Build and facilities
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Britain’s AI buildout meets peak water demand
Water UK has warned that rapid data centre growth could create peak water requirements far above average consumption, particularly in already stressed parts of eastern and south-eastern England.
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Backup power adds a 3MVA European option
Everllence has introduced a 3MVA standby generator for European data centres, combining 2.4MWe output with 50Hz operation, container integration, electrically driven cooling, and support for HVO.
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Europe’s GPU deal still needs buildings and power
Microsoft will use part of Mistral’s expanding European GPU infrastructure under a multibillion-dollar agreement, although the campuses, electrical load, cooling systems, and delivery programme remain undisclosed.
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Lombardy weighs 120MW against land, water, and power
A proposed 120MW data centre near Travagliato is entering infrastructure procedures as Lombardy begins applying regional rules covering grid capacity, land, water, energy efficiency, heat reuse, and environmental mitigation.
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A live substation anchors Finland’s €1.3bn campus
Pure DC has secured €1.3bn for the first 110MW phase of its Seinäjoki campus, where a fully leased build, secured power, planning consent, and an energised substation have aligned.
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$5bn cover arrives for gigawatt risk
Aon has expanded its data centre lifecycle insurance programme to $5 billion as larger campuses concentrate construction, equipment, cyber, cargo, and interruption exposure.
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Brick Lane data centre lands on ministers’ desks
Ministers will decide whether a five storey data centre can be built at the former Truman Brewery after Tower Hamlets opposed the scheme.
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Southall trades cereal sheds for hyperscale
CyrusOne has secured approval to redevelop the former Honey Monster factory into a major data centre campus with dedicated power infrastructure and local planning obligations.
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Nebius turns GPUs into bankable infrastructure
Nebius has secured $775 million of debt against deployed GPU systems and contracted customer cash flow, creating an asset level financing model for further AI capacity.
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Munich build clears the concrete milestone
Equinix and Mercury have completed the main structure and roof of MU4.3 in Aschheim, moving the live campus expansion into fit out, integration, and commissioning.