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AirTrunk lands record JP¥191.6bn green loan for TOK1
Digital Transformation

AirTrunk lands record JP¥191.6bn green loan for TOK1

AirTrunk secures a record JP¥191.6bn green loan to refinance and expand its TOK1 hyperscale data centre campus in east Tokyo.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026

Global Stories

Power usage effectiveness (PUE) stories

Ferveret study says waterless cooling lifts AI efficiency
DataCentre infrastructure

Ferveret study says waterless cooling lifts AI efficiency

The benchmark suggests AI data centres could boost compute output by 15% without using water, easing power and cooling pressure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
Submer appoints Anupam Shrivastava to steer green AI push
Network Infrastructure

Submer appoints Anupam Shrivastava to steer green AI push

Submer hires ex-BSNL Chief Anupam Shrivastava to drive green, liquid-cooled AI data centre expansion and sovereign AI efforts across India.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Bridging the sustainability gap: how data centers can balance growth with environmental responsibility
Data Analytics

Bridging the sustainability gap: how data centers can balance growth with environmental responsibility

As data demand soars, data centres race to cut carbon, water use and waste, redefining digital growth through sustainability by design.

By Ashish Arora • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
EDP to power 1.2 GW Sines data campus with renewables
Hyperscale

EDP to power 1.2 GW Sines data campus with renewables

EDP will supply renewables to Start Campus's 1.2 GW Sines data campus in Portugal under a new Iberia-focused energy partnership.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Power usage effectiveness (PUE) stories

Telehouse Canada adds direct liquid cooling in Toronto
Edge Computing

Telehouse Canada adds direct liquid cooling in Toronto

AI customers in Toronto will gain higher rack densities as Telehouse's new liquid cooling setup cuts energy use and recovers waste heat.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Edged tops out 42MW Atlanta data centre built for AI
DataCentre infrastructure

Edged tops out 42MW Atlanta data centre built for AI

Demand for AI-ready capacity is driving a third 42MW building at Edged's Atlanta campus, with waterless cooling and all three sites leased.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
Australia data centre growth shifts towards renewable power
DataCentre infrastructure

Australia data centre growth shifts towards renewable power

Rising AI demand is exposing grid bottlenecks, with curtailed renewable power pushing developers to site data centres nearer wind and solar farms.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Why Australia's AI boom demands a new era of energy efficiency
Storage

Why Australia's AI boom demands a new era of energy efficiency

Data centre growth is pushing electricity costs, water use and grid capacity to the fore as Australia races to power its AI boom sustainably.

By Nathan Hall • 5 min read • Last month
Edged US opens waterless AI data centre in Mesa, Arizona
Hyperscale

Edged US opens waterless AI data centre in Mesa, Arizona

Arizona’s water-stressed data centre market gets a new 36 MW AI site in Mesa that uses zero water for cooling and aims to save 138 million gallons a year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
CWCS opens Nottingham data centre to boost capacity
Disaster Recovery

CWCS opens Nottingham data centre to boost capacity

The Beeston site gives customers more secure rack space and lower-energy hosting as CWCS doubles down on colocation demand.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Energy overtakes compute as UK AI data centre constraint
DataCentre infrastructure

Energy overtakes compute as UK AI data centre constraint

Power shortages and grid delays are now threatening UK data centre expansion as AI workloads push electricity demand higher.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Thu, 26th Mar 2026
Deep Green opens rapid AI-ready colocation in Manchester
DataCentre infrastructure

Deep Green opens rapid AI-ready colocation in Manchester

Deep Green launches rapid-deploy, AI-ready colocation in Manchester, touting four-week rollout, 150kW racks and heat reuse for UK compute.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 14th Mar 2026
Adaptable pipework key to sustainable data centres
DataCentre infrastructure

Adaptable pipework key to sustainable data centres

Victaulic urges data centres to see adaptable pipework as critical to long-term sustainability, AI-era cooling shifts and resilient growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
EDP, Start Campus align on €8.5bn Sines green data hub
Hyperscale

EDP, Start Campus align on €8.5bn Sines green data hub

EDP and Start Campus strike Iberian renewables-data pact centred on the SINES hub, a planned EUR €8.5 billion, 1.2 GW green campus.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
TenPeaks launches NZ data centre group after Spark carve-out
DataCentre infrastructure

TenPeaks launches NZ data centre group after Spark carve-out

Newly carved-out TenPeaks launches in New Zealand with 11 data centres and plans NZD $3 billion-plus in growth-focused capacity builds.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
EuroCTP picks Equinix Frankfurt site for EU share tape
Hyperscale

EuroCTP picks Equinix Frankfurt site for EU share tape

EuroCTP selects Equinix's FR2 data centre in Frankfurt to host the EU consolidated share tape, targeting a Q3 2026 live launch.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026