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Downing to build 40MW private-wire solar farm for Kao Data in Harlow

Downing Renewable Developments has agreed to develop, build and operate a 40MW solar farm to supply Kao Data’s colocation campus in Harlow. 

Cloudflare issue knocks parts of the web offline

Following widespread outages at AWS and Microsoft’s Azure, Cloudflare has become the latest platform to go offline. 

Global data centre electricity demand set to double by 2030

Electricity demand for data centres worldwide is set to grow 16% in 2025 and to double by 2030, according to new figures from Gartner. 

Carbon3.ai commits £1bn to sovereign AI data centre network in the UK

Carbon3.ai has announced plans to convert legacy industrial and energy sites into a nationwide network of low-carbon, AI-ready data centres. 

Ecolab launches integrated cooling programme for data centres

Ecolab has launched a ‘Cooling as a Service’ programme for data centres, positioning it as a way to optimise performance at global scale.

South Warwickshire NHS trust installs £1.4 million modular data centre

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust has installed two external modular data centres in a £1.4 million programme.

Didcot substation upgrade promises to connect new data centres, battery storage

National Grid has begun an upgrade of its Didcot substation in Oxfordshire to connect new data centres and 650MW of battery energy storage.

Kent rebrands Sudlows Consulting as Kent Data Centres

Sudlows Consulting has been rebranded into Kent Data Centres following Kent’s acquisition of the business in February earlier this year. 

UK Power Networks becomes first DNO to join Data Centre Alliance as strategic partner

UK Power Networks has signed up as a strategic partner of the Data Centre Alliance, becoming the first distribution network operator to do so. 

Salute acquires Northshore bringing first-in-the-industry AI-driven capabilities

This strategic acquisition enables Salute to deliver game-changing AI-driven data analysis and automation capabilities across its entire range of data center lifecycle services.

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