Jordan O'Brien

Managing Editor of Data Centre Review & Electrical Review

Scottish Parliament opens inquiry into hyperscale data centres

MSPs will examine the energy, economic and environmental implications of hyperscale development as Scotland prepares new planning guidance.

Drax under fire for biomass emissions tied to data centre plans

Drax’s plans for a major Selby data centre campus are under scrutiny over the potential biomass demand and emissions of its wider expansion.

Data centres could form part of Fawley Power Station redevelopment

The former Hampshire power station is the latest UK energy site being considered for data centre development.

Reading data centre opts for gas fuel cells as it waits for grid connection

The 72MW data centre has just 1.8MW of grid capacity available initially, with natural gas fuel cells planned to power its first data halls.

CX Tech submits plans for 1GW Chapelcross data centre campus

Plans have been submitted for a proposed 1GW data centre campus at Chapelcross in southern Scotland. 

How should data centres approach on-site power in the AI era?

With grid capacity under pressure, RSE's Peter Glenn explores how on-site generation can deliver resilient power without limiting future options.

Can Great British Grid actually speed up data centre connections?

The new publicly-owned grid investment body could help accelerate connections, but for data centres its most useful role may lie further upstream.

Eaton agrees €810m COL Group deal to expand data centre power portfolio

Eaton is set to expand its European manufacturing capacity thanks to an €810 million takeover of COL Group.