Markets and policy
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Power-rich land drives the £14bn SEGRO approach
SEGRO’s board is minded to recommend Prologis’s improved £14bn proposal, bringing two substantial logistics, powered-land, and data centre development portfolios closer together.
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Sines gains a 384Tbps Atlantic route
Google’s 7,000km Nuvem subsea cable has reached Sines, adding a high-capacity route between Portugal and North America.
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Britain’s cyber bill meets a thin skills bench
The UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will extend security duties to data centres and managed service providers, while a shortage of experienced personnel threatens to constrain implementation.
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Batteries could loosen Britain’s data centre grid peaks
Research using electricity profiles from 96 UK data centres suggests onsite batteries could reduce maximum grid imports by 10–15%, shifting demand without reducing the energy required by computing and cooling.
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Britain’s AI buildout meets peak water demand
Water UK has warned that rapid data centre growth could create peak water requirements far above average consumption, particularly in already stressed parts of eastern and south-eastern England.
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London–Brussels route skirts Europe’s crowded paths
RETN has opened an optical route between London and Brussels using new Rotterdam–Brussels fibre, a separate continental landing point, and a London path designed to avoid the Docklands corridor.
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Europe’s GPU deal still needs buildings and power
Microsoft will use part of Mistral’s expanding European GPU infrastructure under a multibillion-dollar agreement, although the campuses, electrical load, cooling systems, and delivery programme remain undisclosed.
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Lombardy weighs 120MW against land, water, and power
A proposed 120MW data centre near Travagliato is entering infrastructure procedures as Lombardy begins applying regional rules covering grid capacity, land, water, energy efficiency, heat reuse, and environmental mitigation.
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A live substation anchors Finland’s €1.3bn campus
Pure DC has secured €1.3bn for the first 110MW phase of its Seinäjoki campus, where a fully leased build, secured power, planning consent, and an energised substation have aligned.
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$5bn cover arrives for gigawatt risk
Aon has expanded its data centre lifecycle insurance programme to $5 billion as larger campuses concentrate construction, equipment, cyber, cargo, and interruption exposure.