CleanTechnica
18 Jul 2026
Australia is rapidly becoming a global leader in hosting large data centers, following strong federal and state policies that encouraged renewable energy and infrastructure investment. CleanTechnica reports this shift builds on the country’s rooftop solar success and highlights growing capacity for big-scale data operations.
CleanTechnica
18 Jul 2026
CleanTechnica reports a new AI-driven approach aims to reduce high US rooftop solar "soft costs," particularly customer acquisition and sales-related expenses. The solution automates parts of the sales process to lower prices and streamline installation workflows, according to the source.
Data Center Dynamics
17 Jul 2026
A proposed Cielo data centre in Haines, Florida is being delayed because the city lacks sufficient available water to serve the project. Local population growth has reduced municipal water capacity, limiting the developer's options.
Data Center Dynamics
17 Jul 2026
Microsoft has partnered with 3M to use the company’s expanded‑beam fiber technology aimed at simplifying and accelerating connectivity for AI data centers. The move is intended to reduce deployment time and limit particulate contamination during installation, per Data Center Dynamics reporting.
Energy Monitor
17 Jul 2026
IDF and Oaktree are jointly investing $1.7 billion to support deployment of Bloom Energy’s fuel-cell technology, according to Energy Monitor. The funding is aimed at building infrastructure that can supply clean power for AI and other high-demand data center applications.
Data Center Dynamics
17 Jul 2026
Dominion Energy will pilot LōD’s grid-responsive AI inference technology in Ashland, Virginia, under its Accelerate program. The trial aims to test AI-driven load management and grid interaction in a real-world distribution setting, per Data Center Dynamics.
Data Center Dynamics
17 Jul 2026
IDF and Oaktree will invest $1.7bn to support Bloom Energy’s fuel cell deployments across Nebius data centres in the US. Bloom and Nebius signed an offtake agreement in May to underpin the project.
Data Center Dynamics
17 Jul 2026
A UK oil and gas company is planning a 200MW gas-powered data centre offshore in the North Sea, though the project is at a very early stage. Details on timeline, operatorship and environmental assessments have not been disclosed in the excerpt.
