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Read BlackRock to Invest $678m in UK Data Centers
BlackRock to Invest $678m in UK Data Centers

BlackRock to Invest $678m in UK Data Centers

September 15, 2025 United Kingdom

Power technology firm ABB is investing $110 million in manufacturing over the next three months to support growth in industries such as data centers. This investment is to “expand R&D and manufacturing of its advanced electrification solutions,” as customers “focus on improving energy...

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Read Intel Announces Leadership Shuffle
Intel Announces Leadership Shuffle

Intel Announces Leadership Shuffle

September 13, 2025 United States

Intel has announced a leadership shuffle, the largest change being the departure of Michelle Holthaus, chief executive of Intel Products, who will remain as a “strategic advisor over the coming months.”Kevork Kechichian will join Intel as executive vice president and general manager of Intel’s...

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Read Equifax to Decommission Data Center outside Atlanta
Equifax to Decommission Data Center outside Atlanta

Equifax to Decommission Data Center outside Atlanta

September 12, 2025 Atlanta

The City of Alpharetta last week announced that Equifax was investing $25 million to expand its Alpharetta campus, located in Fulton County. The expansion includes the renovation of the third floor of the JV White 1 building, converting it from a data center into collaborative office space. “The...

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Read Ministry of Defence Awards Google Cloud £400m Contract
Ministry of Defence Awards Google Cloud £400m Contract

Ministry of Defence Awards Google Cloud £400m Contract

September 12, 2025 United Kingdom

The UK government's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Google Cloud a £400 million ($542.12m) contract. Google is to deliver a UK sovereign cloud capability to give the MoD a secure cloud platform. The offering will be built on Google Distributed Cloud Air-Gapped.“Google Cloud is dedicated to...

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Read Helen Seeking Data Center partners
Helen Seeking Data Center partners

Helen Seeking Data Center partners

September 12, 2025 Finland

Helen, one of Finland's largest energy companies, has announced that it is open to supporting data center operators in joining its “comprehensive energy system” in Helsinki, where facilities can be connected to the city’s advanced district heating and cooling network."The synergy benefits of data...

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Read New Firm Announces Plans for 20MW Liquid-Cooled Data Center
New Firm Announces Plans for 20MW Liquid-Cooled Data Center

New Firm Announces Plans for 20MW Liquid-Cooled Data Center

September 12, 2025 Chicago

A new liquid-cooled data center is being developed in downtown Chicago, Illinois by HydraVault, a new data center developer. The developer says the facility will be “designed from the ground up” for AI and financial systems.The 20MW two-story facility, located at 2538 South Wabash Avenue, will...

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Read OpenAI Considers Data Center in South Korea
OpenAI Considers Data Center in South Korea

OpenAI Considers Data Center in South Korea

September 11, 2025 South Korea

OpenAI is considering developing a data center in South Korea. OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, said the company was open to partnerships regarding data center construction. He added that the ChatGPT-maker could expand its cooperation with the likes of Samsung and SK Telecom, and to...

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Read Indian Miner to Explore Data Centers Construction at Decommissioned Mines
Indian Miner to Explore Data Centers Construction at Decommissioned Mines

Indian Miner to Explore Data Centers Construction at Decommissioned Mines

September 10, 2025 India / Bhārata

A state-owned Indian coal mining firm is considering building data centers in its decommissioned mines. The company initiated a feasibility study with the assistance of consultants. The studies will include site assessments, a comparative analysis of shortlisted locations, and a feasibility...

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Read Ameresco Partners with CyrusOne to Develop Offgrid AI Data Center
Ameresco Partners with CyrusOne to Develop Offgrid AI Data Center

Ameresco Partners with CyrusOne to Develop Offgrid AI Data Center

September 10, 2025 California

US energy solutions provider Ameresco has partnered with the US Navy and data center developer CyrusOne to develop a 100MW data center at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, California. The facility will be colocated with a dedicated on-site energy generation facility built by Ameresco, forming a...

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Read Compass Mining Energizes 7.5MW Site in Minnesota
Compass Mining Energizes 7.5MW Site in Minnesota

Compass Mining Energizes 7.5MW Site in Minnesota

September 10, 2025 Minnesota

Bitcoin mining and infrastructure services provider Compass Mining has energized a new 7.5MW site in Minnesota named Minnesota 2. It will be Compass's second facility in Minnesota, and the 23rd facility run by the company across the US and Canada.Compass Mining will be responsible for operating...

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Read EcoDataCenter Raises $703m in Debt Financing
EcoDataCenter Raises $703m in Debt Financing

EcoDataCenter Raises $703m in Debt Financing

September 09, 2025 Germany / Deutschland

EcoDataCenter has secured €600 million ($703m) in debt financing from Deutsche Bank Private Credit and Infrastructure which will be used to develop AI data centers in Sweden.“AI infrastructure is a new base industry, and we are building one of Europe’s most exciting companies in the sector. We...

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Read Polish Data Center Program Offers $220m in Funding to Applicants
Polish Data Center Program Offers $220m in Funding to Applicants

Polish Data Center Program Offers $220m in Funding to Applicants

September 09, 2025 Poland

A data center project in Poland is offering up to PLN 800 million ($220m) in funding for three state-owned data centers, with the Digital Poland Project Center calling for applications. The data centers are each expected to span around 2,000 sqm (21,527 sq ft), and will "largely" be powered by...

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Read Top Data Center News for 1st- 6th September, 2025
Top Data Center News for 1st- 6th September, 2025

Top Data Center News for 1st- 6th September, 2025

September 08, 2025 United States

SAP to Spend €20bn on European Sovereign Cloud German software company SAP is planning to invest more than €20 billion ($23.3bn) in expanding its sovereign cloud offering in Europe, launching various platforms for customers to deploy in their data centers. OData Secures $1.02bn in Green Financing...

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Read 250MW Off-Grid Facility Planned for Gibraltar
250MW Off-Grid Facility Planned for Gibraltar

250MW Off-Grid Facility Planned for Gibraltar

September 08, 2025 Brittany

Pelagos Data Centres this week announced plans to develop a 250MW project on the British territory of Gibraltar. The facility will be constructed in five phases at a 20,000 square meter (215,280 sq ft) site near the Port of Gibraltar.Konstantin Sokolov, chairman of Pelagos Data Centres, said:...

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Read DataCrunch Proposes Data Center in Akaa, Finland
DataCrunch Proposes Data Center in Akaa, Finland

DataCrunch Proposes Data Center in Akaa, Finland

September 08, 2025 Finland

Helsinki-based AI cloud company DataCrunch is looking to develop a data center in Akaa, Finland and has purchased 10 hectares of land in the Akaa Point business district for around €600,000 ($698,200). "The scale of the investment is significant and it strengthens our city's tax revenue base,...

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Read Nvidia Developing Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Reference Design
Nvidia Developing Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Reference Design

Nvidia Developing Gigawatt-Scale Data Center Reference Design

September 08, 2025 United States

Nvidia this week announced it was developing data center reference designs to be shared with partners and enterprises worldwide, known as the AI Factory Giga-Scale Reference Designs.Earlier this year, Nvidia introduced an Omniverse Blueprint for AI factory digital twins, allowing customers to...

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Read Hitachi Energy to Invest $1bn into US Grid Infrastructure
Hitachi Energy to Invest $1bn into US Grid Infrastructure

Hitachi Energy to Invest $1bn into US Grid Infrastructure

September 06, 2025 United States

Hitachi Energy has announced a $1 billion investment to scale up its grid infrastructure manufacturing footprint in the US, addressing the power demand from the AI data center sector. Nearly half of the investment, $475 million, is earmarked for the construction of a new power transformer...

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Read SAP to Spend €20bn on European Sovereign Cloud
SAP to Spend €20bn on European Sovereign Cloud

SAP to Spend €20bn on European Sovereign Cloud

September 05, 2025 Germany / Deutschland

German software company SAP is planning to invest more than €20 billion ($23.3bn) in expanding its sovereign cloud offering in Europe which will span the next 10 years.Among SAP's plans is to bring an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform to its European cloud offerings, as well as...

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Read Starlink Expands Ground Infrastructure in Chile
Starlink Expands Ground Infrastructure in Chile

Starlink Expands Ground Infrastructure in Chile

September 05, 2025 Chile

Chile’s undersecretariat of telecommunications (Subtel) this week authorized a request submitted by Starlink to roll out six ground stations across the country. Five of them will be located in the Metropolitan Region - in the municipalities of San Bernardo, Pudahuel, Las Condes, and Quilicura....

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Read Globalstar to Grow Ground Station Infrastructure in Greece
Globalstar to Grow Ground Station Infrastructure in Greece

Globalstar to Grow Ground Station Infrastructure in Greece

September 05, 2025 Greece

Satellite firm Globalstar this week announced construction of additional gateway infrastructure at its existing ground station site at OTE’s teleport in Nemea, Greece, to support its third-generation C-3 mobile satellite system.“We again thank our US commercial services officers at our embassies...

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