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Read Soluna Partners with Siemens on 2MW Pilot
Soluna Partners with Siemens on 2MW Pilot

Soluna Partners with Siemens on 2MW Pilot

January 09, 2026 United States

Soluna has signed a deal with Siemens to develop a 2MW pilot project to determine power management challenges for AI computing at renewable energy sites. The companies signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to develop the project. It is set to be deployed at Soluna’s Project Grace site...

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Read SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas
SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas

SB Energy to Build and Operate OpenAI's 1.2GW Stargate Data Center in Milam County, Texas

January 09, 2026 Texas

SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy has partnered with OpenAI to build and operate the previously announced 1.2 GW Stargate data center in Milam County, Texas. SB Energy will provide the project's powered infrastructure, while SoftBank and OpenAI invest $1 billion in the company to support its growth,...

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Read Elon Musk's xAI Raises $20bn to Fund Data Center Build-out
Elon Musk's xAI Raises $20bn to Fund Data Center Build-out

Elon Musk's xAI Raises $20bn to Fund Data Center Build-out

January 08, 2026 United States

Elon Musk’s xAI has raised $20 billion to help fund its data center build-out. Financial backers include Valor Equity Partners, Stepstone Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Qatar Investment Authority, MGX, and Baron Capital Group.“This financing will accelerate our world-leading...

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Read 500,000 Square Feet Data Center Development Targeted for Scioto County, Ohio
500,000 Square Feet Data Center Development Targeted for Scioto County, Ohio

500,000 Square Feet Data Center Development Targeted for Scioto County, Ohio

January 08, 2026 Ohio

A company behind the affiliate Tilted Gate LLC is looking to develop a data center in Scioto County. The Scioto County commission said the center would be built in the Franklin Furnace area, specifically the Haverhill part of the county. The Scioto County commission has made its own announcement...

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Read Micron to Break Ground on New York Megafab Campus Next Week
Micron to Break Ground on New York Megafab Campus Next Week

Micron to Break Ground on New York Megafab Campus Next Week

January 08, 2026 New York

Memory chipmaker Micron will break ground on a $100 billion semiconductor fab campus in Onondaga County, New York, on January 16. Consisting of four fabs when fully built, the so-called megafab is expected to be complete by Q3 2041 and will be the largest semiconductor facility in the US.In a...

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Read Beale Infrastructure in Talks to Build Data Center Campus outside Tulsa, Oklahoma
Beale Infrastructure in Talks to Build Data Center Campus outside Tulsa, Oklahoma

Beale Infrastructure in Talks to Build Data Center Campus outside Tulsa, Oklahoma

January 07, 2026 Oklahoma

Data center developer Beale Infrastructure is planning another data center campus outside Tulsa in Oklahoma. Local press reports that the city of Claremore and Claremore Economic Development (CED) are in discussions with Beale over a data center development known as Project Mustang.“Over the past...

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Read Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas
Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas

Rowan Starts Work on 300MW Data Center in Temple, Texas

January 07, 2026 Texas

US data center firm Rowan Digital Infrastructure this week announced it has broken ground on a new $700 million project in the Bell County city. The company is developing on some 700 acres along Bob White Road. At full build-out, the campus could reach 300MW. “This campus will help unlock the...

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Read Chad Invests €175m in National Data Center and Networks
Chad Invests €175m in National Data Center and Networks

Chad Invests €175m in National Data Center and Networks

January 07, 2026 Bucharest

The government of Chad is investing €175.1 million ($204.7m) in developing a National Data Center and in expanding its fiber optic networks. The investment represents Phase I of the State Connectivity Infrastructure Modernization Project (PMICE), seeking to improve digital infrastructure in the...

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Read Johnson Controls to Invest S$60m to Expand Innovation Center in Singapore
Johnson Controls to Invest S$60m to Expand Innovation Center in Singapore

Johnson Controls to Invest S$60m to Expand Innovation Center in Singapore

January 06, 2026 Singapore

Johnson Controls has announced plans to invest up to S$60 million (US$44m) to expand its Innovation Center in Singapore. According to the company, the expansion will target the growing demand for more energy-efficient data center infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region.Johnson Controls has...

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Read Stack Overflow Fully Exits Data Centers
Stack Overflow Fully Exits Data Centers

Stack Overflow Fully Exits Data Centers

January 06, 2026 New Jersey

Stack Overflow, a question-and-answer website for computer programmers, has officially exited its data center in New Jersey as part of its cloud migration effort. Stack noted that for the past 16 years it had been operating out of a physical data center in which the site reliability engineer...

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Read Top Data Center News for 29th December - 4th January, 2026
Top Data Center News for 29th December - 4th January, 2026

Top Data Center News for 29th December - 4th January, 2026

January 05, 2026 United States

Data4 Chosen for €5bn Data Center Project in Northern France Data4 is leading a €5 billion ($5.86 billion) project to develop a data center campus at a former steelworks in northern France. The company has been selected to deliver the campus at the Soufflantes industrial park in Escaudain, near...

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Read VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway
VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway

VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway

January 04, 2026 Norway

VivoPower International has signed an exclusive heads-of-agreement to acquire the facility from an undisclosed firm. According to Vivo, the data center has a further 40MW of capacity earmarked for potential approval in 2026 and is powered exclusively by hydroelectric energy.Vivo intends to...

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Read CapitaLand Sells Stake in Data Centers in India
CapitaLand Sells Stake in Data Centers in India

CapitaLand Sells Stake in Data Centers in India

January 04, 2026 India / Bhārata

New Year’s Eve saw CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) announce it has successfully raised approximately S$150 million (US$115m) equity in the first close of its CapitaLand India Data Centre Fund (CIDCF), which is focused on data center development opportunities within India’s “key data center...

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Read AIC Partners with Romania’s ClusterPower on 800MW Data Center Build-out
AIC Partners with Romania’s ClusterPower on 800MW Data Center Build-out

AIC Partners with Romania’s ClusterPower on 800MW Data Center Build-out

January 03, 2026 Romania

Data center investment company Accelerated Infrastructure Capital (AIC) is partnering with Romanian operator ClusterPower for a new campus.The companies this week announced an equity partnership agreement to co-develop a new 800MW AI data center region in southwestern Romania.“ClusterPower brings...

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Read Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center
Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center

Georgia-Based Film Studio Considers Converting to Data Center

January 03, 2026 Georgia

Athens, Georgia-based Athena Studios is considering converting into a data center, its CEO Joel Harber has said. The film studio has seen a significant decline in movie production demand, according to Harber, which has led to an “oversupply of space and an undersupply of demand.”Athena Studios’...

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Read Cisco Signs 15-year vPPA with R.Power in Poland
Cisco Signs 15-year vPPA with R.Power in Poland

Cisco Signs 15-year vPPA with R.Power in Poland

January 03, 2026 Poland

Polish renewable energy firm R.Power has signed a virtual Power Purchase Agreement (vPPA) with Cisco Systems, a US networking firm. Over the term of the 15-year agreement, R.Power will supply approximately 486MWh of power to Cisco for its Polish operations.According to the companies, the...

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Read Ares Acquires Land and Data Centers in Virginia
Ares Acquires Land and Data Centers in Virginia

Ares Acquires Land and Data Centers in Virginia

January 02, 2026 Virginia

Alternative investment manager Ares Management Corporation has expanded its data center platform Ada Infrastructure into the US, acquiring land in Virginia for a new campus.The Ares Digital Infrastructure business, through an Ares fund, has acquired a 314-acre site along the I-95 South data...

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Read Element Critical announces new data center platform in US
Element Critical announces new data center platform in US

Element Critical announces new data center platform in US

January 02, 2026 United States

Element Critical this week announced the launch of a new US data center platform backed by 26North Partners, Arctos, Mercuria, and Safanad. Element said with backing from its investors, the new platform will "accelerate acquisitions, development, and strategic expansion across top US...

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Read Verdantas Proposes New Data Center in Newark, Delaware
Verdantas Proposes New Data Center in Newark, Delaware

Verdantas Proposes New Data Center in Newark, Delaware

January 02, 2026 Delaware

A new data center has been proposed in New Castle County, Newark, Delaware. The proposed data center would sit just off of Ogletown Road, on a 44-acre site currently occupied by the White Clay Center Industrial Park.The application describes consolidating the seven buildings of the campus into...

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Read FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland
FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland

FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland

December 31, 2025 Finland

Finnish data center FCDC is planning a new campus in western-central Finland. FDFC Corp Oy aims to develop a 66,000 sqm (710,420 sq ft) campus in GigaVaasa, located in the Laajametsä business area near the airport. Two data center buildings are planned."The data center project supports Vaasa's...

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