Jordan O'Brien
Managing Editor of Data Centre Review & Electrical Review
Industry
Petition calls for moratorium on data centres, BESS outside AI Growth Zones
A new Parliamentary petition seeks to halt data centre and BESS approvals outside AI Growth Zones and mandate Rural Impact Assessments.
Industry
AI Growth Zones yet to accelerate planning activity, FOI data suggests
Planning data suggests the UK’s AI Growth Zones are yet to deliver the promised acceleration, with progress remaining uneven across designated sites.
Industry
Scotland introduces new rules for 50 MW data centre projects
Scotland’s largest data centre projects will face closer scrutiny under new rules requiring Ministers to be notified of proposals above 50 MW.
Artificial Intelligence
Nebius and Vantage announce first South Wales AI Growth Zone deployment
Nebius has agreed to deploy high-density AI infrastructure at Vantage Data Centers’ Newport campus.
Industry
The AI boom is creating new resilience risks for data centre operators
AI is driving larger, denser data centres, but Allianz warns that failures involving power, cooling, fire and water are becoming more costly.
Industry
Balfour Beatty shuns UK data centre boom over ‘low margins’
AI is fuelling a data centre construction boom across Europe, but Balfour Beatty says low margins mean it has no plans to join the rush.
Industry
AI boom pushes hyperscale data centres away from Europe’s major hubs
AI is pushing data centre development beyond Europe’s traditional hubs as developers chase available power and land.
Industry
Five years on, where is Scotland’s green data centre strategy?
Scotland’s green data centre ambitions are under scrutiny five years on, as ministers face calls to show what progress has been made.
