Blyth Gigaplant

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

A data centre uses huge amounts of energy
Where’s it coming from
Are they going to re build the power station

Could power it on battery's from the battery plant.

 

[Sandboy]

A data centre uses huge amounts of energy
Where’s it coming from
Are they going to re build the power station

There's a brand new transformer station right next door to handle all the offshore power coming in

Another planned for Seaham too, nowt to do with this site obviously

 

[Weremuthe]

Aye, just like local MP Ian Levy who was crowing about the Gigaplant a few years ago.
Strangely he's gone all quiet about it now.

Who?

 

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

Who?

Ian Levy MP.

 

[TheWhitePony]

A data centre uses huge amounts of energy
Where’s it coming from
Are they going to re build the power station

also a glut of DC's right now. Big DC campus in North Shields nie on empty ....

 

[Shandy drinker]

also a glut of DC's right now. Big DC campus in North Shields nie on empty ....

Is that the one behind cobalt

 

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

Forgive my stupidity but what exactly is a data centre?

 

[googleboogle]

Forgive my stupidity but what exactly is a data centre?

home of the cloud

 

[Wilfy]

Forgive my stupidity but what exactly is a data centre?

Loads of hard drives.

 

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

home of the cloud

So a git big server?

 

[TheWhitePony]

Is that the one behind cobalt

Stellium Campus so yeah, top of Silverlink. There's a quite a view DC's around cobalt inc virgin/vodafone pops/dc's, 2 local providers, and some significant comms rooms etc.

True to say the DC side is changing, AI requires stupidly high power/cooling which many traditional DC's aren't set up for. It's going to be really interesting watching how everything plays out - given a) there is a gentle movement back to DC's/colo away from public cloud, b) AI power requirements.

Forgive my stupidity but what exactly is a data centre?

Place to house lots of servers, and network providing compute/storage in clouds.

 

[PinzaC55]

Aye, just like local MP Ian Levy who was crowing about the Gigaplant a few years ago.
Strangely he's gone all quiet about it now.

If the Gigaplant has been cancelled what do you expect him to say about it ?

 

[googleboogle]

So a git big server?

Lots of them. And flashing lights and aircon

 

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

Lots of them. And flashing lights and aircon

Sounds like it will need alot of juice.

 

[Cypher]

A data centre uses huge amounts of energy
Where’s it coming from
Are they going to re build the power station

When you think of all the energy in a Snickers bar. They should burn Snickers.

 

[Slim999]

Failure of battery factory plan hailed by Boris Johnson just a year ago

The then-prime minister said the plan would be part of the UK’s green industrial revolution – but it has gone into administration

www.independent.co.uk

It's gone into administration.

Just like Boris & his pals have done / are soon to do .

Nothing like a clean sheet of paper to start afresh .

Bring on the GE

 

[Hosey69]

Feel sorry for people who left good jobs to go to this place hopefully they have found new employment, Also a few young ones went on apprenticeships hoping they would have a good future there here's hoping they have found new roles elsewhere

 

[bomber]

A pie in the sky fantasy project to whip the patriots up into a frenzy.

 

[tonyfromalnwick]

Ian Levy MP.

Lavery

 

[Mnemonic]

Stellium Campus so yeah, top of Silverlink. There's a quite a view DC's around cobalt inc virgin/vodafone pops/dc's, 2 local providers, and some significant comms rooms etc.

True to say the DC side is changing, AI requires stupidly high power/cooling which many traditional DC's aren't set up for. It's going to be really interesting watching how everything plays out - given a) there is a gentle movement back to DC's/colo away from public cloud, b) AI power requirements.



Place to house lots of servers, and network providing compute/storage in clouds.

I'm seeing the opposite of that.