CBRE agrees to buy Onnec for up to £760m

The deal will extend CBRE’s data centre infrastructure services across Europe and Asia-Pacific, building on previous acquisitions in the US.

Cardiff data centre becomes latest to consider gas power while it awaits the grid

Curtis Hall could rely on temporary on-site generation for up to five years, with its 150MW grid connection potentially unavailable until 2034.

Microsoft pulls out of Nscale’s Essex AI data centre amid grid delays

Microsoft has withdrawn from its agreement to take capacity at Nscale’s planned AI data centre in Loughton, Essex.

3C, Datalec complete merger as they target $1 billion turnover

Backed by a nine-figure investment commitment, the new group plans further acquisitions and 200 engineering hires over the next year.

Canterbury approves plans for landfill-powered data centre

Era4 has secured planning permission for a new AI data centre in Kent, which would be powered using landfill.

Ireland’s Supreme Court clears way for €1.6bn Ennis data centre

The ruling removes the final planning appeal hurdle for Art Data Centres' proposed 200MW campus.

UK data centre demand growth among Europe’s slowest, Kearney finds

The UK is expected to have one of Europe’s slowest rates of data centre demand growth up to 2030, according to research from Kearney.

Hundreds protest Menai data centre plans as petition passes 22,500

A proposed data centre campus beside the Menai Strait in North Wales is facing growing opposition over its potential environmental impact.

Drax under fire for biomass emissions tied to data centre plans

Drax’s plans for a major Selby data centre campus are under scrutiny over the potential biomass demand and emissions of its wider expansion.

Data centres could form part of Fawley Power Station redevelopment

The former Hampshire power station is the latest UK energy site being considered for data centre development.

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