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Templus agrees to acquire nine data centres from AtlasEdge

Templus is set to buy nine AtlasEdge facilities across major European cities in a deal expected to complete in the first half of 2026. 

ABB targets data centres with acquisition of electrical monitoring firm IPEC

ABB has entered into an agreement to acquire IPEC, a UK technology company with more than 30 years’ experience in electrical diagnostics. 

Google’s latest UK data centre gains planning approval, despite local opposition

Plans by Google to build a new data centre campus at North Weald Airfield in Essex have been approved by Epping Forest District Council.

Drax outlines 100MW data centre plan at Selby power station

Drax has set out plans to add a 100MW data centre at its power station near Selby, positioning the project as supporting the rising demand for AI.

Kao SEED Fund awards £30,000 to Harlow community projects

Twenty Harlow-based community groups are set to share £30,000 of new funding from the Kao SEED Fund.

ABB, Ark roll out UK’s first medium voltage UPS for AI workloads

ABB has delivered what it describes as the UK’s first turnkey medium-voltage uninterruptible power supply system for AI workloads.

Siemens and nVent develop blueprint for NVIDIA AI data centres

Siemens and nVent are collaborating on a combined liquid cooling and power reference architecture designed specifically for hyperscale AI workloads.

Security Industry Association launches data centre advisory board

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has created a new Data Centre Advisory Board, chaired by Microsoft’s Jim Black.

Vertiv completes $1bn acquisition of PurgeRite to bolster liquid cooling services

Vertiv has completed its acquisition of US-based PurgeRite in a deal worth around $1 billion, expanding its liquid cooling services offering.

BP pulls out of Teesside hydrogen plant, paving way for AI data centre

BP has withdrawn its H2Teesside blue-hydrogen project at Teesworks in Redcar, pulling out days before a key Government decision.

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