- Tech companies are leveraging London as a major data center hub, with research citing facilities in locations such as Cambridge and Brazil.
- Tech companies like Google and Amazon are utilizing data centers in Slough.
Research suggests data centers create heat island effect, prompting demands for a moratorium on construction.
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Updated Jul 25
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What happened
Research suggests data centers create heat island effect, prompting demands for a moratorium on construction.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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Amazon
American multinational technology company
Related events
- Europe faces debate and legal action regarding a moratorium on new data center buildout due to AI boom costs.
- A data center project is being proposed in Hermantown, requiring reduced environmental impact and facing state political oversight.
- Industry is facing calls for a moratorium on data centers in Oregon due to intense scrutiny over their energy and water consumption.
- AWS and Google are participating in the AI data centre industry, raising concerns about growth and backing a voluntary framework.
- In Great Britain, discussions highlight that data centers are crucial for national economic development, driven by companies like Google and Amazon.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- dailymail.comLife in Britain's data centre capital as locals fight back
- shafaqna.com