Echelon Data Centres, the Irish-owned developer and operator of large-scale data centre infrastructure, has announced the successful closing of an initial €1.7 billion loan financing provided by Morgan Stanley. The financing further strengthens the company’s capital base to continue its planned expansion across Europe. Echelon now has eight campuses across Europe totalling 1.2 GW of […]

At DCD Connect London our CEO Niall Molloy will talk about why meeting soaring demand for AI and cloudcapacity in Europe will require strategic partnerships between data centre operators, utilities, and investors. He’ll explain why Echelon’s JV with Iberdrola is proof of this new model in action because… Utilities secure land and renewable power Operators […]

Echelon Data Centres has commissioned KPMG to carry out an independent study on the economic impact of large-scale data centre infrastructure. The research, which focused on Echelon’s DUB20 and DUB0 sites in Ireland, provides valuable insight into the benefits these facilities deliver to local and regional economies. While centred on Irish projects, the findings are relevant and applicable across Europe, where demand for digital infrastructure continues to grow.

Echelon Data Centres has announced the signing of a joint venture (JV) agreement with Iberdrola, a leading global renewable power producer and one of the largest electricity companies in the world, to build and operate data centres in Spain. Echelon’s major shareholder is Starwood Capital Group, a global private investment firm with approximately $115 billion […]

The Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, today described two large-scale data centre facilities being developed by Echelon Data Centres in Co Wicklow as “the model for future data centre development in Ireland”.

Speaking in Arklow at the official launch of Echelon Data Centres’ DUB20 and DUB30 facilities, the Taoiseach provided strong support for the data centre sector and the economic value it delivers for Ireland.

David Smith has been appointed the new Chief Investment Officer of Echelon Data Centres. In this role, David will oversee the company’s capital markets activities across debt and equity raising, new acquisitions, and capital allocation, supplementing Echelon’s experienced senior executive team. He succeeds Trevor Whelan, who is becoming a senior advisor to the Echelon Board […]

By Michael Martin, Director of Design, Echelon Data Centres Data centre design is, clearly, so much more than how big the box is going to be and where the operational staff’s restrooms will be situated. Design parameters have to allow for cooling technologies, for back-up power, for battery arrays, for on-site energy generation – and […]

There is an average of three devices for every human on the planet, and the number’s growing exponentially. Most of these devices rely on cloud communications, built upon platforms that comprise sophisticated software and hardware systems networked across regions. Technology companies utilise data centres to provide the backbone for all the internet and cloud services […]