Weekly Data Centre Digest – 27th September 2024
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Reports
Stack Infrastructure: Scaling Responsibly 2024 ESG Report. Read here.
Europe
Blackstone / QTS Data Centers £10bn investment in AI data centre confirmed (UK). Read here.
Lian Group launches data center platform Polar, announces two facilities in Norway. Read here.
Nebius unveiled plans to invest over US$1 billion in European AI infrastructure by mid-2025. Read here.
Developers propose data centre with 500MW ‘non-flammable’ battery in Switzerland. Read here.
Equinix launched its BA2 data center in Barcelona, Spain. Read here.
Microsoft announced pioneering green hydrogen pilot project with ESB. Read here.
Schneider Electric has deployed a new modular data centre at The Pirbright Institute. Read here.
Middle East & Africa
Ooredoo lands US$549m financing deal for AI data centre plan. Read here.
BSF Capital, and Al Moammar Information Systems have signed a letter of intent to increase capacity of data centres in the kingdom up to 64MW. Read here.
Digital Dubai picks Moro Hub to develop Data and AI Platform. Read here.
Raxio Group Launches First Data Centre In Ivory Coast. Read here.
APAC
Singapore LNG Demand Set to Jump on AI and Data Center Boom. Read here.
Pakistani oil company Mari Petroleum Company Limited is to develop data centers across the country as part of an expansion into digital infrastructure. Read here.
NTT is exploring the possibility of listing a data center real estate investment trust in Singapore. Read here.
South Korean firms commit $50bn to AI development. Read here.
Digital Edge announced expansion plans in Japan & Philippines. Read here.
Princeton Digital Group has signed a deal to develop three more data centers outside Mumbai, India. Read here.
Indonesia to Build Three New National Data Centers. Read here.
Cloud Carrier, a privately owned Australian company has announced the launch of its Southern Highlands Data Campus. Read here.
The Vietnamese government announced that Vietnamese and US firms have signed memorandums of understanding to cooperate in energy, artificial intelligence, and a data center. Read here.
Inligo Networks has announced it has commenced construction of its open cable landing station in Darwin, Australia. Read here.
North America
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed that the company is developing data centers that will consume more than 1GW of power. Read here.
Alphabet to invest $3.3 billion in South Carolina data centers. Read here.
ECL announces 1 GW off-grid hydrogen-powered data center in the US. Read here.
OpenAI Pitched White House on Unprecedented Data Center Buildout. Read here.
PowerHouse Data Centers and Chirisa Technology Parks have acquired 104 acres in Chesterfield County to develop Digital Drive Data Center campus. Read here.
Sixth Street invests in EQT’s global data centre business EdgeConneX. Read here.
560-acre data center campus proposed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Read here.
Three Mile Island restart for Microsoft data centres. Read here.
Plans surface for $200 million data center in far north Fort Worth. Read here.
Compass Datacenters is looking to expand its Red Oak data center campus in Texas. Read here.
US secondary markets emerge as new frontier for data centre growth and AI expansion. Read here.
Vantage Data Centers bond offering pushes annual issuance to record high. Read here.
New data centers approved on former Manassas Colored Horse Show grounds. Read here.
2.3M SF former Compaq Computer campus in northwest Houston will house a 774K SF modernized data center with the help of $40M of green financing. Read here.
County Supervisors will decide the fate of the Greenlin Park data center project along the Dulles Greenway in Virginia’s Loudoun County next month. Read here.
Surge in US data centre growth is powering renewable energy investment opportunities. Read here.
Rpower and Wise Asset to offer natural gas-powered land to data center developers in Texas. Read here.
South America
Brazil’s Scala secures $500 million in financing. Read here.
Microsoft announced a US$1.3 billion investment in Mexico over the next three years to bolster artificial intelligence infrastructure and digital skills initiatives. Read here.
Latin America-focused technology company Cirion is expanding the capacity of its datacenter in Buenos Aires and is seeking a site to build a second center in the country. Read here.
Paraguay receives 4 offers to build datacenter. Read here.
Other interesting articles
iMasons and Nomad Futurist Form Strategic Alliance. Read here.
Data centre power consumption could increase 10x by 2030, finds report. Read here.
How data centers can become pillars of the local community. Read here.
How To Design A Data Center That Can Run The Race To Power AI. Read here.
How Utilities, Hyperscalers Are Working to Tackle ‘Extreme’ Data Center Power Demands. Read here.
BlackRock, Microsoft, Nvidia, Blackstone and the Future of Global AI Infrastructure Investment. Read here.
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