Markets and policy
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EU faces challenge over data centre disclosure
A complaint to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee alleges that the European Commission is withholding facility-level environmental information collected from data centre operators under the EU reporting regime.
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EU continues Cloud and AI Act scrutiny
EU governments have continued detailed scrutiny of legislation intended to strengthen European cloud and AI infrastructure, including measures affecting data centre development, resource access, and the bloc’s wider compute capacity.
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Chapelcross data centre campus enters planning
The proposed CX Technology Campus at Chapelcross has entered planning with up to 161,920 sq m of data centre space and a stated long-term 1GW power ambition.
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Kildare keeps Naas data centre zoning
Kildare councillors have rejected moves to review data-centre-only zoning in Naas, preserving land earmarked for future development as Ireland’s infrastructure debate intensifies.
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Moncalieri plan puts 576MW on table
A proposed four-building data centre campus at the former ILTE complex in Moncalieri lists 576MW of electrical capacity as Piedmont prepares regional rules for new digital infrastructure.
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Lefdal Mine adds Norwegian development site
Lefdal Mine Datacenter has acquired Titan Group and taken control of a second Norwegian development site at Moskog, where municipal plans allocate around 40 decares for a data centre.
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Reverion raises €154m for power expansion
German energy technology company Reverion has raised about €154 million to expand manufacturing of reversible solid-oxide power systems targeting data centres and other constrained-grid users.
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Paris tightens data centre development framework
Île-de-France is setting stronger expectations on energy, water, land use, and heat recovery as a regional data centre pipeline exceeding 60 projects continues to grow.
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UK installed data centre capacity reaches 3.5GW
CoStar Analytics puts installed UK data centre capacity at 3.5GW, with another 1GW under construction, as developers push beyond established clusters while power access remains the principal delivery constraint.
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Foresight signs term sheet for 270MW Polish pipeline
Foresight has signed a non-binding term sheet for control of a business developing up to 270MW across Warsaw and Wrocław, but both projects remain at relatively early development stages.