Data Centre News

London housing developments delayed due to demand on power from data centres

The Greater London Authority (GLA) has warned developers that there may be a potential ban on building new housing in west London until 2035 because of lack of electricity capacity – due in part to recent data centre developments in the area.

New government policy issued on data centres in Ireland

A revised ‘Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Strategy’ has set out guidance for development of new facilities in the country.

Aligned announces new hyperscale campus in Northern Virginia

Aligned Data Centers has announced the development of a second hyperscale data centre campus located in Sterling, Northern Virginia.

Kao Data shares design for ‘desert data centre’

Kao Data has shared plans for a 'desert data centre', designed by Kao Academy participant, 11-year-old Jasmine Wales.

Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact proposes new water metrics

The Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact (CNDCP) has proposed new metrics for water conservation to the European Commission.

Equinix signs a second PPA with Neoen & Prokon

Equinix has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with renewable energy producer Neoen and project developer Prokon for at least 42MW of wind power.

Vantage expands Johannesburg & Frankfurt campuses

Vantage Data Centers has unveiled its first facility on its Johannesburg campus, and has broken ground on a second data centre on its Frankfurt II campus.

ESR raises US$1bn for inaugural data centre fund

Real asset manager ESR Group has raised an initial sum of over US$1 billion for its Data Centre Fund 1, which will be dedicated to the development of data centre projects.

No moratorium on new data centres in Ireland, says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that there will be no moratorium on the construction of new data centres in Ireland.

Sabey begins construction on new Austin data centre campus

Sabey Data Centers has begun construction on a new 40-acre data centre campus in Round Rock, Texas.

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