Build and facilities
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CorScale starts Iver campus works
CorScale has appointed McLaren Construction and Phoenix ME for early works on a planned 140MW campus at Court Lane in Iver.
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Denham plan tests green belt pressure
A proposed hyperscale data centre near Denham would place two buildings and substation infrastructure beside the M40.
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Microsoft targets Vaasa data centre site
Microsoft has signed a preliminary agreement for 190 hectares in western Finland, adding Vaasa to its possible data centre map.
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Ark expands Longcross for Nebius
Ark is adding capacity at Longcross Park as Nebius scales its UK AI infrastructure footprint around Surrey.
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Glesys and Trevian plan Oulu campus
Campus Oulu would start with 8MW of IT load in northern Finland, with liquid-cooled capacity and long-term expansion potential.
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Data centre NSIPs face BNG rules
Defra has published the biodiversity gain statement for data centre NSIPs ahead of mandatory requirements from November 2026.
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Brookfield lifts French AI infrastructure plan
Brookfield is increasing its planned AI infrastructure investment in France to €30bn as the country courts large data centre capital.
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SoftBank plans 5GW French AI build
SoftBank has committed up to €75bn to develop 5GW of AI data centre capacity in France.
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Bull and Foxconn plan European AI manufacturing
Bull and Foxconn will manufacture AI and cloud infrastructure across facilities in France and the Czech Republic.
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Tet opens first phase of DC7
Latvian telco Tet has completed the first phase of its DC7 data centre near Riga, with liquid cooling and local heat reuse planned.