Drax inks £20bn deal to develop GW-scale data centre at biomass power plant

Stuart Stone
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Drax Power Station, in North Yorkshire | Credit: Drax
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Drax Power Station, in North Yorkshire | Credit: Drax

Biomass energy giant unveils plans to build one of the UK’s largest data centres

Drax has today announced a £20bn partnership with Brookfield Asset Management and AI infrastructure platform Radiant to develop, deliver, and operate GW-scale data centre at the site of its biomass power...

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