to build and operate a 48MW facility in the Turkish capital.“As well as helping us to better serve our growing domestic and international customer base, it reinforces our commitment to...

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Read Edged and Merlin plan two gigawatt-scale data center campuses in Spain
Edged and Merlin plan two gigawatt-scale data center campuses in Spain

Edged and Merlin plan two gigawatt-scale data center campuses in Spain

January 18, 2025 Spain

Data center firm Edged Energy and real estate firm Merlin Properties this week announced a public-private project with the regional government of Extremadura to develop facilities located in Navalmoral de la Mata in Cáceres Province and Valdecaballeros in Badajoz Province, each site offering up...

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Read Substrate AI plans 10MW data center outside Toledo
 Substrate AI plans 10MW data center outside Toledo

Substrate AI plans 10MW data center outside Toledo

January 11, 2025 Spain

Spanish AI firm Substrate AI this week announced it aims to develop a 10MW facility on a 25,000 sqm (269,095 sq ft) site at the Torrehierro industrial estate in Talavera de la Reina that will host Nvidia GPU hardware, including NVL72 racks. The company will invest €100 million ($102.3m) in the...

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Read RackNerd expands offerings to Dublin, Ireland
RackNerd expands offerings to Dublin, Ireland

RackNerd expands offerings to Dublin, Ireland

November 21, 2024 Dublin

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider RackNerd has expanded its offering to Dublin, Ireland and will be offering its IaaS from the Digital Realty DU10 data center located in Dublin, Ireland."Our expansion into Dublin represents a strategic response to the growing demand for high-performance...

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Read Edgnex to develop new data center in Madrid, Spain
Edgnex to develop new data center in Madrid, Spain

Edgnex to develop new data center in Madrid, Spain

October 18, 2024 Spain

UAE data center firm Edgnex this week announced its expansion into Europe with the acquisition of land in Madrid. The site has been acquired from real estate private equity manager ActivumSG and will host a 40MW data center. Located in the Vicalvaro region, the 236,805 sq ft (22,000 sqm) facility...

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