A former chemical plant in North Wales, UK, could be turned into a data center under plans put forward by AI infrastructure firm Carbon3.ai.
The data center would be built on the site of the former Octel factory at Amlwch Port, located on the island of Anglesey, North Wales.
Carbon3.ai has submitted a planning application to Anglesey County Council, requesting a change of use for the site to enable the data center to be built.
In its application, the company said it would adapt and “reuse existing buildings within the industrial complex, enabling the delivery of a modern, energy-efficient AI center that will provide secure, sustainable and high-capacity computing infrastructure in support of the UK’s digital and AI sectors.”
Just don’t tell the locals they’ll be helping with the leccy bill…
Carbon3 claim it’ll be powered by renewable energy, so I guess that’s a plus?
It’s hard to argue that a datacenter has more environmental impact than a chemical plant, but I look forward to reading the comments that try.
This looks like this is part of the UK’s Digital Sovereignty plans, so they have their companies data on their land and legal jurisdiction
Do you have any reason to believe the opposite?
I am all for the UK’s Digital Sovereignty. But a chemical plant!?
