Build and facilities
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Chapelcross environmental assessment opens separate consultation
Dumfries and Galloway Council has opened consultation on the environmental report for the proposed Chapelcross AI data centre campus, with representations accepted until 29 November.
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National Grid secures land for Teesside substation
National Grid Electricity Transmission has agreed to acquire more than 70 acres at Teesworks for a proposed substation that could serve substantial industrial and data centre demand.
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NTT adds Paris to AI factory network
NTT DATA has added GPU infrastructure in Paris and Singapore, expanding the locations where customers can test AI workload performance, security and production requirements.
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Investigation examines labour conditions on data centre sites
An investigation into European data centre construction describes electrical injury, wage and accommodation disputes, and subcontracting oversight concerns at projects in Belgium and Sweden.
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Former German nuclear sites assessed for AI
PreussenElektra and Nvidia are assessing former German nuclear power stations for potential AI computing use, focusing on existing electricity infrastructure, industrial land and technical feasibility.
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Police investigate suspected environmental damage at Muhos
Finnish police have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected environmental damage at Google’s proposed Muhos data centre, following earlier restrictions on site work and water controls.
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Alibaba Cloud opens first Netherlands computing region
Alibaba Cloud has opened its first Netherlands region with two operating data centres in Amsterdam, extending its European public cloud footprint to four regions.
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Fireworks contracts Era4’s Chesterfield AI facility
Fireworks has contracted all 5MW of Era4’s Chesterfield data centre capacity, combining NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra systems, direct liquid cooling, HPE modular infrastructure, and electricity generated largely from landfill gas.
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Volta acquires Reynolds House Manchester data centre
Volta Data Centres has acquired Manchester’s Reynolds House facility from Lunar Digital, adding approximately 1.45MW of installed IT capacity, with expansion planned to 2.5MW.
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nexspace plans 4MW Erding data centre
nexspace has secured a 10,000-square-metre site near Munich for a 4MW IT data centre, with an initial 6MVA electrical connection and commissioning targeted for 2028.