Controversial data centre approved in Scotland - Networking Industry News

Controversial data centre approved in Scotland - Networking Industry News The building of a giant data centre in Scotland has been given the go ahead, despite many objections.

Located in North Lanarkshire, the facility, proposed by the Gillespie Investments Group, will be built on a 66-hectare site, according to the Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser.

Planning officials had initially recommended that the application be turned down. However, local council members decided to go against this advice by a vote of 35 to 10.

Gillespie representative Dr David Telford said that it was especially important that the data centre is built at this location, right next to an energy from waste plant.

He said: "Some data centres use as much power as a large town and the market is looking for renewable energy - companies like Microsoft, Google and Facebook want to be seen to be green.

"The energy from waste plant is an absolutely key location and is intrinsic to being able to attract key players to the site."

In related networking industry news, another development that may help data centres go green is fuel cell technology, which is currently being tested by companies such as Google.

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