Inside the Plot to Cover Europe with Gas-Powered AI Data Centres
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As the UK and EU debate how to source the vast quantities of electricity they’ll need to power their grand visions of home-grown artificial intelligence (AI), the gas turbine sector is confident that governments will soon follow the lead of the United States – by clearing the way for Big Tech to embrace natural gas. […]

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“I just think the American market is ahead of us [and] the same thing is going to happen here”, said a turbine sales representative from UK-based manufacturer Langley Holdings, which also sponsored the March 25-26 Datacloud conference and primarily sells to the UK. “It just will take a bit longer and it will be a bit harder because more people will be saying, ‘hang on a minute, we don’t want to be burning greenhouse gasses.’”

    • Jiral@lemmy.orgEnglish
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      9 days ago

      Lobbying can work but the more it goes against ingrained fundamental strategic interests the harder it gets. Politicians do stuff for money but they primarily do it for power. What this lobbyist wants requires them to loose power.