Power and energy
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Trane and Eaton integrate AI power and cooling
Trane Technologies and Eaton have combined medium-voltage electrical and thermal architectures into an Nvidia-aligned AI data centre reference design, with claimed efficiency gains and lower installation costs and copper use than conventional low-voltage approaches.
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European AI colocation signings hit 420MW
AI-focused colocation signings across Europe reached 420MW in the first half of 2026, with two-thirds of contracted capacity heading to Nordic markets as operators become more comfortable with neocloud counterparty risk.
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Five data centres drive 1GW London grid upgrade
National Grid has launched a major north-west London transmission programme that will connect five data centres representing around 1GW of demand through new and reinforced electrical infrastructure.
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Heatwave turns cooling into a grid load
Extreme heat can lift data centre cooling demand by 20–30%, adding electrical load as drought, high temperatures, and constrained generation place pressure on power systems across Europe.
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Norway’s data centre load doubles in two years
Norwegian data centres consumed 3.3TWh of electricity in 2025, twice the level recorded in 2023, as grid capacity increasingly determines which proposed facilities can progress.
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Lapinlahti weighs a 500MW data centre campus
Helios Nordic Energy is seeking zoning for more than 80 hectares beside Fingrid’s Alapitkä substation, where a proposed data centre could eventually reach around 500MW.
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Heathrow Estate data centre clears Hounslow planning vote
Hounslow councillors have backed redevelopment of Heathrow Estate for up to 50,000 sq m of data centre space, supported by a proposed 80MVA electricity connection and a required water-minimisation strategy.
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Amazon’s Ridgeway backup plant enters permit process
Amazon Data Services UK is seeking an environmental permit for emergency backup generation rated at 50MW thermal input or more at its Ridgeway data centre in Iver.
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Slough resilience plant moves into environmental permitting
Iron Mountain has applied for a bespoke environmental permit covering combustion equipment with aggregate rated thermal input of at least 50MW at its Dundee Road data centre site in Slough.
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South Wales AI zone lands its first capacity deal
Nebius will deploy high-density Nvidia infrastructure at Vantage’s Newport campus, giving the South Wales AI Growth Zone its first announced commercial capacity commitment.