News
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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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Castrol fluids gain NVIDIA cooling validation
Castrol’s PG25 and PG25T direct-to-chip cooling fluids have been validated against NVIDIA requirements covering thermal performance, materials, and supply-chain resilience.
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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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TBC proposes 300MW Cambois data centre
TBC Partners is seeking an environmental screening opinion for a potential 300MW data centre development at Factory Road in Cambois, Northumberland.
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Molex backs CAEPlus active liquid cooling
Molex has invested in CAEPlus to develop and commercialise an active liquid-cooling architecture designed for increasingly hot AI processors.
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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.