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Read German Edge Data Center Company nLighten Launched by I squared Capital
German Edge Data Center Company nLighten Launched by I squared Capital

German Edge Data Center Company nLighten Launched by I squared Capital

February 08, 2023 Germany / Deutschland

I Squared Capital's latest portfolio company, nLighten, is introducing an Edge network in Germany. This week, the company disclosed plans for a formal debut in Germany across 10 sites later this year. Exa Infrastructure, another I Squared Capital venture, sold its initial data centers to...

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Read V.tal Launches New 4MW Facility In Fortaleza, Brazil
V.tal Launches New 4MW Facility In Fortaleza, Brazil

V.tal Launches New 4MW Facility In Fortaleza, Brazil

February 07, 2023 Brazil / Brasil

GlobeNet subsidiary V.tal, a Brazilian fiber company, has opened a brand-new Edge data center in Fortaleza. The facility, dubbed the 'Big Lobster,' will launch with a 4MW capacity over four data halls that can house a total of 400 racks. The innovative data center is connected to the company's...

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Read GenH2 to offer mobile liquid hydrogen source for data center tests
GenH2 to offer mobile liquid hydrogen source for data center tests

GenH2 to offer mobile liquid hydrogen source for data center tests

February 07, 2023 United States

GenH2 has announced that it has produced a mobile liquid hydrogen plant, which it has said can be deployed to support pilot projects and tests for applications such as data centers.The company has outlined that the LS20 mobile liquid hydrogen system is an end-to-end liquefaction and storage...

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Read Citigroup Is Equipping Two Of Its Data Centers in Texas With Battery Rooms
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Citigroup Is Equipping Two Of Its Data Centers in Texas With Battery Rooms

February 06, 2023 Texas

CitiGroup is initiating two data center expansion projects in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth regions of Texas. Two applications for 'Battery Room Buildouts' have been submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). Its Georgetown Data Center is located at 201 Blue Ridge...

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Read WIOCC's OADC Breaks Ground On Data Center in Kinshasha, DRC
WIOCC's OADC Breaks Ground On Data Center in Kinshasha, DRC

WIOCC's OADC Breaks Ground On Data Center in Kinshasha, DRC

February 06, 2023 Africa

WIOCC's new data center platform, Open Access Data Centres (OADC), has commenced constructing a data center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This Monday, the firm announced on LinkedIn that its latest core plant in the DRC will be located in Kinshasa. The construction of the...

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Read Key Point opens data center in eastern Siberia
Key Point opens data center in eastern Siberia

Key Point opens data center in eastern Siberia

February 06, 2023 Russia / Россия

Key Point has announced the launch of a new data center in Primorsky Krai in far east Russia. The Russian data center developer has outlined that at full build-out, the facility will have capacity for 880 racks and 10MW. Its first phase saw the construction of two modules with a total capacity of...

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Read NTT Third Building at its Vienna Data Center Comes Online
NTT Third Building at its Vienna Data Center Comes Online

NTT Third Building at its Vienna Data Center Comes Online

February 06, 2023 NTT Vienna

NTT has opened a brand-new facility on its Vienna, Austria data center campus. The extension, which was announced in October 2021, increases the site's size to 92,500 square feet and its capacity to 15.2 megawatts. In 2015, NTT purchased the Austrian data center when it purchased German firm...

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Read DTiX Proposing New Facility in Chalon-sur-Saône, France
DTiX Proposing New Facility in Chalon-sur-Saône, France

DTiX Proposing New Facility in Chalon-sur-Saône, France

February 06, 2023 France

DTiX, a French data center operator, is constructing a major data center in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The company is constructing a second facility in the Saône-et-Loire department of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. There will be enough for 100 racks in two data rooms spanning around 7,000...

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Read IIJ announces sustainability efforts with rooftop solar power system
IIJ announces sustainability efforts with rooftop solar power system

IIJ announces sustainability efforts with rooftop solar power system

February 03, 2023 Japan

Japanese ISP Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) has announced its sustainability efforts with the installation of a 336kWp rooftop solar power system at its Shiroi data center campus in Chiba Prefecture. The solar panels, primed to generate approximately 373MWh annually, 3 percent of the...

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Read A 1.4 Million-square-foot Data Center Campus Outside Austin, Texas In Works
A 1.4 Million-square-foot Data Center Campus Outside Austin, Texas In Works

A 1.4 Million-square-foot Data Center Campus Outside Austin, Texas In Works

February 03, 2023 Austin

In Texas, a proposal for four data centers has been submitted on the location of a long-proposed private airport. The application for the 'Bastrop Project' data center was submitted to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) this month. The application is for a new construction of...

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Read Fort Worth Data Center For Sale Following Bankruptcy
Fort Worth Data Center For Sale Following Bankruptcy

Fort Worth Data Center For Sale Following Bankruptcy

February 02, 2023 Dallas

Following a bankruptcy filing, a recently converted data center is for auction. This week, Hilco Real Estate declared March 23, 2023, as the deadline for qualifying bids for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale of a newly converted flex industrial facility into a data center. Built in 2018 on a...

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Read Luck Stone, Plans a 2 million Sq Ft Data Center Facility Near Leesburg
Luck Stone, Plans a 2 million Sq Ft Data Center Facility Near Leesburg

Luck Stone, Plans a 2 million Sq Ft Data Center Facility Near Leesburg

February 02, 2023 Northern Virginia

In Ashburn, Loudoun County, the Virginia quarry business Luck Stone Corp. is building a new data center facility. According to BizJournal, the company has requested to rezone a portion of its Ashburn property to accommodate up to 2 million square feet of additional data centers. This month, Luck...

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Read The Spanish Tax IT Agency Allotted $76m For an Innovative HQ and Data Center
The Spanish Tax IT Agency Allotted $76m For an Innovative HQ and Data Center

The Spanish Tax IT Agency Allotted $76m For an Innovative HQ and Data Center

February 01, 2023 Spain

The Department of Tax Information Technology (DIT) of Spain has been awarded $76.2 million for a new headquarters in Madrid, which will include a new on-premises data center. The facility will be located at 480 Calle Alcala and will contain the DIT, allowing for the creation, installation, and...

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Read The Maharashtra government signs $3.9bn MoUs for two facilities located in Pune
The Maharashtra government signs $3.9bn MoUs for two facilities located in Pune

The Maharashtra government signs $3.9bn MoUs for two facilities located in Pune

January 31, 2023 India / Bhārata

The regional Maharashtra government, in India, announced at the World Economic Forum (WEF) that it has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with two companies to build data centers in the city of Pune, in western India. The deals, worth ~$3.9 billion or Rs 32,414 crore, are with RCube/Ark...

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Read Soluti expands in Goiânia, Brazil
Soluti expands in Goiânia, Brazil

Soluti expands in Goiânia, Brazil

January 31, 2023 Brazil / Brasil

Soluti is launching a new data center, it has announced, to be located in Goiânia, Brazil. This announcement comes after the company completed the installation of the first Tier III quality data center in the Midwest Region of Brazil. Soluti Thus far, further specifications have not yet been...

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Read Bradford Data Center To Become A College Institute
Bradford Data Center To Become A College Institute

Bradford Data Center To Become A College Institute

January 31, 2023 United Kingdom

A British office and data center will be converted into a college teaching facility. This week, CECOS College was awarded permission to convert data center on 8 Currer Street in Bradford, West Yorkshire, into an IT teaching facility. The City Council of Bradford accepted a change of use proposal...

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Read Technology park proposed in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Technology park proposed in Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Technology park proposed in Spotsylvania County, Virginia

January 27, 2023 Virginia

It looks like another data center could be headed for Virginia, but unusually, this time, it is located in Spotsylvania County, less known for its data centers, and better known for its scenic landscapes. The Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors is currently reviewing an application for a 2.9...

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Read 3data expands footprint in Moscow
3data expands footprint in Moscow

3data expands footprint in Moscow

January 27, 2023 Moscow / Москва́

3data has announced its expansion in Moscow, after developing its 3data P6 data center, located at 125445, Moscow, ul. Pravoberezhnaya, 6A/5. According to the company, the facility is built to Tier III standards and accompanies its 20+ facilities dotted across the Moscow region.The company...

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Read Optage to build new data center in Osaka, Japan
Optage to build new data center in Osaka, Japan

Optage to build new data center in Osaka, Japan

January 27, 2023 Japan

Optage Inc. has announced plans to build a new data center in Osaka, Japan. Named the 'Optage Sonezaki Data Center', this facility will be the company's fifth, with work to commence in November 2023 and due to open in January 2026.The facility will be located in the Higashi-Umeda area of the...

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Read ECL to offer hydrogen-powered off-grid modular data centers
ECL to offer hydrogen-powered off-grid modular data centers

ECL to offer hydrogen-powered off-grid modular data centers

January 26, 2023 California

ECL has announced $7 million in seed funding, with plans to build the first 3D-printed modular data center to be powered by green hydrogen in California. The first facility will be built at its headquarters in Mountain View, using a construction 3D printer and a local building services company....

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