Markets and policy
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Europe captures little data centre hardware value
EU-headquartered companies capture only small shares of European spending on data centre semiconductors, server manufacturing, and cloud infrastructure, according to a new industry study.
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PGIM sells permitted Munich data centre site
PGIM has sold a 30MVA powered and permitted data centre development near Munich after progressing the property through planning and regulatory approvals.
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Peel raises Harworth bid to £599.8m
Peel Pepper has increased its cash offer for Harworth to 177.5p a share, valuing the powered-land developer at £599.77m as its data centre pipeline becomes central to the takeover dispute.
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Holyrood rejects moratorium, backs planning pause
MSPs rejected a proposed hyperscale data centre moratorium but approved amendments calling for national guidance and for planning or consent decisions to wait until that work is completed.
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Scotland mandates EIAs above 50MW
Scotland will require environmental impact assessments for every proposed data centre exceeding 50MW, introducing a fixed national threshold for large projects from 17 September.
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Astor emerges with €5bn European pipeline
A new London-based data centre platform backed by Margaux Platforms is preparing six developments across four European cities that could require roughly €5bn of capital expenditure.
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Fortum advances 60-hectare Finnish data centre site
Fortum and Valkeakoski are progressing an approximately 60-hectare data centre site at Pispantalli, with detailed planning and environmental assessment now under way.
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Vertical Data plans 1,024-GPU European cluster
Vertical Data has signed an LOI for a five-year, 1,024-GPU Blackwell Ultra deployment in Western Europe, although most commercial and delivery terms remain subject to a definitive agreement.
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The data centre dilemma
High electricity costs and grid delays are squeezing the UK’s data centre ambitions, pushing developers towards more flexible routes to power. Charles Deacon, technical director of grid at Eclipse Power, examines the alternatives taking shape.
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Euclyd raises €200m for AI infrastructure
Eindhoven-based Euclyd has raised more than €200 million to develop AI silicon, memory architecture, and data centre systems intended to reduce inference power and infrastructure requirements.