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Data Centers Turn to Scavenged Jet Engines for Fast, Dirty Power

NYT reveals data centers scavenging old jet engines for power

1 Nov 3 5:00 AM · 5d ago · 3 articles · 1 post · 3 sources · development 1 of 3

Hiroko Tabuchi and Gabriela Bhaskar report that data center operators and power developers are pulling decommissioned, polluting jet engines from boneyards and repurposing them as generators to meet surging electricity demand from AI.

Hiroko Tabuchi NYT climate reporterGabriela Bhaskar NYT reporter/photographerUS data center operators and power developers Buyers and converters of the jet engines

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What was reported 2 claims about this development

  1. 3 outlets Old, Polluting Jet Engines Are Being Scavenged to Power Data Centers

    first by The New York Times, 5d ago · also NYT, NYT Climate

  2. 1 outlet Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows

    first by TechCrunch, 4d ago

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