Big Give is live – this means that APRS supporter donations are doubled ONE WEEK ONLY. Big Give runs 22-29 April.
The proposal for a ‘multi-gigawatt’ data centre near Aberdeen has prompted quite a bit of press. We had comments in articles in The Herald, The National and in the Scotsman.
The developer of a 212MW hyperscale AI data centre at the Gyle Edinburgh which was turned down by the Council Planning Committee in February have appealed the decision.
Today The National published an article about the companies which are planning to build hyperscale AI data centres in Scotland. Outlined the business models of land speculation and that just two companies are proposing, between them, data centres which, if built, would double Scotland’s peak energy demand.
We have had a response back from a Freedom of Information Request that we sent to the UK Government regarding the Jobs estimates for the AI Growth Zone in Lanarkshire. Here is an analysis of this and the implications for the AI Growth zone.
Action to Protect Rural Scotland (APRS) has today (April 1st) launched a campaign in space on their new website serversinspace.com
The Natural Environment Scotland Act brings in a few new pieces of legislation related to National Parks. Having worked on the Bill, Nikki Sinclair takes us through the new legislation and what it may mean for our National Parks and the potential for new National Parks.
Today, 19 March, there were two questions in the Scottish Parliament on hyperscale data centres and answered by Gillian martin,
Edinburgh City Councilors will get the chance to vote on whether they put in place a moratorium on new data centres in the city this week.