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CoreWeave activates Danish AI capacity at DEN01
CoreWeave has activated most of its planned 22.5MW IT deployment at atNorth’s Copenhagen facility, expanding its European AI infrastructure while connecting the location to a wider international network.
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Spain revises renewable requirements for larger data centres
Spain has revised proposed electricity and sustainability rules for data centres, raising the general threshold to above 10MW while retaining an 80% hourly renewable requirement with conditional transition arrangements.
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Acuity agrees $675m monitoring acquisition
Acuity has agreed to acquire Parameter Technologies for $675m, expanding its data centre portfolio into leak detection, environmental monitoring, and battery monitoring, with completion expected during fiscal 2027.
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SWI Compute outlines initial Cambridge AI deployment
SWI Compute plans to bring an initial 30 MW of NVIDIA AI computing capacity online at Cambridge by late 2027, with a larger proposed campus and a wider European deployment programme.
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Netherlands delays answers on data centre consumption
The Dutch government has postponed answers to parliamentary questions about data centre electricity and water consumption data, citing interdepartmental coordination and targeting a response before the 19 November digital autonomy debate.
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Greek AI factory developers examine power supply
Copelouzos Group and its Emirati partners are reportedly evaluating locations for a Greek AI computing facility, with electricity from the proposed Greece–Egypt GREGY interconnector under consideration.
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Italy’s strategic data centre plans face delivery constraints
Italy has recognised seven data centre programmes worth more than €25bn as nationally strategic, but their delivery will depend on grid connections, planning approvals, investment commitments, and construction capacity.
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Milan Microsoft data centre faces permit scrutiny
Peschiera Borromeo officials have defended planning approvals for Microsoft’s San Bovio data centre, amid questions about independent legal advice, land use compatibility, and the application of Lombardy’s June 2026 legislation.
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Zamora challenges hyperscale project’s planning designation
Zamora’s municipal government has proposed a motion opposing special regional-project treatment for a hyperscale data centre at Monfarracinos, demanding fuller scrutiny of water, electricity, land use, employment, and local economic effects.
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EurEau demands binding data centre water safeguards
European water association EurEau wants local water availability to become a binding consideration in AI data centre planning and permits, arguing that digital infrastructure expansion must not jeopardise public drinking water supplies.