Read Bitfury Opens 28MW Crypto Mining Data Center in Sarnia, Canada
Bitfury Opens 28MW Crypto Mining Data Center in Sarnia, Canada
February 24, 2022

Bitfury Opens 28MW Crypto Mining Data Center in Sarnia, Canada

Crypto Mining Data Center

Bitfury Group has announced the launch of a new crypto mining data center in Sarnia, Canada. The 28MW data center will begin operations with 16MW of capacity before the end of February. It will also add 12MW of capacity by the end of May. The company noted that the facility could be expanded t...

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Read Optus-Occupied Facility Up For Sale in Sydney
February 24, 2022

Optus-Occupied Facility Up For Sale in Sydney

Sydney

According to ITNews, Fortius has listed its data center at 549 Harris Street, Sydney, Australia, for sale through JLL and CBRE. The data center is currently being occupied by Optus. Optus’ lease on the data center will expire in 2024 with no further option for expansion. This is a 60,300 sq...

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Read Mubadala Leads Princeton Digital Group's $500m Equity Raising Round
Mubadala Leads Princeton Digital Group's $500m Equity Raising Round
February 23, 2022

Mubadala Leads Princeton Digital Group's $500m Equity Raising Round

Princeton Digital Group

Princeton Digital Group has announced that it raised a new round of equity led by Mubadala. Mubadala is the Abu Dhabi government’s arm, and it has put in $350 million in the equity round worth over $500 million. The round will fund PDG, which has 20 data centers across the APAC region with ...

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Read Energy Field Security Announce Plans For Edge Data Centers in Colorado
February 23, 2022

Energy Field Security Announce Plans For Edge Data Centers in Colorado

Colorado (CO)

Energy Field Security (EFS) has revealed plans to build an Edge data center in Delta, Colorado. The Edge data center will help serve local healthcare and medical providers. EFS announced that it would be building the data center on a seven-acre site which is located to the north of Delta Healt...

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Read China approves ten data center clusters
China approves ten data center clusters
February 22, 2022

China approves ten data center clusters

China

China has announced that it has approved a large-scale project to build eight national integrated computing hubs with ten data center clusters. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and three other central departments (the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Ind...

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Read Loudoun Board: Data center development could be curtailed
Loudoun Board: Data center development could be curtailed
February 22, 2022

Loudoun Board: Data center development could be curtailed

Northern Virginia

Recently, a committee of the Board of Supervisors argued that data centers should be prevented from being built on the Route 7 corridor in northeastern Loudoun County. Already the area is home to 25 million square feet of data centers, with data center development booming in recent years, a bo...

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Read Carbon Sense launched by Google
Carbon Sense launched by Google
February 22, 2022

Carbon Sense launched by Google

Google

Google Cloud has launched Carbon Sense, an updated version of its tool for reporting and reducing carbon emissions. This new suite features Carbon Footprint (launched last year), a tool that measures the carbon emissions of Google customers' cloud usage, and an expanded version of Active Assi...

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Read Unstable power supply halts BIT Mining data center in Kazakstan
Unstable power supply halts BIT Mining data center in Kazakstan
February 22, 2022

Unstable power supply halts BIT Mining data center in Kazakstan

BIT

BIT Mining is pulling out of a near-$10M mining data center construction project in Kazakhstan, it has been revealed. The Hong-Kong based mining company announced back in May its intention to build and operate a 100 megawatts (MW) facility in the country, a move that saw its shares slide as f...

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Read Asterion Mulling Over Sale Of Its Latin American Data Centers
February 22, 2022

Asterion Mulling Over Sale Of Its Latin American Data Centers

Latin America (LATAM)

According to Expansion, Asterion Industrial Partners wants to sell its data centers in Latin America. Interestingly, the investment firm bought the facilities from Telefonica in 2019. The report has it that the company has contacted the services of Investment bank Greenhill & Co. to rai...

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Read Mindbreeze launches in Chicago with Hivelocity
Mindbreeze launches in Chicago with Hivelocity
February 22, 2022

Mindbreeze launches in Chicago with Hivelocity

Hivelocity

Mindbreeze is launching another deployment in North America, which is to be hosted by Hivelocity. According to Daniel Fallmann, founder and CEO of Mindbreeze, this expansion into Chicago reportedly meets “all the technical and economic requirements to run our solutions with the highest energy...

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Read International crypto bans lead to more data center builds in the US
International crypto bans lead to more data center builds in the US
February 21, 2022

International crypto bans lead to more data center builds in the US

United States

According to experts, there is an emerging trend towards more crypto data centers being built in the US as a result of other markets introducing bans. China banned cryptocurrency last year, and Russia, in January, proposed a ban, too. That's not all - Sweden is also seeking to ban mining in th...

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Read Pexapark forecasts changes to PPA
Pexapark forecasts changes to PPA
February 21, 2022

Pexapark forecasts changes to PPA

Europe

In its "European PPA Market Outlook 2022" report, Pexapark outlined that change is afoot regarding the way in which data center operators purchase renewable energy. The energy price volatility of 2021 will reportedly have a long-term impact on PPA deals, with larger consumers buying up big off...

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Read Star Capital Mulling Over Selling The Sale of Datacenter One
Star Capital Mulling Over Selling  The Sale of Datacenter One
February 21, 2022

Star Capital Mulling Over Selling The Sale of Datacenter One

Datacenter One GmbH

According to financial publication Unquote, Star Capital is mulling over selling its majority stake in Datacenter One. The report claims the company has hired a financial services firm, Jefferies, to advise it on how to sell its majority shares in the German colocation firm. Datacenter One was...

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Read GLP To Invest $12b in Developing Data Centers in Japan
February 21, 2022

GLP To Invest $12b in Developing Data Centers in Japan

Japan

GLP has revealed its plans to enter the Japanese data center market. The company is looking to develop data centers with up to 900MW of capacity over the next five years in the market. In addition, it will also invest up to $12 billion to bring facilities to live. By so doing, the Singapore...

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Read Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India
Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India
February 21, 2022

Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India

Digital Realty Trust

According to India’s Economic Times. Digital Realty and Brookfield Asset Management’s joint venture in India has secured the purchase of 10 acres of land in Chennai. The companies acquired the land for over Rs 230 crore (~$30.8m). It is to be used for the development of a data center. One of t...

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Read NxtGen To Raise $100m For Expansion in India
February 21, 2022

NxtGen To Raise $100m For Expansion in India

NxtGen Infinite Datacenter

According to The Business Standard, NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies want to raise $100 million. The company intends to use the money raised to fund an expansion spree in India. NxtGen is looking to develop 236 Edge facilities and 10 data centers across India. The company offers IT ser...

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Read Transtelco Rebrands to Flō Networks
Transtelco Rebrands to Flō Networks
February 19, 2022

Transtelco Rebrands to Flō Networks

Flō Networks

El Paso, Texas – February 21, 2022 – Transtelco is proud to announce that it has become Flō Networks. Over the past twenty years Transtelco has grown exponentially, and that growth has inspired an updated identity that better aligns itself with its values and future ambitions. The company’s le...

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Read Russia, Ukraine and data centers
Russia, Ukraine and data centers
February 18, 2022

Russia, Ukraine and data centers

Ukraine

As more and more reports circulate that Russia is on the precipice of invading Ukraine, with no sign of withdrawal, those within the data center and digital infrastructure industry are discussing what it means for the sector. Omdia has outlined that potential conflict poses a threat to the ind...

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Read Continent 8 moves into Atlantic City
Continent 8 moves into Atlantic City
February 18, 2022

Continent 8 moves into Atlantic City

Continent 8 Technologies

Continent 8 has announced that it is going to expand its data center portfolio in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This comes following the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority board of directors giving the facility the green light. This facility, which will span 5,330 sqft, will be its third ...

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Read EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN
EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN
February 18, 2022

EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN

EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has acquired Graha Teknologi Nusantara (GTN). By so doing, it has taken over a data center in eastern Jakarta, Indonesia. The company did not reveal the details of the transaction. GTN was launched in 2016, and it currently operates a 5MW data center that can be expanded to 80MW ...

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