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Videos of Interest

30.08.25

How AI Data Centres Eat the World - HighYield x SemiAnalysis deep-dive into AI Datacenters, Gigawatt Megaclusters and the Hyperscaler race to AGI. 

March

01.03.26

It is currently a large, unassuming patch of farmland in East Ayrshire - but within years it could be one of the largest artificial intelligence data centres on Earth

February

04.02.26

Edinburgh Council refuses planning permission for AI data centre

January

29.01.26

Lanarkshire to become 'one of the world's most advanced AI sites'

27.01.26

A battery energy storage system (BESS) near Ochiltree will be refused unless specific council conditions are met.

25.01.26

Companies set to increase advertising spending this year to defuse growing public opposition to vast projects (FT - paywall)

24.01.26

Communities rattled after option to object to energy projects via email scrapped

22.01.26

Press release: UK Government admits “serious error” in forcing through hyperscale data centre without environmental protections

2025

24.12.25

Revealed: The 17 locations of Scotland's new hyperscale data centres

04.11.25

ILI Group Launches The Stoics – A £15 Billion Green Data Centre Network

2024

Dec 2024

ILI Group said that Section 36 planning consent has been granted for its Flemyland Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Kilwinning

Aug 2024

Construction of huge battery storage sites branded 'nightmare'

June 2024

Councils respond to Ayrshire battery energy storage sites

Articles of Interest

23.09.25

What's the big deal about AI data centres?

Datacenter Anatomy Part 1: Electrical Systems

"This triggered deep changes in the way datacenters are built, as modern facilities can require >50x the amount of electricity per square foot compared to a typical office building."

Datacenter Anatomy Part 2 – Cooling Systems

"With large-scale projects commonly requiring billions in capital expenditure, the stakes are extremely high. Rapid advancement in datacenter requirements also amplifies the risk of developing assets that could become obsolete quickly."

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