Tag: data centres
140 articles tagged data centres
Hundreds protest AI data centre plan on the Menai Strait shoreline
About 300 people rallied in Caernarfon against an AI data centre on the old Ferodo site, as a petition passed 22,000 and the local Plaid MP said she is opposed.
Greenwich opposes Charlton Riverside data centre over housing plans
A 100,000 sq m data centre proposed for Charlton Riverside faces council opposition before any application, as Greenwich plans about 8,000 homes for the area.
Belfast councillors refuse to sign off a reply to Stormont's AI plan
Belfast City Council will send only an unratified officers' paper on Northern Ireland's draft public-sector AI strategy after parties split over data centres.
Nscale's Essex AI supercomputer could wait until the 2030s for power
The Loughton site the government billed as Britain's largest AI supercomputer will miss its 2027 start, with the local grid operator reportedly pointing to the 2030s.
Northern Ireland manufacturing grows 9% amid data centre demand
NI manufacturing output rose 9% a year in the second quarter against 1.2% UK-wide, with electronics up almost 28% and data centre suppliers busy.
MSPs told a datacentre moratorium would deter investors
Scottish Financial Enterprise's chief executive warned Holyrood's Economy Committee that the tone of the debate is putting off capital, as AI is pitched at £23bn.
Hundreds at Holyrood demand a halt to Scotland's data centres
At least 20 projects are in the Scottish planning pipeline, including one billed as the world's second largest. Campaigners want a pause; Swinney has declined one.
Labour rejects Green call to halt data centre building
Zack Polanski wants a moratorium on all but local-scale sites. The government says pausing would send jobs abroad and leave sensitive data processed overseas.
The case that AI will need far fewer data centre GPUs
As workloads shift from training to inference, smaller models and purpose-built silicon are loosening the hyperscale GPU cluster's grip on enterprise AI.
Nvidia server prices to rise above 15% as memory costs bite
Large buyers have been told AI server prices will climb on systems shipping early next year, with memory chip costs driving the increase.
Police Scotland warns of protest risk at Larbert data centre
A planning consultation letter tells the developer to expect opposition and plan security — one of the first official acknowledgements of UK data centre unrest.
Community opposition is now priced into data centre loans
At least 75 US data centre projects worth $130bn met local opposition in Q1, and banks have started treating that resistance as part of credit risk.
AMD to sell Anthropic AI servers and invest up to $5bn
AMD will supply Anthropic tens of billions in AI servers and invest up to $5bn, tying its money to deployment milestones as it chases Nvidia's lead.
Intel to invest €5bn in Irish AI chip-making hub
Intel has begun a €5bn ($5.7bn) investment to upgrade its Leixlip plant near Dublin and expand European chip output for AI and high-performance computing.
Nscale's £2bn UK data centre stalled by grid delays
Nscale has been told the grid cannot power its £2bn Essex AI data centre in time, forcing it towards gas fuel cells as connection backlogs bite across Britain.
National Grid stakes £1.4bn on US AI-power platform Joulent
National Grid is investing £1.4bn ($1.75bn) for a 35% stake in Joulent, a US platform building power for AI data centres, chasing surging electricity demand.
AI-fuelled debt hits records as bankers stretch markets
Hyperscalers are issuing record bond volumes in sterling, euros and yen to fund AI spending, prompting bankers to invent new structures and investors to ask how much more the market can absorb.
Central bankers warn AI boom risks a financial crash
The Bank for International Settlements has warned that debt-fuelled spending on AI data centres and opaque financing could trigger a financial meltdown.
Apollo and Blackstone back Anthropic's $35bn compute push
Apollo and Blackstone are financing a $35bn expansion of Anthropic's AI computing capacity using Broadcom chips, as private capital becomes central to the AI build-out.
Big Tech AI debt sales reshape sterling bond market
Huge AI-driven bond issues by Alphabet and Amazon are reshaping smaller markets, with Alphabet now a top borrower in sterling corporate debt.
UK data centres hit 5.8% of national power as Europe's AI energy gap widens
Europe's high electricity prices threaten its AI ambitions, with the UK at 5.8% of national power for data centres and OpenAI pausing its Stargate UK project last month.
Arm beats Q1 forecasts on AI data-centre demand but supply doubts hit shares
UK chip designer Arm forecast Q1 revenue of $1.26bn and adjusted EPS of 40 cents, beating consensus, but flagged secured capacity for only $1bn of AGI CPU demand.
Banks try to offload AI data-centre debt as exposure mounts
JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and SMBC are seeking to distribute AI data-centre debt to wider investors as exposure to single borrowers approaches limits.
Rigby Group chief: UK AI strategy 'disjointed' as 1.6→6GW data centre target stalls
Rigby Group CEO Steve Rigby says UK AI sovereignty is constrained by power grid bottleneck, not capital, and policy must move beyond departmental silos.
Nokia CEO says Europe risks losing AI to US and China over capacity
Justin Hotard warns Europe lacks the infrastructure to build AI data centres at scale and risks losing developers and business to China and the US.
Telegraph: AI alarm bells should be ringing in Downing Street
The Telegraph's editorial board argues the OpenAI investment pause exposes fundamental flaws in Britain's energy costs, planning system, and industrial strategy.
OpenAI pauses Stargate UK data centre project over energy and regulation
OpenAI has put its multi-billion pound UK data centre project on hold, citing high energy costs and regulatory barriers that threaten the government's AI ambitions.
Mistral raises £670 million in debt to build Paris AI data centre
Europe's leading AI provider has secured its first debt financing, backed by seven banks, to purchase 13,800 Nvidia chips for a major data centre near Paris.
UK AI startup Nscale faces backlash over data centre energy demands
Local council officers in Essex have objected to Nscale's planned AI data centre, warning its energy demands could strain the local grid and increase costs for residents.
AI data centres could block new UK homes from electricity grid
UK government proposals to let AI data centres skip the electricity grid queue have drawn warnings from builders that housing developments will be frozen out.
Nscale raises £1.5bn as Sheryl Sandberg and Nick Clegg join board
British AI data centre firm Nscale raises £1.5bn ($2bn) in new funding, appoints former Meta executives to its board, and sees valuation soar to £11bn ($14.6bn).
Oracle plans thousands of job cuts amid AI data centre spending
Oracle is planning wide-ranging layoffs across the company as it faces a cash crunch from its massive AI data centre investment programme, with stock down 50% from highs.
UK's multibillion AI drive built on 'phantom investments'
Guardian investigation finds major AI investment claims by Nscale and CoreWeave lack substance, with no contracts signed and a promised supercomputer site still a scaffolding yard.
UK AI firm Nscale raises £1.6 billion in Nvidia-backed funding round
British AI infrastructure company Nscale valued at £11.7 billion after $2 billion Series C round led by Norway's Aker and 8090 Industries.
UK Data Centre Cuts AI Power Draw by 40% on Demand in National Grid Trial
A five-day trial near London demonstrated that GPU clusters can dynamically reduce power consumption by up to 40% in response to grid events without disrupting workloads.
UK Protesters to March Against AI Data Centre Expansion
Campaigners are staging protests in London this weekend to demand stronger protections against the environmental impact of the UK's growing data centre infrastructure.
AI Data Centres Could Use More Power Than Rest of UK Combined
Ofgem reveals over 140 data centre projects seek grid connections totalling 50GW — exceeding Britain's peak daily energy demand of 45GW this month.
Tech Firms Conflate AI Types in Climate Claims, Report Finds
A new report accuses Google, Microsoft, and others of muddling traditional AI with energy-hungry generative AI when claiming the technology can help avert climate breakdown.
Pulsant Completes £10 Million AI-Ready Data Centre in Milton Keynes
UK data centre operator Pulsant has opened a new high-density facility in Milton Keynes designed for AI workloads, targeting financial services, healthcare, and gaming sectors.
Big Tech Races to Fund $660bn AI Spending Spree
Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta plan over $660bn in AI infrastructure spending this year, forcing tough choices between shareholder returns, cash reserves, and new debt.
BP Abandons UK Hydrogen Project as Data Centre Plans Take Priority
Oil giant BP has withdrawn its Teesside hydrogen plant application after the site was chosen for Europe's largest AI data centre, exposing tensions in government priorities.
