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DataVita submits £850m DV4 plans in Scotland’s first AI Growth Zone

DataVita has submitted plans for a new data centre at Chapelhall, further expanding its presence in Scotland’s first AI Growth Zone. 

Salute continues acquisition-led growth as it buys T5 Operations

Salute is continuing to grow its business through acquisitions, with the firm announcing that it is snapping up T5 Operations. 

Green Party calls for data centre moratorium across the UK

The Green Party has called for a moratorium on most new data centres in the UK, echoing calls from the party’s Scottish counterparts. 

Spain proposes 80% hourly renewable rule for data centre grid access

Draft rules would tie grid access to renewable generation, efficiency and water use as Spain tackles an oversized project pipeline.

Anthropic reportedly behind Nscale’s $45bn AI compute contract

The reported 460MW commitment gives Nscale a major customer for its West Virginia AI campus ahead of a possible US IPO.

Nscale reportedly targeting $3bn US IPO

Nscale is reportedly seeking to raise as much as $3 billion through a US stock market listing.

nVent to buy Maverick Power for $1.75bn in data centre infrastructure push

nVent has agreed to acquire Maverick Power for $1.75 billion, expanding the portfolio of products it can offer in the data centre space. 

Nebius upsizes debt raise to $5bn as its AI infrastructure spending accelerates

Nebius could spend up to $25bn this year as it scales data centres, GPUs and power capacity to meet more than $40bn of customer commitments.

Petition calls for moratorium on data centres, BESS outside AI Growth Zones

A new Parliamentary petition seeks to halt data centre and BESS approvals outside AI Growth Zones and mandate Rural Impact Assessments.

AI Growth Zones yet to accelerate planning activity, FOI data suggests

Planning data suggests the UK’s AI Growth Zones are yet to deliver the promised acceleration, with progress remaining uneven across designated sites.

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