Markets and policy
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Morphotonics targets data centre photonics
Dutch equipment maker Morphotonics has completed an extended Series B above €40m as it moves its nanoimprint technology towards co-packaged optics for data centres.
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Google faces Kronstorf data centre opposition
Google’s planned Kronstorf data centre is facing organised opposition in Austria as residents press for more detail on cooling, water use, electricity demand, and environmental oversight.
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Financing advances Schwarz Rostock data centre
Frux Capital has financed the FREO-developed Schwarz Group data centre project in north-eastern Germany, where the first phase targets 240MW of computing capacity.
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Verda raises $189m for AI expansion
Helsinki-based Verda has raised $189m in new funding to expand its AI cloud, including additional compute capacity, inference infrastructure, and international growth.
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Apatura sets out Scottish jobs claims
Apatura says five proposed Scottish data centre campuses would employ almost 2,100 people directly on site, putting developer-level figures into a planning debate increasingly focused on the difference between permanent facility jobs and wider supported employment.
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PPC and AWS agree 300MW Greek framework
PPC and Amazon Web Services have signed a binding memorandum setting the framework for a 300MW data centre at Agios Dimitrios in Western Macedonia, with an option to explore expansion to 1GW.
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O-Green targets 200MW data centre portfolio
Oman’s O-Green is targeting more than 200MW of AI-ready data centre capacity across Oman, Spain, and other markets by 2028, tying its computing ambitions to renewable generation and storage.
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French Senate sets out AI infrastructure recommendations
A French Senate report has put data centres at the centre of the country’s AI environmental debate, calling for faster grid connections to be paired with tougher environmental performance, greater transparency, and more efficient computing models.
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Thailand proposes 100MW hyperscale threshold
Thailand is preparing national data centre rules that could classify facilities using 100MW or more as hyperscale and impose new controls on location and electricity use.
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Senate route reopens US data centre cost bill
The US Ratepayer Protection Act is back in Senate negotiations after an expedited attempt failed, keeping data centre electricity-cost allocation in play.