Markets and policy
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UK data centre sentiment worsens despite awareness
Telehouse research suggests UK awareness of data centres is increasing while positive sentiment, particularly around electricity use and environmental impact, is deteriorating.
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UK data centre jobs forecast faces challenge
Verdant estimates planned UK data centres would support around 10,400 direct jobs, challenging employment assumptions used to support rapid sector expansion.
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Burnham rejects national data centre moratorium
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has rejected a moratorium on future UK data centres while arguing host communities should retain more of the economic benefit.
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Denmark grid queue tests data centre growth
Denmark’s data centre market is expanding into an electricity connection queue that reached 60GW in March, with data centres accounting for more than half.
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Finland faces calls for national data centre permits
Finnish opposition parties want national oversight of major data centre developments as Google’s €13bn expansion increases scrutiny of electricity and transmission capacity.
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UK retains low-carbon treatment for waste heat
UK policy retains low-carbon treatment for recovered data centre waste heat.
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Aon targets $10bn data centre property cover
Aon reportedly targets $10bn operational property capacity for data centres.
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Merlin faces Botorrita scrutiny over Zaragoza-WIND
Merlin’s Zaragoza-WIND project faces growing local scrutiny in Botorrita, Spain.
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Mistral raises €3bn as compute expands
Mistral raised €3bn as its European compute ambitions expand further.
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North Holland seeks tighter data centre rules
North Holland wants tougher data centre rules after Equinix water concerns.