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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

New Jersey

Read Soluti expands in Goiânia, Brazil
Soluti expands in Goiânia, Brazil
January 31, 2023

Soluti expands in Goiânia, Brazil

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 ...

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Read Microsoft expands in Des Moines, Iowa
Microsoft expands in Des Moines, Iowa
January 31, 2023

Microsoft expands in Des Moines, Iowa

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that it is expanding in Iowa, following the issuing of a permit, valued at $255 million for a data center at 5855 SW Kerry St. As per the permit, the facility will span 250,000 sq ft.Described as the DSM 12 Buildout and located in West Des Moines, the SW Kerry Street s...

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Read Bradford Data Center To Become A College Institute
Bradford Data Center To Become A College Institute
January 31, 2023

Bradford Data Center To Become A College Institute

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 propo...

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Read Technology park proposed in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Technology park proposed in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
January 27, 2023

Technology park proposed in Spotsylvania County, Virginia

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 ...

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Read 3data expands footprint in Moscow
3data expands footprint in Moscow
January 27, 2023

3data expands footprint in Moscow

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 rec...

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Read Optage to build new data center in Osaka, Japan
Optage to build new data center in Osaka, Japan
January 27, 2023

Optage to build new data center in Osaka, Japan

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 c...

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Read Melbourne Becomes AWS's Second Australian Cloud Region
Melbourne Becomes AWS's Second Australian Cloud Region
January 27, 2023

Melbourne Becomes AWS's Second Australian Cloud Region

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced a cloud region in Melbourne, Australia. This marks the second cloud region AWS has in Australia, following the launch of Sydney in 2012. The facility was first announced in December 2020. Littlepay's CEO, Amin Shayan, is ecstatic about establishing a se...

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Read Africa Data Centres begins work on a new data center in Cape Town, South Africa
Africa Data Centres begins work on a new data center in Cape Town, South Africa
January 27, 2023

Africa Data Centres begins work on a new data center in Cape Town, South Africa

Africa Data Centres

Cassava Technologies subsidiary Africa Data Centres has begun constructing its new data center in Cape Town, South Africa, the second data center in the city. Located in the north of the city, it is primed to have an IT load of 20MW, spanning 12,000 square meters (129,150 sq ft).Commenting abo...

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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
January 26, 2023

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

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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Read Web Werks launches in Navi Mumbai, India
Web Werks launches in Navi Mumbai, India
January 26, 2023

Web Werks launches in Navi Mumbai, India

Mumbai

Web Werks has announced that it is launching a new data center in Mumbai, India. Named the Mumbai-2 data center, the facility will provide 10 MW of capacity and span 120,000 sq ft (11,150 sqm). According to the company, the facility, first announced back in March 2021, will launch on January 3...

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Read Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative lowers data center emissions in Viriginia
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative lowers data center emissions in Viriginia
January 26, 2023

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative lowers data center emissions in Viriginia

Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia is now one of the largest data center hubs in the world. Over the years, tax incentives have brought in tech companies from far and wide. However, with this influx of companies data centers, has come a surge in energy use, which is now projected to increase electricity use by...

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Read Aire Networks’ Ar Telecom acquires land in Portugal for data center
Aire Networks’ Ar Telecom acquires land in Portugal for data center
January 25, 2023

Aire Networks’ Ar Telecom acquires land in Portugal for data center

Portugal

Ar Telecom has acquired land in Lisbon, Portugal, for a new data center, which it announced on  LinkedIn and in ECO this week. The land acquired by the Portuguese telco is located in the Alfragide area of the city and the data center project has now moved on to the design and licensing phase. ...

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Read Google lays off 6% of its workforce
Google lays off 6% of its workforce
January 25, 2023

Google lays off 6% of its workforce

Google

Alphabet, Google's parent company, has announced that it is making further cuts to its staff, and is set to lose around 6% of its global workforce. The giant's reasoning for the significant downsizing is similar to the reasons cited by other tech firms that have cut back on staff in recent mon...

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Read Microsoft and AWS to expand data center footprint in Telangana
Microsoft and AWS to expand data center footprint in Telangana
January 25, 2023

Microsoft and AWS to expand data center footprint in Telangana

Amazon AWS

Despite both tech giants making significant layoffs in recent months, both Microsoft and AWS have announced plans to boost investment and data center portfolios in the Telangana region of India. The former is set to double the number of facilities it is building in the region, while AWS has an...

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Read Orange deploys new solar panels at Ivory Coast data center
Orange deploys new solar panels at Ivory Coast data center
January 24, 2023

Orange deploys new solar panels at Ivory Coast data center

Orange

At its Ivory Coast data center, telco Orange has deployed and commissioned a new solar plant. The facility, built back in 2016, offers 1.3MW of capacity, and is provided with energy from the new photovoltaic power plant for 50 percent of its daytime consumption (7am to 6pm). The company shared...

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Read Digital Realty joins forces with Mainova for district heating scheme in Frankfurt
Digital Realty joins forces with Mainova for district heating scheme in Frankfurt
January 24, 2023

Digital Realty joins forces with Mainova for district heating scheme in Frankfurt

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty and Mainova AG have signed a letter of intent for a joint project to explore a potential waste heat project in Frankfurt, which could heat approximately 3,600 households. In partnership, the data center firm, and German energy firm are conducting a feasibility study to decipher...

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Read Green launches data center campus in Zurich
Green launches data center campus in Zurich
January 24, 2023

Green launches data center campus in Zurich

Zurich

Green has announced the launch of its 46,000 sqm (495,150 sq ft) site new data center campus in the Dielsdorf region in Zurich. According to the Swiss data center operator, the campus, when fully built out, will contain three buildings, namely M, N, and O.Announced back in January 2021, constr...

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Read CyrusOne acquires a 57.6-acre land parcel in Loudoun County, Virginia
CyrusOne acquires a 57.6-acre land parcel in Loudoun County, Virginia
January 23, 2023

CyrusOne acquires a 57.6-acre land parcel in Loudoun County, Virginia

CyrusOne

CyrusOne has purchased a 57.6-acre land parcel in Loudoun County, Virginia. The location of the parcel is near the intersection of the Dulles Greenway toll road and Belmont Ridge Road. This recent land acquisition is part of the company’s global growth and expansion plans.Speaking about this,...

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Read YTL announces $256m green loan for Johor data center
January 23, 2023

YTL announces $256m green loan for Johor data center

Malaysia

YTL Corp has announced that it has secured an RM1.1 billion ($256m) green loan for its upcoming data center in Johor, Malaysia. The fund will be used to develop a 48MW data center in Johor, in the Kulai area, which the company is aiming to obtain Gold LEED certification for. "As one of the key...

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Read Prosoluce begins work on Haute-Garonne data center
Prosoluce begins work on Haute-Garonne data center
January 23, 2023

Prosoluce begins work on Haute-Garonne data center

France

Prosoluce has begun work on a data center in Haute-Garonne, located in the Occitanie region in the southwest of France. Alongside an accompanying office building, the data center will be operational and ready for use in the summer of 2023. This new data center, projected to cost around €3 mill...

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