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New UK AI datacentre could cause five times emissions of Birmingham airport

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Exclusive: emissions from power-hungry warehouses at Lincolnshire facility expected to be 850,000 tonnes a year

A vast new datacentre to feed Britain’s rising demand for artificial intelligence could cause more greenhouse gas emissions than five international airports.

Elsham datacentre in Lincolnshire is on course to cost £10bn and its 15 power-hungry computer warehouses are projected to release five times the carbon dioxide of Birmingham airport, including from take-offs and landings.

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June 6, 2025 |

Bassetlaw councillors gain insight into West Burton’s Fusion future

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Councillors and staff from Bassetlaw District Council were given a first-hand insight into the cutting-edge fusion energy research which is coming to West Burton during a visit to Culham Campus of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).

June 6, 2025 |