Data Centre News
EDF, OpCore plan multi-billion-euro hyperscale data centre on former coal plant site near Paris
17th Nov 2025
3 minutes
EDF and OpCore are set to develop one of Europe’s largest data centre campuses after entering exclusive negotiations to transform the former Montereau-Vallée-de-la-Seine thermal power plant site into a high-power facility of several hundred megawatts.
Submer secures HPC veteran Jean-Marc Denis as chief product officer amid global expansion
17th Nov 2025
4 minutes
The Barcelona-based AI datacentre firm strengthens its product leadership as it scales operations in Europe, North America, and the Middle East.
techUK chief warns government’s AI plans do not ‘go far enough’ as North Wales Growth Zone unveiled
14th Nov 2025
3 minutes
The UK’s newest AI Growth Zone may promise thousands of jobs and billions in investment, but industry leaders warn that urgent action is needed.
AFD and IDB launch $324m subsea fibre and data centre project in Brazil’s Amazon
14th Nov 2025
3 minutes
Announced at COP30, the project will connect 15m residents in northern Brazil
ACS and BlackRock’s GIP set to seal €23bn data centre partnership
13th Nov 2025
3 minutes
Spain-based construction and infrastructure group ACS Group is reportedly on the verge of striking a major deal with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), the infrastructure arm of BlackRock, Inc., to develop and expand its data centre business.
Caterpillar’s hybrid vision: Powering the world’s mobile future
12th Nov 2025
6 minutes
At a Caterpillar Electric Power press event in Dubai, Neil Smith, strategy manager for retail electric power solutions at Caterpillar Inc., shared a vision that spans from the palm of your hand to the edge of the cloud.
Indosat, Nokia and Nvidia launch AI-RAN research centre in Indonesia
12th Nov 2025
3 minutes
Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) Nokia, and Nvidia have officially launched the AI-RAN Research Centre in Surabaya, a strategic collaboration designed to advance AI-native wireless networks and edge AI applications across Indonesia.
Microsoft powers into Portugal with €8.6bn AI data-centre hub
12th Nov 2025
3 minutes
Microsoft’s decision to invest €8.6 billion (US$10 billion) in a large-scale AI data hub in Portugal underscores a significant shift in Europe’s digital infrastructure landscape.
Vertiv to power Digital Realty’s first data centre in Italy
12th Nov 2025
2 minutes
Vertiv has been selected to provide advanced digital infrastructure solutions for ROM1, Digital Realty’s first data centre in Italy and a key new hub for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads.
Google to invest €5.5bn in German data centres & cloud expansion
11th Nov 2025
3 minutes
Google has unveiled plans to invest €5.5 billion in Germany from next year to 2029.
The AI revolution demands collaboration, urges Verizon’s Jeff Hulse
11th Nov 2025
3 minutes
Verizon Partner Solutions president Jeff Hulse has urged the industry to align, claiming that with the AI revolution happening right now, the whole system won’t function unless partners are connected within the ecosystem.