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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 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 t...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

New Jersey

Nvidia, SK Group Unveil $500bn AI Deal Backed by 2GW of Data Centres

Nvidia has announced a more than $500 billion AI partnership with South Korea's SK Group, including plans for a 2GW AI factory and joint development of next-generation AI memory technologies, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM). The companies have signed letters of intent to formalise the agree...

July 27, 2026

NVIDIA

Volta Data Centres Appoints Jason Liggins as CEO

UK data centre firm Volta has appointed Jason Liggins as its new chief executive officer. Liggins takes over following Volta’s separation from Verne and acquisition by Arcus. “My focus will be on leading the growth of the Volta business, strengthening our position in the London market, and exp...

July 25, 2026

United Kingdom

Ransom Township Could Host 930-Acre Data Centre Campus

Developer Mudiita Infra is planning a 930-acre data centre development in Ransom Township, Pennsylvania. Its affiliate, Mudiita Land Venture, acquired 530 acres south of Ransom Road and west of South Keyser Avenue from KF Real Estate for $2.4 million, according to a deed filed with Lackawanna Cou...

July 25, 2026

Pennsylvania

Lawsuit Targets Vantage, VoltaGrid Over San Antonio Off-Grid Data Centre Project

Several environmental groups have threatened to sue Vantage Data Centers and VoltaGrid over two planned natural gas-powered off-grid data centres near San Antonio, Texas. The Environmental Integrity Project, the Sierra Club, and Public Citizen allege the companies failed to obtain the required en...

July 24, 2026

Texas

Google Named End User of 8 Million sq ft Data Centre in Columbia, Georgia

Google has been named the sole end user and operator of the 8 million sq ft (743,224 sqm) Columbia County Data Center development in Georgia. The company was confirmed as the customer during an announcement by the county’s Economic Development Authority on 23 July. Located northwest of White Oak ...

July 24, 2026

Google

Eurus Energy and Toyota Break Ground on Wind-Powered Data Centre in Hokkaido

Japanese renewable energy company Eurus Energy has begun construction of the Soya Green Data Center 1 in Hokkaido, developed with Toyota Tsusho. The facility will be Japan’s first data centre directly powered by wind energy, using electricity from the nearby Kobaoko Wind Farm via a private line. ...

July 24, 2026

Japan

Plans Announced for Two Data Centres in Pregnana Milanese, Italy

Damac and AiOnX are each advancing separate data centre developments in Pregnana Milanese, a municipality on the outskirts of Milan in northern Italy. Damac's MIL01 facility is being built on the former Gefco-Citroën factory site. Developed by the UAE-based property conglomerate through its digit...

July 24, 2026

Italy

New Partnership Targets 800V DC Power for Next-Generation AI Data Centers

Transformer maker DG Matrix has partnered with Skeleton Technologies to develop 800V DC power solutions for AI data centers. The collaboration will integrate Skeleton’s fast-response energy storage systems with DG Matrix’s Interport solid-state transformer platform to help manage GPU power fluctu...

July 23, 2026

DC Matrix

Sabey Breaks Ground on 120MW Data Center Campus in Oregon

Sabey is starting vertical construction of a new data center in Oregon. Sabey Data Centers this week announced that the company was “going vertical” at its SDC Umatilla campus. “Watching the first steel go up is always a significant moment because it turns years of planning, engineering and ha...

July 23, 2026

Oregon

Tata Acquires Land in India for Planned OpenAI Data Centers

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has reportedly acquired land in southern and western India for potential data center developments that could support OpenAI. The company received 200 acres in Andhra Pradesh and purchased an 88-acre site near Pune, Maharashtra. The reports did not confirm that the ...

July 23, 2026

India / Bhārata

NovoServe Expands Data Center Capacity in the Netherlands

IT service provider NovoServe is expanding its Dutch data center capacity by adding 150 bare-metal racks across two facilities in Amsterdam. The company announced the expansion in a LinkedIn post, increasing its infrastructure footprint to meet growing demand. NovoServe will add 80 racks (400k...

July 23, 2026

Netherlands

US Data Center Power Demand Could Reach 194GW by 2035

US data centers could require up to 194GW of power by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, an 83 percent increase from its previous forecast. The growth would see data centers account for around 20 percent of US electricity consumption, driven largely by new AI infrastructure projects, including plan...

July 22, 2026

United States

Real Estate Firm Explores Potential Data Center Project in Amherst, Ohio

Cervenka Development Partners is exploring a potential data center project in Amherst, Ohio. The company has applied for a zoning variance to allow data center use on industrial land parcels along Nordson Drive. The request will be reviewed by the City of Amherst Zoning Board of Appeals on July 2...

July 22, 2026

Ohio

120MW Data Center Planned for Lombardy, Italy

A 120MW data center has been proposed in Lombardy, northern Italy. The facility, planned by The Blossom Avenue Partners and developed by Edge Gate near Travagliato, could attract millions of euros in investment but has faced criticism from local politicians over the transparency of the planning p...

July 22, 2026

Italy

Pure DC Lands €1.3bn to Fund Finland Data Center Project

Pure DC has secured €1.3 billion ($1.48bn) in senior debt financing for the first phase of its Seinäjoki AI data center campus in Finland. Phase I will see more than €1.5 billion invested in a 110MW facility, with the campus planned to scale to 550MW. The first phase is already fully leased, repo...

July 22, 2026

Pure Data Centres Group

Intel Reportedly Planning Data Center Division Job Cuts

Intel is reportedly planning another round of layoffs, with job cuts expected to affect its data center division. The layoffs were first reported by The Oregonian, though the number of employees impacted has not been confirmed. “As part of our broader strategy to become a more focused and ef...

July 21, 2026

United States

Prysmian Signs $6.29bn Data Center Connectivity Deal With Molex

Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian has signed a €5.5 billion ($6.29bn) agreement with Koch-owned Molex to supply optical cables for data center deployments. The deal includes a €550 million ($570m) upfront payment and will run for up to 10 years. Prysmian, founded in 1879, produces energy and te...

July 21, 2026

Italy

Aon Expands Data Center Insurance Offering With $5bn Capacity Increase

Aon has expanded its Data Center Lifecycle Insurance Program (DCLP), adding $5 billion in capacity and broader risk solutions for data center developers and operators. The multi-line insurance program covers construction, cargo, cyber, and operational risks across the data center lifecycle. The e...

July 21, 2026

United States

Power and Cooling Failure Causes Google Cloud Outage in Netherlands

Google Cloud suffered an outage in the Netherlands after a data center experienced a loss of utility power and cooling capacity. The Europe-West4 availability zone was affected for nearly 15 hours, impacting services including Google Cloud VMware Engine, Bare Metal Solution, and Google Cloud NetA...

July 21, 2026

Google

Fujitsu Sells Australian Data Center Business to Next Capital

Fujitsu has agreed to sell its Australian data center business to private equity firm Next Capital. The deal includes five data centers totaling 25MW of capacity, with room to expand to 100MW. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Fujitsu said operations will continue as normal until the transa...

July 20, 2026

Fujitsu

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