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Read Microsoft buys 17 acres of land in Georgia for further expansion
Microsoft buys 17 acres of land in Georgia for further expansion

Microsoft buys 17 acres of land in Georgia for further expansion

January 20, 2022 Microsoft Azure

According to Biz Journal, Microsoft has acquired extra 17 acres of land in Fulton County of Georgia. In addition, the Fulton County property deeds confirmed the purchase by showing that Microsoft bought 10 acres of land from Macq LLC for $1 million and 7 acres from Lit/Hodges Industrial Trust for...

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Read Orange and Engie partner to transform GOS
Orange and Engie partner to transform GOS

Orange and Engie partner to transform GOS

January 18, 2022 Orange

Orange has joined forces with Engie to transform its Ivory Coast, Tier III-certified GOS (Groupement Orange Services) data center and install solar panels. The site, located in Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, was first built in 2016, spanning 16,600 sqm (179,000 sq ft). This project comes in...

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Read Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal
Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal

Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal

January 12, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has signed a green energy deal it has announced. By penning a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Neoen and Prokon, Equinix will be provided with 85% of the energy produced by the 35MW Björkliden wind farm in the municipality of Närpes, in the western region of Ostrobothnia. This...

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Read Orange signs 36MW wind PPA in Poland with Enertrag
Orange signs 36MW wind PPA in Poland with Enertrag

Orange signs 36MW wind PPA in Poland with Enertrag

January 06, 2022 Orange

In its latest move towards its sustainability pledge, Orange has announced that it has penned a 36MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with energy company Enertrag. This deal means that up to 30% of Orange Polska’s needs will be met with wind energy, from an offshore wind farm on the Vistula River...

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Read EdgeConneX strategically invests in China's Chayora
EdgeConneX strategically invests in China's Chayora

EdgeConneX strategically invests in China's Chayora

December 28, 2021 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced that it has made a strategic investment in Chinese data center company Chayora. The investment will see both EdgeConneX and Chayora offer data center services out of Chayora’s data centers in China. The firm will also expand on the existing data centers across Mainland...

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Read Microsoft signs wind PPA with NTR
 Microsoft signs wind PPA with NTR

Microsoft signs wind PPA with NTR

December 17, 2021 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is teaming up with NTR to gain access to wind energy for Sweden. The corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) will see the energy firm provide Microsoft's Sweden Central Azure cloud region with power from its 86MW Norra Vedbo wind project, which consists of 20 Vestas V150 4.3MW...

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Read T-Mobile opens a new facility in Warsaw, Poland
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T-Mobile opens a new facility in Warsaw, Poland

December 17, 2021 T-Mobile Warszawa-Szlachecka

T-Mobile has opened a new data center in Warsaw, Poland. The new 46,200 square feet (4,300 square meters) data center has three stories, and it offers 18,300 square feet (1,700 square meters) of colocation space across eight data halls. T-Mobile claims to have secured a top business customer as a...

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Read Equinix partners with Nasdaq
Equinix partners with Nasdaq

Equinix partners with Nasdaq

December 16, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has formed a multi-year partnership with Nasdaq, Inc, which will help the company scale its NY11 data center in Carteret, New Jersey. This will also support the build-out of Nasdaq's cloud infrastructure. Tal Cohen, Executive Vice President, Head of North American Markets at Nasdaq, said...

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Read Vantage Data Centers breaks ground on two additional campuses
Vantage Data Centers breaks ground on two additional campuses

Vantage Data Centers breaks ground on two additional campuses

December 15, 2021 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has announced that it has broken ground on additional campuses in two of its existing strategic EMEA markets in both Frankfurt and Berlin. The Berlin campus will have 32MW of critical IT capacity and is due to be operational in the summer of 2022. Meanwhile, the Frankfurt...

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Read New European Clean Hydrogen Partnership announced
New European Clean Hydrogen Partnership announced

New European Clean Hydrogen Partnership announced

December 15, 2021 Equinix

The European Clean Hydrogen Partnership has announced its €2.5 million EcoEdge PrimePower project (E2P2). The tech consortium making up the partnership includes Equinix, InfraPrime, RISE, Snam, SolidPower, TEC4FUELS and Vertiv. Together, they will pursue the development of low-carbon fuel cells,...

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Read OVHcloud's solar PPA with EDF
OVHcloud's solar PPA with EDF

OVHcloud's solar PPA with EDF

December 15, 2021 OVH Group

OVHcloud has announced it has signed a 15-year renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) with EDF Renewables, whereby the energy company will supply electricity from its 50MW solar power plant, located in the south of France. The solar plant is expected to be operational by 2024 “We are proud to...

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Read Orange's €50 million Orange Nature carbon fund
Orange's €50 million Orange Nature carbon fund

Orange's €50 million Orange Nature carbon fund

December 13, 2021 Orange

Orange has announced the launch of a €50 million ($56.3m) carbon fund, which will finance reforestation and ecological restoration projects in partnership with Mirova (Natixis Investment Managers). This announcement is in line with the company's Net Zero Carbon by 2040 environmental strategy, and...

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Read Equinix's PE3 data center launched in Perth, Australia
Equinix's PE3 data center launched in Perth, Australia

Equinix's PE3 data center launched in Perth, Australia

December 10, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that its PE3 data center in Perth, Australia, has launched, the third IBX facility in the city. According to reports, the first phase of the project provides a capacity of 700 cabinets spanning 1,830 sqm (38,600 sqtf), following an investment of US$54 million (A$71.7...

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Read Microsoft adds new availability zones to India Central Azure cloud region
Microsoft adds new availability zones to India Central Azure cloud region

Microsoft adds new availability zones to India Central Azure cloud region

December 09, 2021 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has unveiled new availability zones in its Indian Central Azure cloud region. Usually, Azure regions launch with three availability zones. These zones are physically separated to provide higher redundancy, availability, and disaster recovery protection. However, there are cases where...

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Read Equinix expanding into Africa through $320m MainOne acquisition
Equinix expanding into Africa through $320m MainOne acquisition

Equinix expanding into Africa through $320m MainOne acquisition

December 07, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it is acquiring West Africa’s data center company MainOne for $320 million. The acquisition sees Equinix expand its operations into Africa for the first time. Funke Opeke founded MainOne in 2010 through its MDXi brand. The company has three data centers in operation in...

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Read Vantage Data Centers acquires PCCW DC
Vantage Data Centers acquires PCCW DC

Vantage Data Centers acquires PCCW DC

December 06, 2021 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers and its lead investor, Digital Bridge Group, have announced the acquisition of PCCW Ltd.’s data center business. The acquisition sees Vantage DC’s portfolio to include 100MW of existing and expansion capacity across many facilities in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. Besides, the...

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Read Edgeconnex expands in Benelux region
Edgeconnex expands in Benelux region

Edgeconnex expands in Benelux region

December 02, 2021 EdgeConneX

EdgeConnex has announced that it is to enter the Belgian market with the construction of a data center campus near Brussels in Ternat. The first facility will comprise 4 data halls supporting over 20MW of capacity. According to the company, the site is expected to be ready in the first quarter of...

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Read Microsoft to develop Azure data center region in Belgium
Microsoft to develop Azure data center region in Belgium

Microsoft to develop Azure data center region in Belgium

November 25, 2021 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced plans for an Azure data center region in Belgium. However, it didn’t share details of where the region will be or when it plans to develop it. Yet, just like Microsoft’s other regions, the Belgium Azure region will include three availability zones to enable better...

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Read Microsoft expands in Sydney, Australia
Microsoft expands in Sydney, Australia

Microsoft expands in Sydney, Australia

November 22, 2021 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced its plans to expand in Sydney, Australia. The campus in Kemps Creek, according to AFR, will be worth $1.3 billion with a capacity of 190MW, spanning over 14.4 hectares. It is being built in a new industrial estate which is being developed by Frasers and Atlis Property...

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Read Microsoft tests its hydrogen fuel cell backup generator
Microsoft tests its hydrogen fuel cell backup generator

Microsoft tests its hydrogen fuel cell backup generator

November 22, 2021 Microsoft Azure

In Quincy, Washington, tech giant Microsoft has announced that it is teaming up with Caterpillar and Ballard Power Systems to test its hydrogen fuel cell backup generators in a move towards a more sustainable future. This project accompanies Microsoft’s other backup energy efforts, like the...

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