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Business and Economics

Europe is being left behind in the Data Center Construction Boom

Amazon's £40B UK Investment Will Centre On Property

German Bank’s U.S. Exit Signals Growing Caution

ESR Europe Increases Exposure to French Urban Logistics Market

Real estate welcomes government commitment to pensions 'megafunds'

GREYKITE Converts Warsaw Logistics Site into Leading Digital Data Centre

KGAL Core 5 expands residential portfolio with acquisition in The Hague

Leonardo Hotels acquires Heathrow property in strategic leasehold buyback

Blackstone offers €200mn return guarantee to fund UK railway arch deal

Building permits show signs of turnaround from low level in Germany

UK government unveils planning and infrastructure bill



Utilities

Digital Twin Helps Italian Port Optimize Power Flow

UK mandates rooftop solar panels for new build homes

60MWh Battery Storage to Support Finland's Renewable Energy Grid

SolarPower Europe calls for tough cyber rules

Grid balancing project in Finland Finalizes Contracts

Dutch offshore wind tenders postponed amid low bidder interest

Denmark may end 40-year nuclear ban to boost energy security

Germany proposes grid fee overhaul to better suit renewables

Granada substation caused power loss to Spain and Portugal

EIB extends over €525 million to Poland for renewable energy production

AXA IM Alts enters UK battery storage market with strategic investment

Back to Russian gas? Trump-wary EU has energy security dilemma



Finance

Built Environment Sector Reacts to UK Chancellor’s Spending Review

EBRD invests €40 million in Akropolis’s green bond in Lithuania

Octopus Energy launches semi-liquid infrastructure fund for pensions

Urbanest: London student accommodation refinance from Nuveen

Blackstone offers €200mn return guarantee to fund UK railway arch deal

Buyers report slowing decline in construction activity in Eurozone and UK

Eldridge backs €117.6m loan for Vita's 591-bed student scheme in Glasgow

Blackstone Prices Major Logistics CMBS Amid Market Volitility

MARK secures €320m Blackstone loan for Oslo mixed-use portfolio

Wells Fargo And Deutsche Bank Refinance €447M Of Dublin And Cork Apartments

KKR pays L&G £100m for Manchester BTR blocks

Blackstone closes largest-ever European real estate drawdown fund at €9.8bn



Regional News

Ekathimerini

Brussels Times

Bloomberg News

IceNews

El Pais

La Repubblica

Irish Times

The Portugal News

The Times

Mass Transit

U5 Hamburg Subway Line Development

BVG Berlin orders further 270 articulated buses

€982m contracts for Czech rail upgrades

Deutsche Bahn Uses Old Car Batteries in Leipzig ICE Depot

FlixTrain will supply 30 locomotive-hauled trains for Germany operator

UK begins tests of hybrid Citylink tram-train/a>

Copenhagen Metro Presents Plans for New M5 Line

UK Railways Heat Up Smarter With New Thermal Modelling

Irizar road test range: 900 km

Kier and BDP start major transport interchange in Wales

How digital railway technologies help rail owners achieve sustainability goals

Jacobs to manage sustainable transport for Ireland’s National Transport Authority



Development

UK Housing Group Secures 500M Capital Loan

European Real Estate Finds Its Footing

Karimpol developing New Sustainable Project in Prague

Chelsea F.C is Developing Chelsea Residences, a Football-themed Real Estate Project

Green Loan for Eco-friendly UK Industrial Development

Greykite creates €800m European logistics platform

Weston Partnerships secures €175m in new contracts across UK housing

Crown Estate invests $300MM in Lendlease projects

Praxis completes major Scottish shopping centre acquisition

Ten ‘smartest’ cities in Europe revealed

Hines Makes First Swedish Residential Deal



Sustainability

Germany to host world’s first industrial AirBattery in a salt cavern

UK Offshore Wind Growth: New 3 GW Floating Capacity

Segen and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions Launch Solar Financing Partnership

The UK Government’s Plan to Boost Solar Power

Wartsila Expands Partnership with EDF Renewables in the UK

Case Study: Using Satellite Dishes to Generate Solar Power

Acacia, Green Tower and Eren Industries to deploy 500MW of standalone BESS in France

Octopus Energy & Enfuce: Electrifying Fleets in the UK

€1 Billion for 15 green hydrogen Projects from Europe

New build for electric-powered insulation factory in UK

Nordic countries use data centers to warm homes

EU introduces secondary legislation for Net-Zero Industry Act



Information and Communication

Europe's AI gigafactory push attracts 76 bids, EU tech chief says

UK's Transport for London plans £1.5bn network overhaul

Europe Data Centres Figures Q1 2025

Future trends In real estate: AI & Data Centers

Vantage plans first ever public EU data centre securitization

Global Data Centre Market Set for Unprecedented Growth

Google Street View Now Available in London’s Busiest Stations

Evroc raises $55M to build a hyperscale cloud in Europe

France and UAE to invest billions into 1GW European AI data center

Brookfield to invest 20 billion euros in AI projects in France

BuildON: Advancing smart and sustainable buildings in Europe



Building Technology and Design

UK CAA IDs three airports requiring accessibility improvements

€170m to scale low-carbon cement technology

World's tallest 3D-printed tower unveiled in Switzerland

Skanska achieves 97.4% material recovery in demolition project

Recycled brick product receives industry certification

EU supports green air purification system to cut Belgrade pollution

Flying construction robots complete first real-world tests'

Atlas Copco rolls out massive energy storage system'

EBRD launches $417 million programme to help Western Balkans 'go digital'

Medieval walls preserved in Milan metro station extension

Eco Wave Power makes critical infrastructure improvement

$89 million Cleantech Garden public properties project in Finland



Infrastructure

Helsinki Airport attains net-zero carbon emissions

Charging Network Planned for European Heavy-Duty Truck Routes

New US$178mn bypass near Prague

IONITY secures €600m to expand EV infrastructure in Europe

Germany's infrastructure push needs more than money

First swing bridge over River Clyde in Scotland opens

Belfast International Airport: First Upgrade in £100 Million Plan

Stolthaven to develop new $2.0B terminal in Turkey's Ceyhan Port

Strengthening and structural repair underway on Lisbon Viaduct

France plans to develop inspection robot for high-speed lines

Drive From Denmark To Germany In 10 Minutes

Contractor for Poland’s high-speed railway tunnel

HS2 Tunnel Construction Advances with Long Itchington Wood Milestone



Regional News

PropertyWeek

Financial Times London

Europa Property

Le Figaro

Warsaw Business Journal

The Local de

Helsinki Times

Le Monde

Der Spiegel

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