Power and energy
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AI power spikes force a rethink in Germany
VDE maps a grid route for high-density AI data centres.
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Nebius lands Reflection’s $1bn compute commitment
Reflection AI has committed more than $1 billion to Nebius computing capacity, adding another large customer contract to the rapidly expanding neocloud market.
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Granada rebuilds the room for AI
The University of Granada is preparing power, cooling, and technical space for two AI systems with a combined indicated value of €8.5 million.
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AWS clears Aragón’s environmental gate
AWS has secured environmental authorisation for another Zaragoza data centre, moving the project towards construction within its expanding Aragón infrastructure programme.
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Data centres urged to manage voltage risk
Data centres face escalating voltage risks. Dr Vincent Thornley, managing director of Fundamentals at EA Technology, argues operators should consider in-house voltage control as grid conditions become more volatile.
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Portugal draws a line around power-heavy growth
Portugal wants proposed data centres to generate wider economic value as a pipeline exceeding 2.6GW competes for electricity, land, and network infrastructure.
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France puts foreign data centres on notice
A parliamentary commission wants France to pause foreign-controlled data centre projects while it reconsiders how scarce power capacity is allocated to digital infrastructure.
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Heathrow retrofit lifts power headroom
Redcentric has completed a major UPS upgrade at its Heathrow data centre, protecting 7MW of critical load and enabling future scaling to 10.5MW.
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AI data centres run into the rulebook
Authorities in Europe and beyond are tightening controls on data centre development as AI demand turns electricity, water, land, and community impact into planning constraints.
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Plans progress for 60MW data centre in Alicante
Renewable energy developer Valfortec is progressing plans for a €300m data centre campus in Elche, adding Alicante to Spain’s widening digital infrastructure map.