Climate-focused accounts circulate the findings widely
3 Nov 3 3:11 PM · 4d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 3 of 3
Social accounts amplify the investigation under climate-focused hashtags, sharing a paywall-free version of the article.
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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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 1 claim were published in its stretch
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first by TechCrunch, 4d ago
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The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/data -centers-are-turning-to-old-jet-engines-as-the-wait-for-power-grows/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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techcrunch.com/2026/11/03/d... #datacentres #electricity #environment
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These are generally what power plant and refineries run AKA all over the place already.
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Old, Polluting Jet Engines Are Being Scavenged To Power Datacenters https://www. nytimes.com/2026/11/03/climate /jet-engines-ai-data-center-generators-boneyard.html Paywall removed: http:// archive.today/IeCoF # ClimateCrisis
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Old, # Polluting # JetEngines Are Being Scavenged to Power # DataCenters By Hiroko Tabuchi, Nov 3, 2026 Excerpt: "They’re rapidly being converted into generators to meet # AI ’s insatiable demand for electricity. " # Environmentalists call it a step backward.Jet engines are a plentiful and untapped source. In January, the federal Energy…
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Engines built decades ago to push air out the back and propel airplanes are instead converted to produce electricity for data centers, and this is, somehow, seen as a sane solution in a world that needs less airplane engines altogether. https://www. nytimes.com/2026/11/03/climate /jet-engines-ai-data-center-generators-boneyard.html
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Data centers are repurposing old jet engines from desert boneyards into fossil gas-burning electricity generators to bypass years-long power grid delays. These converted turbines pollute significantly more, emitting higher levels of carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds. Old, Polluting Jet Engines Are...
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