Markets and policy
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Ireland’s grid feels the data centre share
Irish data centres used 23% of metered electricity in 2025.
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Intesa puts core banking in Italian cloud
Intesa has moved core banking systems into Italian cloud regions.
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Mo i Rana tests the battery layer
VivoPower is studying battery storage at its Norway data centre.
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Pau builds sovereignty by the rack
Pau is replacing ageing municipal IT with local hosting capacity.
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Britain’s AI zones meet the grid
The UK’s AI growth zone plans are being tested by land, power, grid, and delivery constraints.
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Ukraine looks to keep AI compute at home
Kyivstar and Ukraine’s economy ministry are exploring sovereign AI-ready data centre capacity inside Ukraine.
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Inference turns the capacity screw
Iron Mountain and Structure Research forecast global data centre demand near 90GW by 2030.
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Europe’s data centre pledge gets harder
EUDCA has restated its climate-neutral data centre commitment as European AI capacity tests grids and permitting.
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Power, not demand, sets EMEA pace
Colliers says power, grid timelines, and planning now define where EMEA data centre capacity can be delivered.
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Le Bourget puts heat on SEGRO
SEGRO’s proposed Le Bourget data centre is facing mayoral opposition after environmental and public-consultation scrutiny.







