Markets and policy
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Can Europe compare data centres fairly?
Europe is preparing a common data centre efficiency rating system using energy and water metrics already collected from operators. Comparing facilities operating under different climates, cooling systems, utilisation levels, and water conditions remains considerably harder.
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Nebius seeks $4.5bn for AI infrastructure
Nebius plans to raise $4.5bn through convertible senior notes, with proceeds earmarked for data centre construction, AI cloud expansion, GPUs, and other infrastructure.
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European data centre capacity heads for 13GW
Europe’s data centre capacity is forecast to grow by 20% to 13GW this year as AI demand accelerates while grid constraints continue to restrict new supply.
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Power pushes European hyperscale projects outward
European data centre development is shifting away from established hubs as power availability, connection speed, and cheaper land increasingly dictate where large AI campuses can be built.
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Ministers require EIA for Fife data centre
Scottish ministers have directed that the proposed Cato data centre near Auchtertool must undergo an Environmental Impact Assessment, delaying its planning determination.
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DataVita secures £300m Scottish financing
DataVita has secured approximately £300m of debt financing to expand DV1 and build DV3 in North Lanarkshire’s AI Growth Zone.
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Polarise puts value on SWI debt reset
Polarise says its revised financing agreement with SWI could provide a high double-digit million-euro debt facility for European AI infrastructure expansion.
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BCG proposes grid-positive data centre model
BCG argues flexible connections, storage, onsite generation, and movable compute could allow European data centres to energise earlier without requiring firm grid access everywhere.
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Dutch NIS2 law activates data centre duties
The Netherlands’ Cybersecurity Act has taken effect, bringing data centre providers into a broader regime of cybersecurity risk management, incident reporting, and supervision.
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Madison Air agrees $5.4bn ebm-papst acquisition
Madison Air has agreed to acquire German airflow specialist ebm-papst, bringing a major data centre cooling supplier into its air-quality portfolio.