Build and facilities
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Playmobil factory earmarked for 100MW computing campus
Horst Brandstätter Group plans to convert its former Playmobil factory in Dietenhofen into a 100MW computing campus, using existing 110kV infrastructure and grid capacity reserved by N-ERGIE.
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QTS and Amprion advance Hamm grid connection
Amprion and QTS have agreed construction work needed to connect a proposed data centre campus near Hamm to Germany’s transmission network, with the developer funding the required infrastructure at Uentrop.
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Vertiv introduces factory-validated high-density AI infrastructure platform
Vertiv has launched SmartIT, a pre-engineered rack, power, liquid-cooling and monitoring platform intended for AI deployments in new or existing facilities. No named European installation is disclosed.
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The changing fire safety challenge facing Europe’s data centre boom
Aaron Velardi, head of business development at Ramtech, examines how expanding data centre campuses and lithium-ion battery systems are changing fire safety requirements during construction and across operational facilities.
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CoreWeave activates Danish AI capacity at DEN01
CoreWeave has activated most of its planned 22.5MW IT deployment at atNorth’s Copenhagen facility, expanding its European AI infrastructure while connecting the location to a wider international network.
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SWI Compute outlines initial Cambridge AI deployment
SWI Compute plans to bring an initial 30 MW of NVIDIA AI computing capacity online at Cambridge by late 2027, with a larger proposed campus and a wider European deployment programme.
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Greek AI factory developers examine power supply
Copelouzos Group and its Emirati partners are reportedly evaluating locations for a Greek AI computing facility, with electricity from the proposed Greece–Egypt GREGY interconnector under consideration.
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Milan Microsoft data centre faces permit scrutiny
Peschiera Borromeo officials have defended planning approvals for Microsoft’s San Bovio data centre, amid questions about independent legal advice, land use compatibility, and the application of Lombardy’s June 2026 legislation.
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The data hall will be finished before its electricians are
Mike Slevin, director of EMEA market at Fluke, argues that funded apprenticeships and protected engineering supervision are essential to prevent the UK’s shortage of skilled electricians delaying new data centre capacity.
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Government considers priority designation for data centres
UK ministers are considering Critical National Priority status for data centres as they develop a dedicated National Policy Statement. The designation has not been adopted and consultation is still pending.