Sustainability
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Germany weighs looser data centre efficiency rules
Germany is considering longer compliance periods for new data centres, a later renewable electricity deadline and more flexible waste heat requirements linked to the availability of suitable heat networks.
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Finnish regulator orders halt to Google site works
Finland’s regulator has told Google subsidiary Tuike Finland to halt environmentally significant preparation at its proposed Muhos and Kajaani data centre sites until their environmental impact assessments are complete.
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Scottish groups seek consultation before hyperscale approvals
Scottish campaign groups are pressing ministers for formal public consultation on hyperscale data centres as new national planning and environmental rules continue to develop.
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Campaign seeks mandatory data centre heat recovery
Campaigners want larger UK data centres designed for heat reuse.
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Rho protesters demand data centre moratorium
Around 600 people protested proposed data centres around Rho Saturday.
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Google Finland expansion faces environmental probe
Google’s Finnish expansion now faces fresh scrutiny over forest clearance.
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Nation Data Center starts Vélizy build
Nation Data Center has started building its Vélizy AI facility.
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Start Campus publishes SIN01 operating metrics
Start Campus has released the first full year of measured sustainability and resilience data from its operational SIN01 facility in Sines.
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Amazon signs 36MW Shetland wind PPA
Amazon has signed a power purchase agreement with Statkraft for 36MW from the planned Mossy Hill wind farm in Shetland, extending its UK renewable-power contracting portfolio.
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EU faces challenge over data centre disclosure
A complaint to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee alleges that the European Commission is withholding facility-level environmental information collected from data centre operators under the EU reporting regime.