The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - Europe, Zachary Skidmore, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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UK renewable firm Downing expands into data center market with 500MW pipeline
Projects located in central Sweden and southern Finland
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atNorth signs deal with Calentix for heat reuse at SWE04 data center in Sollefteå, Sweden
First delivery of heat expected in 2029
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Portuguese gov't drafts new rules requiring data centers to be powered via renewable energy
The government is currently finalizing legislation
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Drax partners with Brookfield and Radiant for up to 1GW data center at North Yorkshire power station
First phase targeting 100MW of capacity by 2028
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National Grid buys land in Teesside, UK, for 3.2GW substation to power AI data center
Expected to support AI growth zone data center
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Finnish police open criminal investigation into Google over reported mass tree felling at data center site
Google said it will "cooperate with the investigation"
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Nvidia partners with PreussenElektra to explore deployment of AI data centers at former nuclear sites in Germany
Represents the first step in the evaluation process
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Vodafone Ukraine to install solar arrays across 400 base stations
Completed the first phase of deployments in June 2026
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Spain revises data center renewable mandate
Facilities with a capacity of 10MW or more are now subject to the rules
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Ecoblox partners with Rimac on modular data center solution
First deployment slated for Rimac's campus in Kerestinec, Croatia
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Google ordered to suspend site work at two data centers in Finland following tree clearing controversy
An estimated 250,000 trees were cleared at its Muhos site
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Emerald AI, Nvidia share results of latest pilot at Nscale data center in Iceland
Seventh pilot undertaken by Emerald AI to date
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OVHcloud wins approval to connect data centers in Roubaix, France, to local district heating network
Project now in its operational phase
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Hitachi Energy teams up with Ansaldo to develop integrated power solutions for data center sector and grid
Japanese giant inks MoU with Italian energy firm
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Enersense and Betolar Oyj to develop security solutions for substations and data centers across the Baltics
Finnish firms will target grid and industrial customers
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Curtis Hall proposes temporary 49.9MW gas power plant for Cardiff data center campus - report
Capacity just under the threshold required for Welsh gov't approval
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Google's EMEA energy team hiring for range of new positions
Further opportunities in the energy space at Google
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UK council launches heat network feasibility study for proposed data centers near Didcot Power Station in Oxfordshire
Will be undertaken by Nordic Energy, with results published in March of next year
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Pure DC completes installation of final transformer at 90MW Brent Cross data center
Energization of the data center is expected later this month
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UK gov’t rejects AI Growth Zone bid to power data center with Drax biomass plant in Selby, North Yorkshire
Applicants claimed the 1.2GW data center would be the largest “carbon negative data center”
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Greece drafts legislation requiring data centers source 60% of power from renewables
Also proposes the creation of a data center registry
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Siemens makes strategic investment in energy infrastructure firm Skeleton Technologies to bolster AI data center offering
Also signs an exclusive partnership agreement
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VivoPower starts construction at 42MW Mo i Rana data center in Norway
To spin off 2.2GW non-Nordic AI data center portfolio into a new listed firm
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Echion partners with Proper Voltage to develop 1.6MW energy storage system for AI data centers
Ink MoU to develop an integrated system
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Orcadian Energy terminates data center agreement for North Sea gas field - report
Non-exclusive agreement signed with US digital infrastructure developer back in July
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European Commission proposes energy and water efficiency disclosure rules for data centers
Proposal is now subject to a two-month scrutiny period
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TotalEnergies partners with Mistral to develop AI models for oil and gas exploitation
Three-year contract worth an estimated €100 million
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