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Making the data center business case

A data center can be built in 18 to 24 months, but connecting it to the grid is another matter, writes Laura Hoffmann-Ostenhof, Europe industry lead at modeling software supplier Gridcog. Across Europe’s established hubs – the FLAP-D cluster of Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dublin – the wait for a grid connection now runs from seven to 10 years, as data centers compete for capacity.
Google’s Saint-Ghislain data center in Belgium uses solar. | Image: Google

From ESS News Norway-based renewable energy developer Scatec has completed Africa’s largest solar-plus-storage project, according to the company, bringing the final 564 MW phase of its Obelisk development online near Nagaa Hammadi, Upper Egypt.  The Obelisk project is a hybrid facility, combining 1.1 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity, alongside a 100 MW / 200 …

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