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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

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Read Equinix signs wind PPA with Neoen
Equinix signs wind PPA with Neoen
July 26, 2022

Equinix signs wind PPA with Neoen

Equinix

Equinix has announced that it has signed a second PPA with Neoen in Finland in a 10-year deal. The deal will see Neoen (which owns an 80% stake in the project) and project developer Prokon (owning 20%) provide at least 42MW of wind capacity from the 53MW Lumivaara wind park which is currently ...

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Read JLL's new report on sustainability reveals there's room for improvement in the APAC region
JLL's new report on sustainability reveals there's room for improvement in the APAC region
July 25, 2022

JLL's new report on sustainability reveals there's room for improvement in the APAC region

Asia-Pacific (APAC)

According to a recent report by real estate consultant JLL, which surveyed 505 data centers across 13 countries in the Asia Pacific region, data center operators are still failing to take charge of their sustainability pledges. While 85% of data center managers believe that sustainability will...

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Read Noise pollution from Prince William data center riles locals
Noise pollution from Prince William data center riles locals
July 22, 2022

Noise pollution from Prince William data center riles locals

Northern Virginia

 Prince William County, North Virginia, is often in the spotlight when it comes to locals' gripes and complaints regarding noise and environmental pollution. With the number of facilities in the area growing year on year, a recent report in June estimated that by 2035, the County could run out...

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Read Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers
Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers
July 22, 2022

Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers

Singapore

Singapore has announced the end of its data center moratorium and is now accepting new applications for facilities, following Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Economic Development Board's (EDB) pilot scheme launch. The moratorium was originally put in place back in 2019 due to S...

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Read Vantage secures green loan for Virginia data enter
Vantage secures green loan for Virginia data enter
July 19, 2022

Vantage secures green loan for Virginia data enter

Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has announced that it has secured a $300 million green loan for its upcoming 44MW sustainability-designed data center in Virginia. Structured and arranged by Societe Generale, the loan recognizes the facility’s sustainable features and will, according to the company, “exp...

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Read All-time high global temperatures: Data centers under microscope
All-time high global temperatures: Data centers under microscope
July 19, 2022

All-time high global temperatures: Data centers under microscope

United States

As the US's Lake Mead, the country's largest reservoir, reaches 'dead pool' levels and the Southwest experiences a record drought, the incredible amount of water guzzled by data centers is increasingly being put under the microscope. Despite a raft of sustainability pledges being made by big t...

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Read PPA prices soar
PPA prices soar
July 18, 2022

PPA prices soar

Europe

According to a new report by LevelTen Energy, the prices of PPAs have shot up across Europe in the last year. The report outlined that Europe's solar and wind PPA prices increased by 16% in the second quarter of 2022 to €66,07 per MWh. Compared with statistics from last year, prices have incre...

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Read Microsoft teams up with Climeworks
Microsoft teams up with Climeworks
July 18, 2022

Microsoft teams up with Climeworks

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has announced that its partnership with carbon removal specialists Climeworks is expanding with a new 10-year carbon removal offtake agreement. The new deal will make it Microsoft's first-ever long-term carbon removal supplier and is one of the largest direct air capture (DAC) deals...

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Read Are ammonia-powered data centers the future?
Are ammonia-powered data centers the future?
July 15, 2022

Are ammonia-powered data centers the future?

Japan

As the race for more sustainable power options continues in the data center industry, a raft of alternatives have been proposed, from solar to green hydrogen. However, perhaps one option that few expected is ammonia, which is now being pegged as the next major renewable fuel. Joel Moser, CEO o...

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Read ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave
ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave
July 15, 2022

ERCOT requests Bitcoin miners switch off to reduce energy consumption in extreme heatwave

Texas

Texas is currently experiencing record temperatures, with the state hitting triple figures last week. Waco, for example, reached 108F, beating the 104F high set a century ago back in 1917. Last month, for instance, over a third of those in the US were urged to stay inside. This news comes as g...

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Read Google and Microsoft invest in FlexiDAO carbon tracking software
Google and Microsoft invest in FlexiDAO carbon tracking software
July 08, 2022

Google and Microsoft invest in FlexiDAO carbon tracking software

Google

Tech giants, Google and Microsoft, have announced that they've invested in the carbon accounting startup FlexiDAO, which has now raised €6.1 million for its service that monitors the renewable energy that companies buy and the associated carbon emissions hour-by-hour and 24/7. While both Googl...

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Read Alibaba strives to keep up with Microsoft, Amazon and Google with carbon counting
Alibaba strives to keep up with Microsoft, Amazon and Google with carbon counting
July 08, 2022

Alibaba strives to keep up with Microsoft, Amazon and Google with carbon counting

Microsoft Azure

In an effort to keep up with the likes of tech rivals like Microsoft, Google and Amazon, Alibaba has announced that it is launching Energy Expert, a so-called 'sustainability platform' which will facilitate the organization's measuring, analyzing and managing of carbon emissions. This global l...

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Read Amazon and others to back US start-up Electric Hydrogen
Amazon and others to back US start-up Electric Hydrogen
July 08, 2022

Amazon and others to back US start-up Electric Hydrogen

Amazon AWS

As green hydrogen turns the heads of big investors, Amazon, Equinor, and others have announced they are backing energy startup Electric Hydrogen (EH2) with a $198 million round, led by Fifth Wall Climate Tech. EH2 is reportedly working on a ‘100MW-minimum’ electrolyzer technology for industria...

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Read Raimon Land's MOU for sustainable data centers
Raimon Land's MOU for sustainable data centers
July 05, 2022

Raimon Land's MOU for sustainable data centers

Bangkok / Krung Thep

Riamon Land has announced that it will join forces with Nava Nakorn Public Company Limited, and RATCH Group Public Company Limited through an MoU to develop green data centers. According to Stephane Michel, Chief Operating Officer of Raimon Land, the MoU will enable the "pursuit of a deeper ex...

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Read Greenidge gas powered cryptomining data center denied air permit renewal
Greenidge gas powered cryptomining data center denied air permit renewal
July 05, 2022

Greenidge gas powered cryptomining data center denied air permit renewal

New York

It has been announced that New York's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has denied an air permit renewal by Greenidge Generation, which could see its gas-powered Bitcoin mining data center close. This follows the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling on West Virginia ...

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Read Macquarie deal: CO2-cutting data center tech in Australia
Macquarie deal: CO2-cutting data center tech in Australia
July 05, 2022

Macquarie deal: CO2-cutting data center tech in Australia

Macquarie Data Centres

Macquarie Data Centres has announced it has signed a multi-year deal with ResetData, which will see Submer cooling technology used in Australia for the first time. This technology reportedly reduces CO2 emissions by up to 45% and also creates zero wastewater. Alongside this raft of benefits i...

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Read Telia announces it has signed wind PPA in Estonia
Telia announces it has signed wind PPA in Estonia
July 04, 2022

Telia announces it has signed wind PPA in Estonia

Telia Company

Telia has announced that it has signed a PPA with Eesti Energia to be provided with 156GWh of renewable wind electricity over five years, starting at the end of 2022. According to the company, this deal will provide the European telco with 70% of its power needs, including its fixed and mobil...

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Read Sabey Data Centers accelerates sustainability goals
Sabey Data Centers accelerates sustainability goals
June 30, 2022

Sabey Data Centers accelerates sustainability goals

Sabey Data Centers

Sabey Data Centers has pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by or before 2029 across its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Following the Science-Based Target Initiative (SBTi) validating the company's target and methods to achieve a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the Sa...

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Read HPE accelerates climate goals
HPE accelerates climate goals
June 30, 2022

HPE accelerates climate goals

California

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced that it has accelerated climate goals, bringing them down from 2050 to 2040, following its most recent Living Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2021, which it released this week. The tech giant said that it will facilitate this change by establishin...

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Read Google's data plans in Saudi Arabia: Lives at risk
Google's data plans in Saudi Arabia: Lives at risk
June 28, 2022

Google's data plans in Saudi Arabia: Lives at risk

Google

Back in December 2020, Google announced that it had signed an agreement with state-owned oil producer Saudi Aramco to set up a Google Cloud region in Saudi Arabia and offer Enterprise Cloud services. From the outset, this was a controversial move. Saudi Arabia is notorious for its human rights...

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