Our CRO, Cathal Griffin is quoted in Raconteur’s article which explores data centre activism in the UK – a growing concern for environmentalists linked to generative AI and new data centre builds taking place on greenbelt land.

Cathal Griffin, chief revenue officer at data centre provider Asanti, agrees, adding: “Until we have exhausted all the brownfield and decommissioned industrial sites, there may be no need to look to the greenbelt.” He points to sites such as the ex-nuclear power station in Dounreay as potential candidates for brownfield development.

“The real issue is how we power new data centres,” he says. “While there’s red tape and restrictions around where developers can build, it’s insignificant compared with the red tape around using private wires for green energy.”