Google to invest $1bn in low-carbon UK data centre

Stuart Stone
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Tech giant's latest UK investment to be powered by clean electricity and provide captured heat to nearby homes and businesses

Google has detailed plans to build a new $1bn data centre powered by clean electricity and boasting cutting-edge heat recovery technology at a 33-acre site in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. As the tech...

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