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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

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

New Jersey

Read The future of data center back-up energy
The future of data center back-up energy
August 06, 2021

The future of data center back-up energy

Microsoft Azure

With more and more data center companies committing to climate change initiatives, the industry is also looking at how it can make backup energy more sustainable too. For decades, diesel has served as the primary fuel for traditional backup generators - however, diesel fuels, whilst getting cl...

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Read Tackling data centers' cooling issues
Tackling data centers' cooling issues
August 06, 2021

Tackling data centers' cooling issues

Microsoft Azure

According to the principles of Moore’s law, technology will double in its capacity every two years. Although on the technological advancement front this is great news, with increased computer power comes challenges. The main challenge being increased excess heat and the need to cool it. A numb...

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Read Nabiax ties €320 million financing to environmental and social targets
Nabiax ties €320 million financing to environmental and social targets
August 04, 2021

Nabiax ties €320 million financing to environmental and social targets

Nabiax

Nabiax has announced that it has tied its project financing to sustainability goals. The data center firm announced that its €320 million ($379.5m) financing had been converted into a sustainable format. Valora will serve as the project’s sustainability consultant, while BBVA will be the susta...

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Read KPN agrees €1 billion ($1.176bn) sustainability-linked credit facility
KPN agrees €1 billion ($1.176bn) sustainability-linked credit facility
August 04, 2021

KPN agrees €1 billion ($1.176bn) sustainability-linked credit facility

Netherlands

Dutch telco KPN has agreed to a €1 billion ($1.176bn) sustainability-linked loan. The loan is linked with some sustainability performance in the next few years. The credit facility will be linked to three sustainability objectives. The first one is reducing its energy consumption, the secon...

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Read Vantage Data Centers to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030
Vantage Data Centers to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030
August 03, 2021

Vantage Data Centers to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030

Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers recently announced that it will push to achieve net-zero carbon emissions globally by 2030. It says that it will strive to reach these targets by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and investing in carbon-removal technology. Specifically, the company will focus its efforts...

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Read Report finds that APAC organisations could cut emissions by 78% by moving to cloud
August 03, 2021

Report finds that APAC organisations could cut emissions by 78% by moving to cloud

Asia-Pacific (APAC)

There is an increasing awareness around the need to slash carbon emissions in the industry and push towards more sustainability. Yet, according to a recent UN report, around only 40% of the enterprises who have made sustainability commitments believe their targets are ambitious enough to meet ...

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Read Sustainable development: Compass Datacenters builds its data centers on eco-friendly concrete
Sustainable development: Compass Datacenters builds its data centers on eco-friendly concrete
July 30, 2021

Sustainable development: Compass Datacenters builds its data centers on eco-friendly concrete

Compass Datacenters

As Compass Datacenters expands across North America, it is prioritizing sustainability in the building of its data centers. Using technology created by Nova Scotia-based CarbonCure Technologies means that not only is less cement required in the mixing of concrete, but CO2 is also permanently r...

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Read Scala Data Centers signs renewable PPA contract with Engie Brasil
Scala Data Centers signs renewable PPA contract with Engie Brasil
July 29, 2021

Scala Data Centers signs renewable PPA contract with Engie Brasil

Scala Data Centers

Scala Data Centers has announced that it has inked a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), a long-term energy purchase agreement with ENGIE Brasil Energia. This agreement, worth approximately 250mn reais (US$48.5 million), will see over 1,600 GWh of clean energy supplied by 2033.Speaking about the ...

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Read Amazon signs deal with TotalEnergies for renewable energy
Amazon signs deal with TotalEnergies for renewable energy
July 29, 2021

Amazon signs deal with TotalEnergies for renewable energy

Amazon AWS

Amazon, like many other big tech companies, is making big sustainability pledges. Some of these pledges include becoming net-zero carbon by 2040 and powering all of its operations with renewable energy by 2025. These targets are needed, too, considering the scale of the tech giant. Speaking t...

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Read Apple and Google rally against Ireland's proposed moratorium on new data centers
Apple and Google rally against Ireland's proposed moratorium on new data centers
July 28, 2021

Apple and Google rally against Ireland's proposed moratorium on new data centers

Google

Last month, the People Before Profit party in Ireland proposed an amendment to the Planning and Development act, to place a moratorium on new data centers being built. This proposal follows Ireland's Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), launching a consultation on data center grid con...

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Read Aligned secures $250 million for sustainability and green growth plans
Aligned secures $250 million for sustainability and green growth plans
July 28, 2021

Aligned secures $250 million for sustainability and green growth plans

Aligned

Aligned has announced that it has secured $250 million in sustainability-linked financing, bringing its total to $1.25 billion. Last year, it became the first data center company to receive a sustainability-linked loan (SLL). These loans are linked to sustainability initiatives, and the inter...

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Read Equinix strives to balance expansion with its eco targets
Equinix strives to balance expansion with its eco targets
July 23, 2021

Equinix strives to balance expansion with its eco targets

Equinix

Back in June, Equinix committed to becoming climate-neutral by 2030; however, alongside this pledge, in recent years, it has undergone significant growth. Moreover, its environmental metrics reveal that between 2018-19, ​​the company’s scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions, carbon intensity, and energy ...

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Read STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot
STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot
July 23, 2021

STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced that it is collaborating with tech company ABB to conduct an artificial intelligence (AI) energy optimization pilot in Singapore. The pilot is part of STT GDC’s vision for a greener future, and its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030.The...

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Read Irish Water must insist data centres use technology to reduce energy usage and preserve water supply, say politicians
Irish Water must insist data centres use technology to reduce energy usage and preserve water supply, say politicians
July 22, 2021

Irish Water must insist data centres use technology to reduce energy usage and preserve water supply, say politicians

Northern Ireland

Irish Water is reportedly under pressure to insist existing data centers in Ireland should upgrade to more efficient cooling systems in an effort to reduce their environmental impact and draining effect on water and energy. According to reports, the cooling systems employed at data centers acr...

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Read A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?
A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?
July 21, 2021

A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?

Microsoft Azure

In 2021, data centers are responsible for 2% of the world’s CO2 emissions, equivalent to the entire airline industry worldwide. It has also been forecast that by 2025, data centers could consume up to one-fifth of Earth’s power.Increasingly, data center companies are waking up to the fact that...

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Read Microsoft makes pledge to run all data centers carbon neutral by 2030
Microsoft makes pledge to run all data centers carbon neutral by 2030
July 21, 2021

Microsoft makes pledge to run all data centers carbon neutral by 2030

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is the latest company to pledge carbon-neutrality by 2030. Within the next 19 years, the tech giant promises to run all its global data centers and offices with zero-carbon energy.In a recent blog, written by Lucas Joppa, chief environmental officer and Noelle Walsh, CVP, cloud oper...

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Read Kao Data becomes first data center company to use vegetable oil to fuel generators in the UK
Kao Data becomes first data center company to use vegetable oil to fuel generators in the UK
July 21, 2021

Kao Data becomes first data center company to use vegetable oil to fuel generators in the UK

KAO Data

Kao Data has announced a huge step towards its net-zero ambitions by switching from diesel to HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fuel to fuel its backup generators at its Harlow campus. Koa Data is now the first data center company in the UK to make this change and has achieved this through its...

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Read Ark’s new data center shows commitment to a zero carbon future in the UK
Ark’s new data center shows commitment to a zero carbon future in the UK
July 21, 2021

Ark’s new data center shows commitment to a zero carbon future in the UK

Ark: Longcross 1

Ark Data Centres is pushing towards a carbon-neutral future with the announcement of its Longcross facility, located in Chertsey South West. Due to come online in 2023, it is designed to minimize carbon emissions and reduce waste and water consumption.According to Ark, its new facility will b...

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Read Digital Realty is meeting green targets according to third annual ESG report
Digital Realty is meeting green targets according to third annual ESG report
July 16, 2021

Digital Realty is meeting green targets according to third annual ESG report

Digital Realty Trust

According to its latest ESG report, Digital Realty is meeting its sustainability targets in the push for carbon-neutrality. The company, as part of the Science-Based Target Initiative (SBTi), has committed to reducing its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 68% and Scope 3 emissions by 24% by 2030.  It...

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Read IBM announces 21 sustainability goals
IBM announces 21 sustainability goals
July 15, 2021

IBM announces 21 sustainability goals

Kyndryl

IBM is one of the latest data center companies to commit itself to net-zero GHG emissions by 2030. In its most recent Environmental Report, the company set out twenty-one environmental sustainability goals and also outlined its involvement with the European Green Digital Coalition.As a foundin...

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