Sustainability
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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.
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Brussels discloses KevlinX electricity and water forecasts
Brussels officials estimate KevlinX’s first 16 MW IT phase could consume 140 GWh of electricity and 140,000 cubic metres of water annually, renewing scrutiny of the region’s infrastructure capacity.
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German climate centre awards €40m supercomputer contract
Germany’s Climate Computing Centre has awarded Bull a €40m contract for its next supercomputer, combining direct liquid cooling with expanded waste heat recovery and improved computing energy efficiency.
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Zaragoza campus faces major grid capacity gap
O-Green is backing a proposed 570MW data centre campus near Zaragoza, but currently identified grid access is limited to an initial 90MW. Cooling, water supply and later phases remain unresolved.
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Roubaix approves connection for OVHcloud waste heat
OVHcloud has secured approval to connect its Roubaix data centre campus to metropolitan Lille’s district heating network, advancing a heat recovery scheme whose delivered output has not yet been measured.
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Finnish regulator demands further safeguards at Muhos
Finland’s environmental regulator has demanded additional drainage safeguards for Google’s planned Muhos data centre and referred an undisclosed aspect of the project to police while environmental assessments remain unfinished.
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NVIDIA expands AI cooling and grid controls
NVIDIA has introduced new DSX cooling and power management capabilities, including dry cooling designs, dynamic GPU power allocation, and grid-responsive computing controls. Early tests demonstrate potential benefits, but wider operating performance remains unverified.
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atNorth reaches structural milestone at Espoo campus
atNorth has topped out its five-storey FIN02 data centre expansion in Espoo, Finland, advancing a €100 million Skanska construction programme scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2027.
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Milan mayors seek stronger data centre powers
Fifty-two mayors around Milan have demanded stronger municipal powers over data centre development as Lombardy prepares amendments to its planning legislation.
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UK data centre carbon estimates reveal uncertainty
New modelling estimates 1.5 million tonnes of annual emissions from the UK’s existing data centre estate. A proposed 14.6GW development pipeline could produce substantially more, depending on utilisation, electricity generation and construction assumptions.