Western Europe Data Center News

Altice Looking to Dispose its Data Center Portfolio

France-based telecommunication firm Altice is mulling over selling its data center portfolio in France. According to L'informe, the telco has asked investment bank, Perella Weinberg, to find a buyer for its 92 data centers across the country. According to reports, Altice wants a minimum of $1 ...

November 21, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

France

Iron Mountain Acquires Madrid's XData Properties

Iron Mountain has announced the acquisition of XData Properties, one of Madrid’s largest data center parks. The acquisition sees Iron Mountain expand its footprint considerably. The property reportedly has enough power to develop 79MW over the next years. The property currently hosts a 3MW dat...

November 18, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Iron Mountain MAD-1

Germany's Energy Efficiency Act and what it could mean for the data center industry

The German Federal Ministry for the Economy recently presented a draft for an "Act to Enhance Energy Efficiency, Improve Climate Protection and Implement EU Legislation," named the Energy Efficiency Act (ENEfG). This bill has been proposed with the aim of saving 500 Terawatt hours (TWh) of ene...

November 15, 2022

Germany / Deutschland

Former Barclays data center to undergo transformation and be brought back into service

According to reports, Manchester City Council is looking to redevelop a former Barclays data center from the 1970s and bring it back into service. Currently, the council is looking for public feedback on its regeneration proposals for Wythenshawe town center, having already completed the acqui...

November 10, 2022

Manchester

Reef Group plans 600MW data center outside London

According to Havering Council, it is negotiating with a private sector developer, Digital Reef, to build a huge data center campus in the eastern London Borough of Havering. The London Data Freeport project would reportedly be 'Europe's largest data center' sitting on a site of 175 hectares. C...

November 08, 2022

London

Vantage Data Centers Opens Three New Facilities in Germany

Vantage Data Centers has opened three new facilities in Germany. The data center company announced the launch of these facilities in Frankfurt and Berlin. The new data centers see the company’s data center footprint in Germany rise by 72MW and 68,750 square meters (740,000 square feet). Van...

November 04, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Vantage FRA II

Slough Council To Sell For Paint Factory To Data Center Developer

Slough Council has agreed to turn a former paint factory zoned for residential development into a data center. The Council decided to sell the site to an unnamed data center developer. Per council documents, the Slough Council acquired the site in February 2021 from Panattoni for £38.5 million...

November 04, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

London: Slough

Thor Acquires Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Madrid For 100MW Data Center Development

Thor Equities has announced the acquisition of a former Coca-Cola bottling plant in Madrid, Spain. The site is planned for a data center campus development. Swiss real estate investment company Stoneweg completed the sale on behalf of the Icona Capital Group to Thor. None of the companies reve...

November 02, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Madrid

London Docklands proposal rejected

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...

October 31, 2022

London

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

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...

October 31, 2022

Brussels

Mainova Ventures into Data Centers With 30MW Facility in 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...

October 27, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Frankfurt

Irish government seeks to edge out data centers that use only natural gas

According to RTE reports, the Irish government is trying to phase out data centers that are powered exclusively by natural gas, by closing a loophole. Minister for Climate Eamon Ryan, as per a letter, released to RTÉ News under Freedom of Information, instructed Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) that...

October 25, 2022

Republic of Ireland

Preparation for potential blackouts begins as UK holds talks regarding major data centers

The UK government has reportedly held discussions with data center operators about what to do in a worst-case scenario this winter, as the country faces potential power shortages. The government is now considering rationing data centers' access to diesel fuel for backup generators and classif...

October 24, 2022

United Kingdom

Conapto Developing a 24MW Facility in Stockholm, Sweden

Data center firm Conapto has announced that it has broken ground on a new data center in Stockholm, Sweden. The Sweden data center company partnered with real estate firm Fastpartner to develop a 107,650 square feet (10,000 square meters) facility in Southern Stockholm. Upon full developmen...

October 24, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Stockholm

Ionos announces launch new UK data center in Worcestershire

Ionos, a hosting services provider, has announced the opening of a new UK data center in Worcester, Worcestershire. The new facility, located at the Worcester Six Business Park, spans 43,700 sq ft (4,000 sqm) and comprises a 30,730 sq ft (2,850 sqm) data center and 13,000 sq ft (1,200 sqm) of ...

October 20, 2022

United Kingdom

New data center proposed in east London, UK

According to reports, a new data center is being proposed in east London, UK, on a 1.39-hectare site. Located on the western edge of the former East India Import Dock, the proposed facility could have a potential IT power of 30MW, with six halls each of 1,200 sqm (12,900 sq ft). It's also note...

October 20, 2022

London

NTT Opens its 24MW Berlin 2 Data Center Campus

NTT has opened a new data center campus in Berlin, Germany. The company announced that its Berlin 2 facility is now live. The facility is located at Lankwitzer Strasse 45-47 and currently houses two data centers. The facility will also provide an initial IT power of 24MW across 107,650 squa...

October 14, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

NTT Berlin 2 (Marienpark)

South Dublin County Council (SDCC) to comply with government scrapping ban on new data centers

After much back and forth, South Dublin County Council (SDCC) is now complying with the government's order to scrap plans to ban data centers in the area, despite serious concerns about the environmental impact of additional facilities and the extra pressure the would place on the grid. This c...

October 03, 2022

Dublin

OVHcloud Develops Facility on Strasbourg Site Ravaged By Fire in 2021

OVHcloud has announced opening of a new facility on the Strasbourg site ravaged by fire in 2021. The new data center named SBG5 cost the company €30 million ($30.5m). SBG5 data center is equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system. Although this system is standard among modern data ce...

September 26, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

OVH Strasbourg Campus

Verne and Volta announce they're team up

Verne Global and Volta Data Centres have announced that they have teamed up and will now be operating under the Verne Global brand, spanning from Iceland to the UK. Speaking about the decision to merge, Dominic Ward, CEO of Verne Global, said: “With two complementary, best-in-class data cente...

September 23, 2022

Verne: Reykjanesbr Campus

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