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Read EdgeConneX announces deployment of AWS Direct Connect in Phoenix data center
EdgeConneX announces deployment of  AWS Direct Connect in Phoenix data center

EdgeConneX announces deployment of AWS Direct Connect in Phoenix data center

July 19, 2023 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced the deployment of AWS Direct Connect with both 10Gbps and 100Gbps capability at the Phoenix Edge Data Center (PHX01). The company shared that this will enable customers to establish direct edge cloud on-ramps. This, it shared, can reportedly reduce costs, improve...

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Read Green Mountain to expand its data center campus outside Oslo, Norway
Green Mountain to expand its data center campus outside Oslo, Norway

Green Mountain to expand its data center campus outside Oslo, Norway

April 26, 2023 Green Mountain AS

Green Mountain is adding 10 MW to its data center campus outside Oslo, Norway, it has been announced. The OSL1-Enebakk site (previously DC3-Oslo) will have a new two-story, 5,800 sqm (62,430 sq ft) building added and the company has already begun construction on the expansion project. CTS Nordics...

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Read EdgeConneX Increases the Size of Its Israeli Data Centers
EdgeConneX Increases the Size of Its Israeli Data Centers

EdgeConneX Increases the Size of Its Israeli Data Centers

April 25, 2023 EdgeConneX

The construction of a new facility in Rishon will allow EdgeConneX, an innovator in global Hyperlocal to Hyperscale Data Center Solutions, to increase its data center impact in Israel. The new data center will meet the region's growing demand from hyperscalers, cloud service providers, and...

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Read Analysing the feasibility and impact of data center heat sharing
Analysing the feasibility and impact of data center heat sharing

Analysing the feasibility and impact of data center heat sharing

April 24, 2023 Green Mountain AS

In the last year or so, there's been a lot of talk about data centers sharing their heat and promoting the circular economy. The practice is widespread in Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania and Estonia and Germany was even exploring making it compulsory for operators to reuse waste heat with a new...

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Read Green Mountain plans sustainable expansion in Frankfurt, Germany
Green Mountain plans sustainable expansion in Frankfurt, Germany

Green Mountain plans sustainable expansion in Frankfurt, Germany

April 04, 2023 Green Mountain AS

Green Mountain and KMW have formed a 50:50 joint venture to develop a new campus outside of Frankfurt, Germany. The campus has received approval from local authorities, and it is expected that construction will begin on the 25,000 sqm (269,100 sq ft) site, FRA1-Main, in the third quarter of 2023....

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Read EdgeConneX secures $3.3 Billion in sustainability-linked financing
EdgeConneX secures $3.3 Billion in sustainability-linked financing

EdgeConneX secures $3.3 Billion in sustainability-linked financing

March 29, 2023 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced that it has successfully executed $3.3 billion in “innovative” sustainability-linked financing, which it said will enable the development of critical digital infrastructure to support customers' global data center requirements. For this, JGlobal awarded the company with...

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Read TikTok's Norwegian Data Center to be Built by Green Mountain
TikTok's Norwegian Data Center to be Built by Green Mountain

TikTok's Norwegian Data Center to be Built by Green Mountain

March 09, 2023 Green Mountain AS

TikTok, a social media site controlled by the Chinese government, will utilize a data center in Norway with a capacity of up to 150MW. Green Mountain will construct and manage the OSL2-Hamar plant, consisting of five 30MW-capacity buildings. According to the company, this will make it Norway's...

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Read EdgeConnex plans another data center in Miami, Florida
EdgeConnex plans another data center in Miami, Florida

EdgeConnex plans another data center in Miami, Florida

January 12, 2023 EdgeConneX

EdgeConnex is reportedly planning a third data center in Miami, Florida, after acquiring a 6.250-acre plot of land. According to a report by BizJournal, this facility will be a two-story data center and located on the southwest corner of Northwest 106th Street and Northwest 112th Avenue. A...

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Read Volkswagen AG announces climate-neutral plans
Volkswagen AG announces climate-neutral plans

Volkswagen AG announces climate-neutral plans

November 10, 2022 Green Mountain AS

Volkswagen AG, the first automaker to commit to the Paris climate agreement, has announced its new climate-neutral plans, which detail that its data center activities will be carbon-neutral by 2027. This is three years earlier than expected in the European Green Deal, which committed European...

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Read Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai
Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai

Adani, EdgeConneX JV AdaniConneX begin operations at hyperscale data center in Chennai

November 09, 2022 EdgeConneX

AdaniConneX, the joint venture between EdgeConneX and Adani Enterprises, has launched its first data center in Chennai, Chennai 1 Data Center. Its first phase will reportedly offer 17MW and 33MW of IT load at full build-out. “The wait is over! We proudly announce that our state-of-the-art Chennai...

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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 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 Green Mountain to expand its RJU1-Rjukan facility in Norway
Green Mountain to expand its RJU1-Rjukan facility in Norway

Green Mountain to expand its RJU1-Rjukan facility in Norway

September 16, 2022 Green Mountain AS

Green Mountain has announced that it is expanding its RJU1-Rjukan facility in Norway by constructing a new two-story 20MW building. With an investment of €100 million ($99.9m), the first phase will reportedly be operational and ready for service in March of next year. The company has outlined...

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Read Green Mountain's Parent Acquires SDC Ltd.
Green Mountain's Parent Acquires SDC Ltd.

Green Mountain's Parent Acquires SDC Ltd.

June 29, 2022 Green Mountain AS

Azrieli Group, the parent of Green Mountain has acquired Infinity SDC Ltd. The move sees the company take over SDC’s data center in Romford, East London. Green Mountain will be tasked with operating the data center. This will be Green Mountain’s first facility outside of Norway. Green Mountain...

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Read Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX
Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX

Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX

June 23, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced that it has secured $1.7 billion in sustainability-linked debt financing, including the company's first-ever Asset-Backed Securitization (ABS) and multi-currency term loan (ESG Term Loan). The company will reportedly use this to finance its growth and keep up with...

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Read Green Mountain releases first sustainability report
Green Mountain releases first sustainability report

Green Mountain releases first sustainability report

June 23, 2022 Green Mountain AS

Green Mountain has come forward with its first sustainability report, which focused on seven ESG areas: energy, greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water, biodiversity, social responsibility, and governance. Some of the highlights noted in the report included that all of its data centers now operate...

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Read EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN
EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN

EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN

February 18, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has acquired Graha Teknologi Nusantara (GTN). By so doing, it has taken over a data center in eastern Jakarta, Indonesia. The company did not reveal the details of the transaction. GTN was launched in 2016, and it currently operates a 5MW data center that can be expanded to 80MW upon...

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Read EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin
EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin

EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin

February 16, 2022 EdgeConneX

The South Dublin County Council (SDCC) has granted EdgeConnex permission to build two single-story data centers and three gas-powered generation plant buildings at Dublin’s Grange Castle Business Park after it was initially proposed last year. The facilities span 2,800 sqm (137,700 sqft combined)...

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Read AdaniConneX to introduce Mumbai Data Center Limited
AdaniConneX to introduce Mumbai Data Center Limited

AdaniConneX to introduce Mumbai Data Center Limited

February 08, 2022 EdgeConneX

The Adani-EdgeConneX Indian Joint Venture, AdaniConneX, has announced that it has introduced a wholly-owned subsidiary named Mumbai Data Center Limited, which will reportedly develop, operate, maintain, and deal with data centers. Further to this, operations are expected to begin shortly. In...

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Read EdgeConneX Granted Property Tax Break For its 22MW data center in Elk Grove
EdgeConneX Granted Property Tax Break For its 22MW data center in Elk Grove

EdgeConneX Granted Property Tax Break For its 22MW data center in Elk Grove

February 01, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX is developing a new data center in Elk Grove, Illinois. It has also been granted property tax breaks for the facility. The Elk Grove Village officials met last week and endorsed a proposed Cook County property tax for the company. EdgeConneX plans to develop a 22MW data center on the...

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