DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Construction & Site Selection, Barney Dixon, DCD Intelligence
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Russian official proposes data centers in disused coal mines to protect from drone strikes
Prolonged Ukrainian strikes rattle Russian government
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Pause in US data center construction could lead to recession, BlackRock CEO warns
Slowed buildout could turn massive investment into a massive crash
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Russia could deploy AI data centers in Belarus and Kazakhstan as local capacity struggles
Multiple locations are being considered
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Sesterce to invest $10bn in 600MW AI data center campus in Jämsä, Finland
Developer says it has already secured an anchor customer for the site
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Nation Data Center breaks ground on new French data center development
The project in Vélizy-Villacoublay town is part of a mixed-use project
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Enetron Park announces zoning approval for 250MW data center in Pyhäjoki, Finland, despite local government denial
Announcement at odds with government decision
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Zettabyte signs MoU with Bowrington Capital for high-density computing deployment
Agreement will look at commercial requirements
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Former Global Switch execs to lead AI and cloud infrastructure investment company
Backed by private investor, Margaux Platforms
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Thor Equities submits plans for 150MW data center in Georgia, US
An estimated cost of $1 billion
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Film studio turned data center project gets approval in High Wycombe, UK
Passes planning permission, subject to conditions
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SoftBank-backed SB Energy subsidiary to develop former Texas 3M campus into R&D tech center
$1 billion earmarked for development of the campus
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Key ASIC and CT Vision plan green AI data center in Malaysia
Companies plan 100 percent renewable powered facility
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New 400MW AI data center planned for Algoma in Ontario, Canada
Algoma Steel and Red Jar Energy Partners working together on the proposal
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Loudoun County could reverse data center by-right grandfathering exemption
Board of supervisors voted to assess legality and impact
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SK Telecom launches new AI DC infrastructure focused company, split from SK Broadband
SK Horizon launches with $2.2 billion in investment from KKR and IMM
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APAC data center asset values could reach $1 trillion by 2030 - Cushman & Wakefield
Will require $280 billion in capital expenditure
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Raeden claims Michigan moratorium unlawfully stopped its Gibraltar data center development
Imposed moratorium curbed proposals for a 100MW data center in the city
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Itochu to begin data center development, plans 10 new facilities by 2030
To invest several hundred billion yen
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Twenty markets account for 60 percent of hyperscale data center capacity - Synergy
Northern Virginia, US, and Beijing, China, hold the highest market share
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Flexential establishes $800m credit facility, upsizing initial target by 60 percent
Plans to expand capacity in key markets
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CBRE: Europe data center market to grow by nearly a quarter in 2026
Reaching 13GW of capacity by the end of the year
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GDS Holdings raises full-year sales target to 1GW by end of 2026
Company expects more than 1GW of new sales this year
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Ontario, Canada, unveils new data center framework to support industry investment
Government says plan will provide “meaningful benefits” for locals
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JLL: Data center demand exceeds expectations, doubles year-over-year
Absorption hits record 25GW in 1H 2026
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Australia’s CDC mulls new data center in New Zealand
Partners with Contact Energy on the potential project
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JLL: FLAPD on track for record data center growth year, while Middle East pipeline is paused
FLAPD markets reach a live capacity of 3.8GW in 1H 2026
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CBRE: US data center momentum to continue, bolstering restrained construction market
AI infrastructure is a “key pillar of demand”
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Germany’s Maincubes completes first module of new Frankfurt data center
First leg of the 16MW hyperscale/HPC data center