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Brookfield and QIA to invest $3.4bn in Drax-linked UK data centre

The investors will back a biomass-powered data centre project tied to Drax Group as part of a wider £20bn plan.

What to know

  • Brookfield Asset Management and the Qatar Investment Authority will invest £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) in a UK data centre project tied to Drax Group.
  • The data centre would be powered by Drax's wood-fired biomass plant, making it one of the UK's largest such facilities.
  • The investment is part of a larger £20 billion overall development plan for the project.

Brookfield Asset Management InvestorQatar Investment Authority InvestorDrax Group Plc UK power generator and project partner

Brookfield and QIA to invest $3.4bn in Drax-linked UK data centre
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    FT details biomass power supply and £20bn full project plan

    The Financial Times reports that Drax's wood-fired biomass plant would supply power to one of the UK's largest data centres, with the investment forming part of a larger £20 billion overall plan.

    1. first by Construction Enquirer, 8d ago · also Drax Global, Investing.com News, FT, The Independent, Evening Standard, ITVX +1

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    2. first by Sky News, 8d ago · also DatacenterDynamics, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Markets, CNBC, National Technology News

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    • us@pubeurope.com

      https://www. europesays.com/us/1162309/ Brookfield plans $27 billion AI data center at power station; Drax rises 8% # ai # AlphabetClassA # ArtificialIntelligence # BROOKFIELDASSETMANAGEMENTLTD # BusinessNews # DraxGroupPLC # England # Environment # InvescoSolarETF # ISharesGlobalCleanEnergyETF # MicrosoftCorp # Technology # UnitedStates #…

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    Brookfield and QIA agree £2.5bn data centre investment with Drax

    Brookfield Asset Management and the Qatar Investment Authority reached an agreement to invest £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) in a data center project with UK power generator Drax Group Plc.

    1. first by Seeking Alpha, 8d ago · also CNBC, Reuters

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