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Read EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion
EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion

EdgeConneX secures $150 Million in Sustainability-linked Financing for its Latin America expansion

October 18, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has reportedly secured $150 million in sustainability-linked financing for its expansion in Latin America. This follows the company obtaining a series of sustainability-linked financings earlier in 2022 totaling $1.7 Billion. The loan facility promotes EdgeConneX's sustainability...

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Read AWS partners with concrete company to develop a more sustainable concrete mix for its data centers
AWS partners with concrete company to develop a more sustainable concrete mix for its data centers

AWS partners with concrete company to develop a more sustainable concrete mix for its data centers

October 14, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS has announced a new collaboration project with American Rock Products (ARP), a concrete company, to develop a concrete mix for data centers that is more sustainable. Labeled the most destructive material on earth, concrete is fundamentally unsustainable and a significant contributor to...

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Read Amazon's data center emissions rise with Oregon expansion
Amazon's data center emissions rise with Oregon expansion

Amazon's data center emissions rise with Oregon expansion

October 14, 2022 Amazon AWS

According to a report by The Oregonian, Amazon’s data center expansion in Eastern Oregon has caused carbon emissions to soar in recent years. Oregon’s Morrow and Umatilla counties are the locations targeted by Amazon, in part due to local tax breaks, which have seen Amazon rake up tax breaks...

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Read Google is Leasing a 464,000 Square Feet Data Center in Noida, India
Google is Leasing a 464,000 Square Feet Data Center in Noida, India

Google is Leasing a 464,000 Square Feet Data Center in Noida, India

October 13, 2022 Google

Per information privy to CRE Matrix, a real estate data analytics firm, Google has leased a 43,100 square meter (464,000 square feet) data center in Noida, India from Adani. The lease is to run for ten years and it will start with an annual rate of Rs130.98 crore ($16m). The agreement has already...

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Read Scala Data Centers To Invest $48M in Developing a Data Center in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Scala Data Centers To Invest $48M in Developing a Data Center in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Scala Data Centers To Invest $48M in Developing a Data Center in Porto Alegre, Brazil

October 11, 2022 Scala Data Centers

Scala Data Centers has announced its plans to develop a new facility in Porto Alegre, South Brazil. The Latin American data center company plans to invest R$250 million (US$48m) to bring the data center to life. Scala plans to use its new FastDeploy modular design for the data center. The...

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Read Equinix To Invest $74m in Developing its First Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia
Equinix To Invest $74m in Developing its First Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia

Equinix To Invest $74m in Developing its First Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia

October 11, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has revealed its plans to develop a new data center in Jakarta, Indonesia. This will be the company's first facility in the Asian country. Equinix noted that it would be investing $74m in developing the new IBX facility. The data center will be located in the Central Business District of...

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Read Google to open its first data center in Japan
Google to open its first data center in Japan

Google to open its first data center in Japan

October 10, 2022 Google

Google is opening its first data center in Japan, it has announced. To be located in Inzai City, Chiba, the facility is part of the company's $730 million infrastructure fund that will continue through 2024 and is set to open by 2023. The data center, the company's third data center in Asia,...

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Read Ascenty launches fifth data center at its Hortolândia complex
Ascenty launches fifth data center at its Hortolândia complex

Ascenty launches fifth data center at its Hortolândia complex

October 10, 2022 Ascenty

Ascenty recently inaugurated its fifth data center in São Paulo, Brazil, at its Hortolândia complex. The facility, spanning 21,000 sqm (226,050 sq ft), offers space for 3,300 racks and 31MW of capacity. So far, the company has invested R$350 million (US$67.3m) in the campus and expects this...

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Read Scala Data Centers to build the largest data center campus in Chile after obtaining environmental license
Scala Data Centers to build the largest data center campus in Chile after obtaining environmental license

Scala Data Centers to build the largest data center campus in Chile after obtaining environmental license

October 10, 2022 Scala Data Centers

Scala Data Centers has announced that it has received the environmental license to build the largest data center campus in Chile. The campus, which is scheduled to start operations in the first quarter of 2024, will have a combined 120MW of total capacity, with a projected initial delivery of...

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Read EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines
EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines

EdgeConneX announces expansion plans in the Philippines

October 07, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced a partnership with Aboitiz, a local firm in the Philippines, alongside its plans to build two data centers around Manila; one near the National Capital Region of Manila and the second in the Greater Manila Area. Speaking about the partnership, Sabin Aboitiz, President,...

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Read Google announces location of its Berlin cloud region
Google announces location of its Berlin cloud region

Google announces location of its Berlin cloud region

October 04, 2022 Google

Google is reportedly close to buying a 30-hectare plot for its upcoming Berlin Google Cloud region in Germany having already signed corresponding preliminary contracts. According to reports by Maerkische Allgemeine, the site that it has chosen is in the Schenkendorf area of Mittenwalde,...

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Read Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power
Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power

Equinix tests hydrogen fuel cell power

September 30, 2022 Equinix

Equinix is the latest company in the industry to trial hydrogen fuel cells as a power source for data centers. The company will be working in partnership with the Centre for Energy Research & Technology (CERT) under the National University of Singapore's (NUS) College of Design and...

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Read Microsoft signs nuclear carbon credits deal with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of strategic partnership
Microsoft signs nuclear carbon credits deal with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of strategic partnership

Microsoft signs nuclear carbon credits deal with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of strategic partnership

September 28, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a new energy deal with Canadian energy firm Ontario Power Generation (OPG) as part of a strategic partnership targeted at tackling climate change and “driving sustainable growth” in Ontario. According to Microsoft, the giant will procure Clean Energy Credit sourced from OPG’s...

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Read Amazon invests in more renewable energy projects
Amazon invests in more renewable energy projects

Amazon invests in more renewable energy projects

September 23, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon has announced that it has invested in another wave of renewable energy projects, totaling 71. Altogether, these projects will take the giant total renewable energy production to 50,000GWh, the same amount required to power 4.6 million homes in the US annually. These projects include three...

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Read New report reveals only 33 percent of operators have an adequate program to conserve water
New report reveals only 33 percent of operators have an adequate program to conserve water

New report reveals only 33 percent of operators have an adequate program to conserve water

September 20, 2022 Microsoft Azure

We are living in an era where water stress and water scarcity are serious global issues that are only worsening. A total of 25% of the world's population is facing water stress and scarcity, and it's forecast that by as early as 2025, this could increase to 50% and by ​​2050, as much as 75% of...

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Read AWS files to build data center in DeSoto, outside Dallas, Texas
AWS files to build data center in DeSoto, outside Dallas, Texas

AWS files to build data center in DeSoto, outside Dallas, Texas

September 19, 2022 Amazon AWS

AWS has announced its filing to build a new facility in DeSoto, outside Dallas, Texas. The data center will reportedly span 30,000 square foot (2,790 sq m), and work will commence early next year, with a view for completion in 2024. The facility is known as ​​the Ezell Drive Campus and according...

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Read Equinix expands its ZH4 IBX facility in Zurich
Equinix expands its ZH4 IBX facility in Zurich

Equinix expands its ZH4 IBX facility in Zurich

September 16, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has announced the expansion of one of its data centers in Zurich, Switzerland. Its ZH4 IBX facility, located at Josefstrasse 225, will see the addition of 850 square meters (9,150 sq ft) of whitespace and more than 200 cabinets. The facility first opened in 2010, and since then, it has...

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Read Microsoft Azure's New Zealand data center powered by 100 percent renewable energy
Microsoft Azure's New Zealand data center powered by 100 percent renewable energy

Microsoft Azure's New Zealand data center powered by 100 percent renewable energy

September 06, 2022 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft recently announced that its data center region in New Zealand (specific location not yet disclosed), will be powered by 100 percent renewable electricity due to a partnership with Ecotricity, a sustainable electricity retailer. This means that the region will use solar, wind, and hydro...

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Read Amazon Web Services Launches UAE Cloud Region
Amazon Web Services Launches UAE Cloud Region

Amazon Web Services Launches UAE Cloud Region

September 05, 2022 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of its new cloud region in the United Arab Emirates. The company said the cloud region’s official name is Middle East (UAE). It also noted that the API name is me-central-1. According to AWS, the zone is ready for use to store data and deploy...

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Read DigitalBridge and Equinix are The Final Bidders For Time Dotcom's Aims DC Business
DigitalBridge and Equinix are The Final Bidders For Time Dotcom's Aims DC Business

DigitalBridge and Equinix are The Final Bidders For Time Dotcom's Aims DC Business

September 05, 2022 Equinix

According to Bloomberg, Equinix and DigitalBridge are the final two companies looking to buy Time Dotcom’s data center business. The companies are looking to sign an agreement to take over the business called Aims Data Centre within the next few weeks. Per sources, Time Dotcom might also retain a...

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