The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - The Data Center Construction Channel, 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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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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Marwynn plots up to $500m AI data center and solar farm in Grenada
Signs MoU with Grenada National Resort, a large-scale luxury tourism and real estate development
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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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OpenAI applies for federal permit to build portion of Effingham County, Georgia, data center on wetlands - report
Would permit OpenAI to build on 72 acres of wetland
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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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Uruguay gov't partners with Solaria for up to 500MW of data center capacity
Expected to be powered in part by solar power
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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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Soluna files to build 112MW data center building in Willacy, Texas
Will span a single building totaling 471,884 sq ft
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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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Rune launches solar-sited modular compute system, raises $40m Series A
Seeks to utilize wasted energy generated by solar plants
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JV plans 54MW data center in Dallas, Texas
Northampton Capital partners with Provident Data Centers on project
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SB Energy files for IPO, targeting a raise of $5-7bn
Would value the company at approximately $50bn
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Prometheus Hyperscale partners with Istmo to develop up to 2.5GW gas powered data center in Reeves County, Texas
First power is slated for next year
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Azur Datacenter to convert HRS hydrogen facility in Champagnier, France, into data center
Transaction expected to close at end of the year
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W Land Development to offer power-ready sites for Texas data center operators
Firm will act as a site developer rather than an owner or operator of data centers
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US lawmaker proposes Data Center Bill of Rights targeting AI data center developments
Would provide local communities with a greater say over data center developments
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1414 Degrees signs deal for up to 1GW AI campus at Aurora Energy Precinct in South Australia
Inks non-binding deal with unnamed data center developer
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PowerPlay AI, Sharon AI plan 400MW behind-the-meter gas-powered data center in Abilene, Texas
Form JV to develop data center
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BESS firm Energy Vault breaks ground on first data center in Snyder, Texas
Will comprise ten Crusoe Spark modular data center units
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DOE selects Amentum, DC Blox to develop behind-the-meter AI data center at Savannah River site in South Carolina
Companies will now enter negotiations for a phased lease of site
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Off-grid data center proposed for Letcher County, Kentucky - report
Potential site located at the Gateway Business Park
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UK oil and gas firm plots 200MW gas powered offshore data center in North Sea
Plan at very early stages
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New York becomes first US state to impose data center moratorium
Imposes a one-year moratorium on data centers with a capacity of 50MW or more
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Mara acquires 1,200-acre Texas site from HIF USA for up to 2GW data center campus
Construction expected to start this year in partnership with Starwood
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Nixxy and Tachyon 9 plan up to 1GW data center campus in North Dakota
First 120–150MW of capacity is targeted for the second quarter of 2027
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Microsoft plans 2GW data center campus in Pecos, Texas
Chevron signed on for energy supply deal