Build and facilities
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IREN secures Spanish AI campus licence
IREN has secured a civil works licence and grid-connected power for its planned 300MW AI data centre campus in Badajoz, Spain, with initial operations targeted for 2028.
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Vertiv applies factory integration at Polar Herøya
Polar Data Centers is applying Vertiv’s factory-built electrical and cooling infrastructure to a 41MW first phase at Herøya, Norway. Vertiv’s claimed installation savings and additional AI output are modelled, not operating results.
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Fuse Energy outlines 142MW UK computing pipeline
British energy company Fuse has launched Fuse Compute, offering reservations for UK-hosted NVIDIA GPU infrastructure across a proposed 142MW development pipeline. Its initial deployment is advertised for December 2026.
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NVIDIA introduces factory-built Vera Rubin data centres
NVIDIA has introduced DSX POD, a modular reference design integrating Vera Rubin computing with factory-tested power, cooling, and networking infrastructure, claiming faster installation at prepared data centre sites.
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atNorth reaches structural milestone at Espoo campus
atNorth has topped out its five-storey FIN02 data centre expansion in Espoo, Finland, advancing a €100 million Skanska construction programme scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2027.
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Polar and Crusoe expand Norwegian AI campus
Polar and Crusoe have confirmed 12MW of operating AI capacity in Tørdal, Norway, and plan another 40MW of liquid-cooled infrastructure in a second phase targeted for late 2027.
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Aura details €220m proposed Portuguese AI data centre
Aura Technologies has outlined financing and equipment plans for a proposed €220 million, 6.4MW AI data centre in Coruche. Municipal land decisions predate the latest details, and financing, power and commissioning remain unconfirmed.
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Amazon allocates €4.8bn to Frankfurt cloud expansion
Amazon plans to invest €4.8 billion in AWS infrastructure in Frankfurt during 2027, within a wider €16 billion German programme. The commitment does not disclose new operating capacity or identify individual data centre projects.
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Skanska joins Bitzero’s 110MW Norwegian campus development
Skanska has joined the development of Bitzero’s proposed 110MW Namsskogan data centre campus. Initial civil works are complete, but the current agreement covers engineering and project preparation rather than a signed construction contract.
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Magnora acquires operating 2MW data centre in Oslo
Magnora Data Center has acquired an operating 2MW IT-load facility in Oslo, taking a 75% interest alongside Blix Group. Fibre integration is planned, while availability upgrades and district heating remain under consideration.