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Data Centres Growth Impact Investigation in Italy

Sector: Raw Materials • Location: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Source: Il Sole 24 ORE

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Planned

Il Sole 24 Ore, with Lab24, is conducting a digital data-visualisation project in collaboration with the Digital Innovation Observatories at the Politecnico di Milano. The project analyzes the rapid growth of data centres in Italy, focusing on Lombardy and the Milan metropolitan area, examining impacts on water consumption, land use, and energy requirements. The investigation uses data, maps, and

Status
Prospective
Sector
Raw Materials, Data Center, Water Supply and Storage, Telecommunications
Location
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Il Sole 24 ORE

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The project “Data Centres Growth Impact Investigation in Italy” is an infrastructure initiative in the Raw Materials sector, located in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Il Sole 24 ORE.

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Il Sole 24 Ore, with Lab24, is conducting a digital data-visualisation project in collaboration with the Digital Innovation Observatories at the Politecnico di Milano. The project analyzes the rapid growth of data centres in Italy, focusing on Lombardy and the Milan metropolitan area, examining impacts on water consumption, land use, and energy requirements. The investigation uses data, maps, and satellite imagery to identify new data centre locations and their effects on former brownfield or agricultural land.

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Location

Country

Italy

State

Lombardy

City

Milan

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Il Sole 24 ORE

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Raw Materials, Data Center, Water Supply and Storage, Telecommunications

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2026-07-11

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