OpenAI shelves multi-billion pound UK data centre project citing energy costs
OpenAI has paused plans for a UK data centre, which would have formed part of its $500bn (£371bn)…
France to unveil incentives for data centres in coming weeks
France is preparing new measures aimed at encouraging the development of data centres in the country, Finance Minister…
Data centre policy to be in new London Plan
Mete Coban, deputy mayor for the environment, and Megan Life, assistant director for environment and energy. Image: GLA…
Edinburgh data centre decision sends AI infrastructure warning
The decision to reject plans for an AI-focused data centre in west Edinburgh is not just a local planning story.…
Europe’s digital infrastructure enters 2026 on firmer footing
Europe is structurally better placed heading into 2026, with data centres and networks set to benefit from strong…
AI growth depends on more than power: The UK must plan for water
The UK is charging ahead with artificial intelligence (AI) investment. Billions are being committed to new digital infrastructure,…
The solution to tackling the climate crisis? We need everything – The Irish Times
Having worked on the climate newsbeat for almost a decade, it was easy to notice a recurring trend.…
Data centres planned for Scotland would require ‘mindblowing’ amount of energy
Data centres planned for Scotland would require a “mindblowing” amount of energy that would be sufficient to power…
Alan Mak: We must boost Britain’s energy grid to make us a ScaleUP nation
Alan Mak is a former Treasury and Business Minister, former Shadow Science & Technology Secretary, and Conservative MP…
Exposed ducts and server rooms feature at Beijing data centre by LLLAB
A steel grid wrapped in LED netting cloaks the metal ductwork of Spark 716, an AI data centre…