Scotland's parliament backs defacto, temporary, moratorium on new hyperscale data centers
No plans will be approved until new planning guidance is published
News - Europe, Matthew Gooding, DatacenterDynamics
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Schneider Electric debuts 2.5MW power modules for AI data centers
Prefab modules can cut installation time, vendor says
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Politicians in Scotland set to vote on national data center moratorium
Would put a pause on projects of 50MW and up
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Loft Orbital, Marlan Space, and Mistral sign $1bn deal to put compute in space
Will launch constellation of 50 satellites
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham rejects calls for national data center moratorium
Says AI Growth Zones will benefit communities
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Hscale secures $1bn contract with hyperscaler for Spanish data centers
Will provide capacity for cloud and AI workloads
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Stulz launches new air cooling systems for Edge data centers
Updates product line aimed at small facilities
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DataVita files for third data center at campus in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Company says it has revised plans after consultation with residents
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Electricity-free cooling system for data centers prototyped by scientists in Germany and Japan
Solid-state cooling could be a game-changer, but can it be scaled up?
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Edge data center for AI workloads proposed in Manchester, UK
Two building scheme is part of planned network of Edge sites
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Seatrium plans 30MW offshore data center pilot
Comes as startup pitches nuclear ships for GPUs, and renewable energy firm unveils nautical data center platform
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UK AI Growth Zone program for data centers in limbo after DSIT closure
New home for flagship digital infrastructure scheme yet to be decided
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50MW 'monstrosity' data center proposed on green belt land in Bromley, UK
Residents already fuming before planning application is submitted
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NFrance cuts data center power bill by 20 percent using Vertiv DX cooling system
WUE and PUE reduced thanks to upgrade
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Piping specialist Georg Fischer sees liquid cooling orders double in first half of 2026
There's big money in cooling pipes, Swiss vendor declares
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London's Honey Monster Factory site set to host CyrusOne data center
Sweet news leaves developer buzzing
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Dutch science organization TNO seeks CEO to lead new spin-out cooling business
Will lead team commercializing microfluidics cooling solution
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Submer plans €1bn data center at former chemical plant in Catalonia
Will be operated by firm's Rubix Data Centers division
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Volt teams up with NorthC to launch Dutch AI cloud
Could eventually be run from firm's planned AI gigafactory
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Europe's Aether consortium targets two AI gigafactories in Strasbourg, France
If built, will offer an initial 42MW of capacity
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SNP backs national data center moratorium in Scotland
Cites negative environmental impact
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French city of Pau plans 1MW data center to boost digital sovereignty
€3m facility will have up to 1MW capacity
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Mayor could block data center planned at former H&M warehouse in Le Bourget, France
Segro project under the microscope
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Data center planned for Rhondda Cyon Taf, Wales
Consultation open on plans
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Dubai Holding could buy stake in data center firm Hscale - report
State-backed investor looking to build European portfolio
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Residents rally against "monster" 300MW AI data center planned in Scotland
What's that coming over the hill, is it a... data center?
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UK government to rule on data center planned for former quarry in Bedfordshire
Project is of national significance, ministers say
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Tritax Big Box progresses 125MW data center plan in Essex, UK
Tritax pays itself to deliver scheme