August 21, 2026 United Kingdom
UK property firm Harworth Group is close to selling another powered land site to a major data center provider. The company has signed an exclusivity agreement with an unnamed provider for a site with an accepted power connection and strong planning prospects. Harworth’s data center landbank now...
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August 20, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
The Barmherzige Brüder Trier (BBT) Group has opened a new 78kW data center at Caritas Hospital in Bad Mergentheim, Germany. The €3.6m ($4.1m) facility will support the digital and AI needs of Caritas, as well as other regional hospitals and elderly care facilities. “With today’s commissioning of...
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August 20, 2026 Pennsylvania
A 100MW data center is being proposed in Allentown, Pennsylvania. J.G. Petrucci has submitted plans for a 146,000 sq ft (13,565 sqm) facility and on-site substation at 1024 N. Bradford Street. Construction could begin in early 2027, with the facility potentially operational later that year. The...
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August 20, 2026 United Kingdom
US fuel cell developer Bloom Energy has launched Power Connect, a new deployment platform designed to cut on-site power installation times by more than 40 percent. The system shifts most installation work to the factory, arriving pre-connected, pre-wired, and tested to simplify on-site deployment...
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August 20, 2026 Germany / Deutschland
A large data center is rumored to be planned for Hofheim, Hesse, following the sale of a 10-hectare (24-acre) site to an undisclosed buyer. Local media reported that Amazon bought the land, but Hofheim authorities denied this, while Amazon declined to comment. The town’s mayor confirmed the sale...
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August 19, 2026 Canada
A data center leased by colocation provider eStruxture in Toronto, Canada, has been sold by its landlord. Granite REIT sold the 41,200 sq ft (3,825 sqm) property at 20 Pullman Court in Scarborough for CA$16.5m ($11.89m). The deal closed last month, though the buyer was not disclosed. A Toronto...
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August 19, 2026 Nigeria
A university data center in Nigeria was damaged by a thunderstorm on August 15. Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto shut down network services after lightning damaged two inverters at its data center. The inverters have since been repaired, with services expected to resume on August 18. Usmanu...
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August 19, 2026 Australia
Australian data center firm DXN has secured a AU$4.1 million (US$2.9m) contract to supply a prefabricated Edge data center to Melbourne Airport. The facility will support critical ICT infrastructure as part of the airport’s development plan. DXN is expected to deliver the data center by the end...
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August 18, 2026 United Kingdom
Another data center project has been proposed in northeast England. TBC Partners has applied to Northumberland County Council to develop a data center campus on a 12-hectare site off Factory Road in Cambois, near the A189 and River Wansbeck. While few details have been released, TBC Partners...
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August 18, 2026 United States
A Turkish real estate investment trust is expanding into data centers, exploring potential projects in the US. Koray Real Estate Investment Partnership Inc. (Koray GYO) said it is evaluating sites for data center investments in Texas and Louisiana. No further details were provided. “Discussions...
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August 17, 2026 Texas
US nuclear energy company Blue Energy and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy have agreed to advance a 2.5GW gas-and-nuclear power plant in Victoria, Texas, to supply a nearby data center. The project will combine GE Vernova gas turbines with BWRX-300 small modular reactors. Blue Energy plans to...
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August 17, 2026 United States
STT GDC Secures $1.37bn Funding for 166MW Malaysia Data Center APAC data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has secured up to $1.37 billion in financing for its 166MW STT Johor campus in Malaysia, spanning 22 acres and expected to provide 16MW of IT capacity in the first...
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August 15, 2026 United States
US utility Southern Company’s contracted large-load pipeline has increased by 6GW to 17GW since its previous earnings report. The Birmingham, Alabama-based utility, which supplies electricity and gas across six southern states, reported the increase in its Q2 earnings results. “The extraordinary...
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August 14, 2026 Poland
A data center planned for a Warsaw suburb has sparked concerns among local residents over its potential impact on water supplies. Developed by Sien Real, a joint venture between Budimex and Ferrovial, the project will include four buildings on a 45,305-square-meter site between Piaseczno and...
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August 14, 2026 Finland
Swedish energy company Helios Nordic Energy Finland Oy is planning a data center project in the Alapitkä area of Lapinlahti, central Finland. The project covers more than 80 hectares near Fingrid’s Alapitkä substation and could support up to 500MW of capacity. The site was previously approved for...
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August 14, 2026 United Kingdom
A data center of up to 50,000 square meters has been approved for construction at the Haslemere Heathrow Estate in west London. Hounslow Council approved plans for three data center buildings on the site of the existing industrial estate. The facility is expected to require 64MW of power and...
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August 13, 2026 Italy
IT services provider Comtel has announced plans for a new data center in Florence, Italy. The facility will be part of the proposed H2-Era Green Valley renewable energy complex in Figline Valdarno, southeast of Florence, led by engineering firm Ge-Group. Described as a “zero-impact” data center,...
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August 13, 2026 Malaysia
APAC data center operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has secured up to $1.37 billion in green financing for its 166MW STT Johor campus in Malaysia. The funding will support the first phase, which will provide 16MW of IT capacity and is expected to be completed by 2027. STT GDC...
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August 13, 2026 Australia
Australian real estate firm Centuria Industrial REIT (CIP) is targeting more than 250MW of data center capacity across Australia. The company currently owns three data center sites, with two offering expansion potential. It has also submitted power applications for three industrial properties...
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August 12, 2026 United States
Digital Core REIT is selling stakes in three North American data centers to Digital Realty for about $316 million and using the proceeds to expand in Asia. It will acquire stakes in two facilities in Singapore and Osaka for about $176 million, while using around $117 million to repay debt and up...
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