World Data Center News

Westfield Data-Center Project on the verge of closing

Westfield Data-Center Project is reportedly almost at the finish line as it enters the local approval phase. The $2.7 billion proposal of a hyperscale data center would make the region a big player in big data. Demetrios Panteleakis, the principal commercial broker with Springfield-based M...

September 29, 2021

Massachusetts

Hexatronic enters US data center market

Hexatronic has reportedly entered the data center market by acquiring 100% of the shares of Data Centre Systems (DCS). This latest acquisition follows a number of other acquisitions outside of the industry, including Optical Solutions Group, The Fibre Optic Shop, and Rehau Group.According to D...

September 29, 2021

United States

Data center moratorium on the horizon for Ireland?

The Irish Social Democrat Party has announced that it is calling for a moratorium on new data centres in Ireland in response to grid constraints and sustainability concerns. This proposed moratorium would be an "interim measure" that would allow the government to fully grasp how many data cent...

September 28, 2021

Republic of Ireland

Irish committee hear about the significant grid impact of data centers

Irish data centers are back under the microscope at the Oireachtas Committee on the Environment and Climate Change. According to the Irish Times, Dr Patrick Bresnihan of National University of Ireland, Maynooth, will be bringing forward some concerning figures. Bresnihan will put to the commit...

September 28, 2021

Republic of Ireland

Nethits Telecom to build 20MW data center in Valencia, Spain

Spain’s Nethits Telecom has revealed plans to construct a data center in Valencia, Spain. The firm said it would be investing €241 million ($281m) into the facility to make it the largest data center in Valencia. According to the Company, the facility will be built to Tier IV standard. It will...

September 28, 2021

Spain

What's facilitating Nordic data center growth?

The Nordic data center industry is growing fast. As Europe's data center hubs are getting more and more crowded, and discussions about moratoriums spreading, many are looking to Nordic countries for cheaper, greener facilities. This trend follows recent legislative changes to tax laws in the r...

September 27, 2021

Nordics

1623 Farnam expands its Omaha data center expansion, announces grand opening

1623 Farnam has completed the expansion of its edge data center in Omaha, Nebraska. The development cost the firm $40 million, which covers an increase in the colocation capacity by converting the fiber-rich carrier hotel into a high-quality, usable data center space. The expansion also inc...

September 23, 2021

1623 Farnam: Omaha Carrier Hotel

DataBank opens two more data halls at its SLC5 Facility in Salt Lake City

DataBank has announced that it has opened data halls four and five in its SLC5 data center. The facility is located at its Granite Point North campus in Utah. This is after it announced the opening of data hall three in May 2021 at the same facility. The fourth and fifth data center halls ...

September 22, 2021

DataBank SLC5

Planning authorities of Clare County delay decision on Art Data Centres' €1.2 billion data center development

There has been a delay in granting planning permission to Art Data Centres on its €1.2 billion ($1.4bn) Ennis data center campus in Clare County, Ireland. The reason for the delay is because local officials need more information on the data center development. The planning authorities of Cl...

September 22, 2021

Art DC: Ennis Campus

Denmark issues new regulations around surplus heat

Denmark’s Energy Ministry has announced a new agreement, which outlines regulations and taxation on heat sent to district heating networks. This agreement, which will come into effect by 2022, will encourage businesses and district heating companies to utilize surplus heat. The Ministry of Cli...

September 22, 2021

Denmark

Virginia’s Prince Edward County to lure data center firms with new data center tax

Prince Edward County in Virginia has established a new tax for data centers. The reasoning behind this is to make the tax more competitive with the surrounding counties in Virginia. Earlier this week, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to create a different tax category for computer...

September 21, 2021

Virginia

Globenet starts work on second data center in Barranquilla

Just two weeks after announcing its new Edge data center in Fortaleza, Brazil, Globenet has announced the construction of a new Edge data center in Barranquilla, as it continues to expand to meet demand. By the end of 2022, the company plans to have a total of five Edge data center locations i...

September 21, 2021

Tecto: Barranquilla 1

Novva announces its 1.5 Million sq. ft. flagship Campus in Salt Lake City, Utah

Novva Data Centers has announced the opening of its flagship data center campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. The facility is a 100-acre campus with a current data center space of 330,000 square feet. Upon completion, the facility will be expanded to 1.5 million square feet. This will make the f...

September 20, 2021

Novva: West Jordan Campus

STT GDC officially opens its Bangkok 1 hyperscale data center

St Telemedia Global Data Centres (Thailand) has announced the opening of its first data center in Bangkok. The new facility STT Bangkok 1 is the first of two planned buildings for the STT Bangkok Data Centre Campus. STT Bangkok 1 is located in the Hua Mak business district. It is also a seven-...

September 18, 2021

STT Bangkok 1

AEW close to selling 1 million sq ft office park in Slough to unnamed data center developer

According to multiple reports, Real estate firm AEW is close to selling a 1 million square feet (92,000 square meters) office park to an unidentified data center firm. AEW will be selling the Bath Road Central office campus for a fee of around £420 million ($579.5m). The real estate firm fi...

September 17, 2021

Yondr Group

Salim Group to invest $500 million in developing data centers in Indonesia

According to reports, an Indonesian conglomerate, Salim Group, wants to venture into data center development in the country. Per Bloomberg, Salim Group has plans to invest up to $500 million in developing these data centers. The Company is seeking a financial arrangement with banks to fund the...

September 17, 2021

Indonesia

Facebook's Huntsville data center goes online

Facebook's Huntsville data center is finally online, following delays caused by Covid-19. First announced back in 2018, the facility, which saw an investment of $1 billion, spans 2.5 million sqft and is also powered by renewable energy, with 227 megawatts of solar energy added to the Alabama e...

September 17, 2021

Meta Huntsville Campus

What's ahead for West China's Guian New District?

Guian New District's Big Data Development Service Center, has announced that China's Guian New District has 15 large and super-large data centers either underway or planned for future construction. By 2025, the project is expected to exceed 100 billion Yuan; however, in just the first quarter ...

September 17, 2021

China

Offaly could be home to a new data center

It has been rumoured that a new data center could be on its way to Offaly, Ireland. A senior official of Offaly County Council hinted at this last week at Offaly when discussing renewable energy targets. Andrew Murray, a senior planner, commented the data center industry could potentially ta...

September 17, 2021

Northern Ireland

VueNow InfoTech to build seven data centers in Bulgaria

An Indian data center firm with the name VueNow Infotech has plans to build data centers in Bulgaria. VueNow Infotech signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build up to seven data centers in the country. It will also be spending up to $12 million in the process. The Company will build a...

September 17, 2021

Bulgaria

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