In the looming shadow of a waste tip, Britain’s dream of becoming an AI superpower is playing out. The low-tech business of dealing with rubbish is meeting the cutting edge of artificial intelligence in the form of a data centre proposed by developer Era4 at a huge landfill site in Kent.
Methane-powered AI: How to beat the UK’s data centre crunch
July 17, 2026
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In the looming shadow of a waste tip, Britain’s dream of becoming an AI superpower is playing out. The low-tech business of dealing with rubbish is meeting the cutting edge of artificial intelligence in the form of a data centre proposed by developer Era4 at a huge landfill site in Kent.
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/07/16/methane-powered-ai-how-to-beat-the-uks-data-centre-crunch/
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