Power & Cooling
Oracle Cites Force Majeure on $165 Billion Project Jupiter Data Center
Oracle sent a force majeure notice over its Project Jupiter AI data center in New Mexico, seeking the right to delay payments if the site misses its 2028 opening after repeated pipeline permit denials.
The Next Web · Sep 24, 2026
Data Center AI
IonQ to Deploy First Quantum Computer at Nvidia's Quantum Research Center
IonQ will install its Superion 256 quantum computer at Nvidia's Accelerated Quantum Research Center next year, linking it to an Nvidia GB200 NVL72 system.
IonQ · Sep 24, 2026
Power & Cooling
Schneider Electric Launches WCDU Hybrid Liquid-Air Cooling Unit
Schneider Electric has launched a new Motivair coolant distribution unit that combines liquid and air cooling in one system for high-density AI data centers.
GlobeNewswire · Sep 23, 2026
Siting & Development
BDx Breaks Ground on 640MW AI Campus in West Java, Indonesia
BDx Data Centers has broken ground on a 640MW AI campus near Jatiluhur, Indonesia, backed by 845MVA of secured grid power from state utility PLN.
PR Newswire · Sep 23, 2026
Networking
Molex Launches VersaBeam Mini Optical Connector for AI Data Centers
Molex has introduced VersaBeam Mini, a compact 16-fiber optical connector aimed at easing space and maintenance bottlenecks in high-density AI data center networks.
PR Newswire · Sep 22, 2026
Power & Cooling
Prysmian, Rio Tinto to Supply Amazon Ohio Data Center With Low-Carbon Aluminum
Prysmian and Rio Tinto will supply an Amazon data center in Ohio with electrical cables made from low-carbon aluminum, marking the first use of the material inside a data center.
DatacenterDynamics · Sep 22, 2026
Siting & Development
Nabiax Breaks Ground on 100MW Data Center Near Madrid
Spanish operator Nabiax has started construction on an approximately €800 million, 100MW data center in Alcalá de Henares that will push its Spanish IT capacity to 135MW.
DataCenterDynamics · Sep 21, 2026
Siting & Development
Loudoun County, Virginia Votes to Pause New Data Center Applications
Loudoun County's Board of Supervisors voted 7-1-1 to pause new data center and substation applications for up to a year while it rewrites its rules for the facilities.
Loudoun Times-Mirror · Sep 20, 2026
Siting & Development
Virginia Governor Signs Executive Order on Data Center Accountability
Governor Abigail Spanberger signed Executive Order 22, rolling out a statewide data center accountability framework covering transparency, environmental standards, energy costs and clean power.
Office of the Governor of Virginia · Sep 20, 2026
Power & Cooling
NC Regulators Deny Duke Energy's $584M Gas Turbine Near Amazon Data Center
The North Carolina Utilities Commission blocked Duke Energy's $584 million gas turbine expansion near Hamlet, saying the utility hadn't proven the project was needed or that customers would be protected from its costs.
WRAL · Sep 19, 2026
Data Center AI
AI Cloud and Data Center Firm Nscale Files for US IPO
London-based AI infrastructure company Nscale has filed a registration statement with the SEC for a proposed U.S. IPO, seeking to list on the NYSE under the ticker NSCL.
Nscale · Sep 19, 2026
Siting & Development
Magnora Takes 50% Stake in Estonia's Risti Kampus Data Center
Oslo-listed developer Magnora has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in Sunly's Risti Kampus data center project in western Estonia, targeting 180MW in its first phase and up to 400MW eventually.
BeBeez International · Sep 18, 2026
Siting & Development
Microsoft Expands Nature-Inspired Design to Over 20 Data Centers
Microsoft is scaling a biomimicry-based approach to data center design, first piloted in the Netherlands, to more than 20 sites in the US and Germany and making it standard for new US projects.
Data Center Frontier · Sep 18, 2026