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Read Under the microscope: Ameren's new data center
Under the microscope: Ameren's new data center

Under the microscope: Ameren's new data center

October 26, 2021 Missouri

Ameren's new data center, fuelled by one of its coal-fired power plants in Missouri, has come under the microscope, garnering concerns from those in the local community and beyond. While the company says that the $1 million facility will help to stabilize demand for electricity, critics aren't so...

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Read Google's new 'green campus': What it is and what it means for the future of Google
Google's new 'green campus': What it is and what it means for the future of Google

Google's new 'green campus': What it is and what it means for the future of Google

October 19, 2021 Google

Google’s new Bay View campus, located east of the tech giant’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, will reportedly be opened to a select number of employees by January and is reportedly a representative of the company’s wider goals and vision. According to Google, the campus itself is a...

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Read New Taiwan data center hailed as a sign of greater things to come
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New Taiwan data center hailed as a sign of greater things to come

October 15, 2021 Taiwan

Chief Telecom, an affiliate of Chunghwa Telecom, has launched its fourth Internet Data Center (IDC) in Taipei City, a move that has been projected to bring new opportunities for Taiwan's IDC and cloud industries. The unveiling ceremony was attended by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), who outlined...

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Read Google acquires land in Fredericia, Denmark for potential data center development
Google acquires land in Fredericia, Denmark for potential data center development

Google acquires land in Fredericia, Denmark for potential data center development

October 13, 2021 Hyperscale Data Center

Google has successfully bought more land in Denmark for potential data center developments. The search engine giant bought 1.29 million square feet (120,000 square meters) of land in Taulov, in Fredericia municipality, Denmark. Earlier in June 2017, Google bought a 73.2 hectare (7.8 million...

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Read Landmark Dividend buys 1.2 million square feet of data center space in Northern Virginia
Landmark Dividend buys 1.2 million square feet of data center space in Northern Virginia

Landmark Dividend buys 1.2 million square feet of data center space in Northern Virginia

October 13, 2021 Northern Virginia

Landmark Dividend, which DigitalBridge acquired earlier in the year, has acquired what it refers to as a “portfolio of assets” in Northern Virginia. It acquired 1.2 million square feet of data center space within the Quantum Park in Northern Virginia. According to Landmark Dividend, the property...

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Read The Northern Virginia data center boom: Reactions from the local community are mixed
The Northern Virginia data center boom: Reactions from the local community are mixed

The Northern Virginia data center boom: Reactions from the local community are mixed

October 12, 2021 Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia is in the midst of a data center boom. This has partly developed due to a demand for new data centers resulting from the pandemic, which means that it currently has the highest density of data centers in the world. Loudoun County alone has over 100 data centers, with more than...

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Read Google and Thales Partner to form French sovereign cloud service
Google and Thales Partner to form French sovereign cloud service

Google and Thales Partner to form French sovereign cloud service

October 08, 2021 Google

Google and Thales have announced a new Joint Venture that will offer a sovereign cloud service in France. The companies announced that they would develop a sovereign hyperscale cloud offering for France. The new company aims to provide cloud services to local private and public companies that...

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Read Google to move into Eagle Mountain, Utah?
Google to move into Eagle Mountain, Utah?

Google to move into Eagle Mountain, Utah?

October 05, 2021 Google

Google has reportedly purchased 300 acres in Eagle Mountain, Utah, which could potentially be home to a new data center. Google already has offices in the region, in Salt Lake City and Provo. The plot of land is located in the south on Pony Express Parkway, near Facebook’s 1.5 million-square-foot...

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Read Energy strategy talks in Loudoun as data centers continue to dominate
Energy strategy talks in Loudoun as data centers continue to dominate

Energy strategy talks in Loudoun as data centers continue to dominate

September 30, 2021 Northern Virginia

On Wednesday, Loudoun county supervisors came together to discuss the county's energy strategy. This discussion has come following a surge of data centers in the area over the past 15 years. The county's "Data Center Alley" is pinned as the world's largest concentration of data centers, totalling...

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Read Google announces expansion plans in The Dallas, Oregon
Google announces expansion plans in The Dallas, Oregon

Google announces expansion plans in The Dallas, Oregon

September 29, 2021 Google

According to Oregon Live, Google plans to build more data centers in The Dalles, in Oregon’s Wasco County. The report shows that the search engine giant wants to build two more data centers in The Dalles. It is also looking to get access to more water and tax breaks. Google will be building one...

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Read Denmark issues new regulations around surplus heat
Denmark issues new regulations around surplus heat

Denmark issues new regulations around surplus heat

September 22, 2021 Denmark

Denmark’s Energy Ministry has announced a new agreement, which outlines regulations and taxation on heat sent to district heating networks. This agreement, which will come into effect by 2022, will encourage businesses and district heating companies to utilize surplus heat. The Ministry of...

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Read Great Grey Investments buys unfinished Westpoort data center in Amsterdam
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Great Grey Investments buys unfinished Westpoort data center in Amsterdam

September 17, 2021 Amsterdam

Great Grey Investment has acquired the uncompleted Westpoort Data Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The data center was bought from Caransa Group. Although the terms of the deal were not revealed, Tikehu Capital provided financing to Great Grey Investments and Westpoort Datacenter through its...

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Read The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approves zoning of 196-acre of land for data center use in Gainesville, Northern Virginia
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The Prince William Board of County Supervisors approves zoning of 196-acre of land for data center use in Gainesville, Northern Virginia

September 15, 2021 Northern Virginia

196-acres of land has been rezoned for data center purposes in Gainesville, Northern Virginia. This is after the Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted that a 196-acre land off Linton Hall Road should be zoned for data center use. A 1 million square feet data center campus will also be...

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Read Google data center in Bnei Zion, Israel faces protest from locals
Google data center in Bnei Zion, Israel faces protest from locals

Google data center in Bnei Zion, Israel faces protest from locals

September 14, 2021 Google

Residents of Bnei Zion, Israel, are protesting against the construction of Google’s data center in the town. The locals have petitioned the Lod District Court to revoke the approval for the data center. The residents are worried over the health and environmental impact of the center project....

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Read Prince William County officials to decide on data center in Northern Virginia
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Prince William County officials to decide on data center in Northern Virginia

September 06, 2021 Northern Virginia

Prince William’s Board of County Supervisors is going to hold a public hearing on a proposed data center facility in Northern Virginia later this week. The purpose of the meeting is to decide whether to rezone the 196.28 acres of land across three properties from agricultural to industrial use....

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Read Google plans to invest €1 billion ($1.18bn) in Frankfurt and Berlin
Google plans to invest €1 billion ($1.18bn) in Frankfurt and Berlin

Google plans to invest €1 billion ($1.18bn) in Frankfurt and Berlin

September 02, 2021 Google

Google is looking to expand its data center operations in Germany with €1 billion ($1.18bn) worth of investments. The tech giant announced that it would launch a new region in Berlin-Brandenburg. It would also expand its Cloud Region in Frankfurt in a new facility in Hanau. The Company revealed...

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Read Google gets $54 million tax abatement in for Columbus, Ohio, data center
Google gets $54 million tax abatement in for Columbus, Ohio, data center

Google gets $54 million tax abatement in for Columbus, Ohio, data center

August 31, 2021 Google

The Columbus City Council has voted 6 to 1 to approve over $54 million in tax breaks for Google’s proposed data center in Ohio. In return, the Company will have to provide 20 full-time jobs. Google first announced the facility in March. It was said to be a 150,000 square foot data center that...

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Read Google to expand its New Albany data center campus in Ohio
Google to expand its New Albany data center campus in Ohio

Google to expand its New Albany data center campus in Ohio

August 20, 2021 Google

Google has announced that it will expand its New Albany data center campus in Ohio with an injection of $1 billion. It first broke ground on the campus back in 2019, and the project has seen $600 million of investment already. On top of its capacity expansion at the New Albany campus, the tech...

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Read Norwegian updates sustainability strategy for data centers
Norwegian updates sustainability strategy for data centers

Norwegian updates sustainability strategy for data centers

August 11, 2021 Norway

The Norwegian government recently updated its sustainability strategy for all data centers in the country in its "Norwegian data centers - sustainable, digital power centers" report. This strategy, it hopes, will project Norway as the world's most sustainable data center nation. Launched by Linda...

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Read The future of data center back-up energy
The future of data center back-up energy

The future of data center back-up energy

August 06, 2021 Google

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...

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