There's been lots of talk about US AI datacentres having gas turbine generators parked in the car park to power them. Does anyone know of any European datacentres with similar gas turbine power units to power them? Or has the EUs stronger environmental laws kept them at bay ?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-30:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.v.st\/users\/quixoticgeek\/statuses\/116686555621440162","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.v.st\/users\/quixoticgeek\/statuses\/116686555621440162","objectType":"note","content":"
There's been lots of talk about US AI datacentres having gas turbine generators parked in the car park to power them. Does anyone know of any European datacentres with similar gas turbine power units to power them? Or has the EUs stronger environmental laws kept them at bay ?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.v.st\/@quixoticgeek\/116686555621440162","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-03:objectType=thread:nonce=26ad029416f9b608","notice_info":{"local_id":"12697013","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-03T16:19:56+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.v.st\/@quixoticgeek\/116686555621440162"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC","displayName":"Petra van Cronenburg","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-original-tmp20221102092003.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":280,"height":280},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-96-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-48-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-24-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"15877"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-96-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I am a #journalist, #author and #paperartist, working on a community #reconnecting you with #nature. #NatureMatchCuts is my #podcast for changing perspectives in the #Anthropocene. #Nature #biodiversity #ecology #Europe #CulturalHeritage #Art #NatureWriting. Volunteering in a French #heritagecenter and #museum in a #BiosphereReserve. #Artist with #paperjewellery #collage #assemblage, #artjournals + #visiblemending. Toots: English (mainly), German, French. NO CWs for nature! #fedi22 \ud83c\udf08","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@NatureMC","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"NatureMC","displayName":"Petra van Cronenburg","note":"I am a #journalist, #author and #paperartist, working on a community #reconnecting you with #nature. #NatureMatchCuts is my #podcast for changing perspectives in the #Anthropocene. #Nature #biodiversity #ecology #Europe #CulturalHeritage #Art #NatureWriting. Volunteering in a French #heritagecenter and #museum in a #BiosphereReserve. #Artist with #paperjewellery #collage #assemblage, #artjournals + #visiblemending. Toots: English (mainly), German, French. NO CWs for nature! #fedi22 \ud83c\udf08"}},"content":"
@quixoticgeek<\/a> 1. The EU has an official plan to phase out fossil fuels (even if some countries have watered it down). @quixoticgeek<\/a> 1. The EU has an official plan to phase out fossil fuels (even if some countries have watered it down). @NatureMC<\/a> @quixoticgeek<\/a> <\/p> Certainly gas is being used for data centers in Ireland Also in Spain? @CorioPsicologia<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-30:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.green\/users\/gerrymcgovern\/statuses\/116686708596949882","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.green\/users\/gerrymcgovern\/statuses\/116686708596949882","objectType":"note","content":" @NatureMC<\/a> @quixoticgeek<\/a> <\/p> Certainly gas is being used for data centers in Ireland Also in Spain? @CorioPsicologia<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.green\/@gerrymcgovern\/116686708596949882","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC\/statuses\/116686656533825546","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12697015"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CorioPsicologia"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.v.st\/users\/quixoticgeek"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-03:objectType=thread:nonce=26ad029416f9b608","notice_info":{"local_id":"12697016","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-03T16:19:54+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.green\/@gerrymcgovern\/116686708596949882"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC","displayName":"Petra van Cronenburg","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-original-tmp20221102092003.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":280,"height":280},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-96-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-48-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-24-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"15877"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-96-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I am a #journalist, #author and #paperartist, working on a community #reconnecting you with #nature. #NatureMatchCuts is my #podcast for changing perspectives in the #Anthropocene. #Nature #biodiversity #ecology #Europe #CulturalHeritage #Art #NatureWriting. 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NO CWs for nature! #fedi22 \ud83c\udf08"}},"content":" @quixoticgeek<\/a> For more infos, if datacenters with gas turbine power in their car parks exist somewhere in Europe etc., you could ask @gerrymcgovern<\/a> <\/p> Be aware that there's a big difference between 'Europe' and the 'EU'!<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-30:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC\/statuses\/116686656533825546","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC\/statuses\/116686656533825546","objectType":"note","content":" @quixoticgeek<\/a> For more infos, if datacenters with gas turbine power in their car parks exist somewhere in Europe etc., you could ask @gerrymcgovern<\/a> <\/p> Be aware that there's a big difference between 'Europe' and the 'EU'!<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12697015","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC\/statuses\/116686640303279535","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@NatureMC\/116686640303279535"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.v.st\/users\/quixoticgeek"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.green\/users\/gerrymcgovern"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-03:objectType=thread:nonce=26ad029416f9b608","notice_info":{"local_id":"12697015","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-03T16:19:54+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12697015"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CorioPsicologia","displayName":"Aurora \ud83d\udc0c","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/37886-original-tmp20230712025622.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/37886-96-20230721132129.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/37886-48-20230721132129.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/37886-24-20230721132129.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"37886"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/37886-96-20230721132129.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Psic\u00f3loga de c\u00f3digo abierto. Haciendo psicoterapia desde una mirada social y cr\u00edtica. Amante del musgo y prescriptora de siestas.Pronombres: Ella#Psicolog\u00eda #Tecnoecologismo #Econom\u00edaSocial #Ciberpsicolog\u00eda #ComportamientosDigitales #NoJoseoshttps:\/\/corio.es","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CorioPsicologia","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"CorioPsicologia","displayName":"Aurora \ud83d\udc0c","note":"Psic\u00f3loga de c\u00f3digo abierto. Haciendo psicoterapia desde una mirada social y cr\u00edtica. Amante del musgo y prescriptora de siestas.Pronombres: Ella#Psicolog\u00eda #Tecnoecologismo #Econom\u00edaSocial #Ciberpsicolog\u00eda #ComportamientosDigitales #NoJoseoshttps:\/\/corio.es"}},"content":" @NatureMC<\/a> @gerrymcgovern<\/a> @quixoticgeek<\/a> <\/p> In Spain they didn't use gas. Most our energetic problems linked with datacenters are the macroproyects of renovables. And the nuclear.<\/p> But there is new permissions in Italia, Germany, Ireland and so on.<\/p> The experts in these topic is Jill MacArdle, from Beyond Fossil Fuels. They are keeping the track of gas in european datacenters.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-30:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CorioPsicologia\/statuses\/116687083202623631","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/CorioPsicologia\/statuses\/116687083202623631","objectType":"note","content":" @NatureMC<\/a> @gerrymcgovern<\/a> @quixoticgeek<\/a> <\/p> In Spain they didn't use gas. Most our energetic problems linked with datacenters are the macroproyects of renovables. And the nuclear.<\/p> But there is new permissions in Italia, Germany, Ireland and so on.<\/p> The experts in these topic is Jill MacArdle, from Beyond Fossil Fuels. They are keeping the track of gas in european datacenters.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CorioPsicologia\/116687083202623631","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC\/statuses\/116686720027236121","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12697017"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.v.st\/users\/quixoticgeek"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.green\/users\/gerrymcgovern"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-03:objectType=thread:nonce=26ad029416f9b608","notice_info":{"local_id":"12697018","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-03T16:19:52+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@CorioPsicologia\/116687083202623631"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC","displayName":"Petra van Cronenburg","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-original-tmp20221102092003.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":280,"height":280},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-96-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-48-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-24-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"15877"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/15877-96-20221103163010.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I am a #journalist, #author and #paperartist, working on a community #reconnecting you with #nature. #NatureMatchCuts is my #podcast for changing perspectives in the #Anthropocene. #Nature #biodiversity #ecology #Europe #CulturalHeritage #Art #NatureWriting. 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2. It was just in the media: In Germany, a US-company wanted to built a data-center with gas turbines. They got so many protests from all sides (including regional politicians) that they gave up the plan.
3. The EU doesn't allow them in that form but the USA tries hard with lobbyism: https:\/\/www.desmog.com\/2026\/04\/29\/inside-the-plot-to-cover-europe-with-gas-powered-ai-data-centres\/<\/a>
4. The EU now plans sustainability standards: https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/eu-plans-energy-standards-data-centres-amid-concerns-over-soaring-power-use-2026-06-03\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-30:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC\/statuses\/116686640303279535","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/users\/NatureMC\/statuses\/116686640303279535","objectType":"note","content":"
2. It was just in the media: In Germany, a US-company wanted to built a data-center with gas turbines. They got so many protests from all sides (including regional politicians) that they gave up the plan.
3. The EU doesn't allow them in that form but the USA tries hard with lobbyism: https:\/\/www.desmog.com\/2026\/04\/29\/inside-the-plot-to-cover-europe-with-gas-powered-ai-data-centres\/<\/a>
4. The EU now plans sustainability standards: https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/eu-plans-energy-standards-data-centres-amid-concerns-over-soaring-power-use-2026-06-03\/<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@NatureMC\/116686640303279535","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.v.st\/users\/quixoticgeek\/statuses\/116686555621440162","url":"https:\/\/social.v.st\/@quixoticgeek\/116686555621440162"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.v.st\/users\/quixoticgeek"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-03:objectType=thread:nonce=26ad029416f9b608","notice_info":{"local_id":"12697014","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-03T16:19:55+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.online\/@NatureMC\/116686640303279535"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.green\/users\/gerrymcgovern","displayName":"Gerry McGovern","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/90000-original-tmp20230120164526.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":250,"height":250},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/90000-96-20230120164526.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/90000-48-20230120164526.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/90000-24-20230120164526.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"90000"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/90000-96-20230120164526.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Author of '99th Day: A Warning About Technology'.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.green\/@gerrymcgovern","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"gerrymcgovern","displayName":"Gerry McGovern","note":"Author of '99th Day: A Warning About Technology'."}},"content":"
https:\/\/inf.news\/en\/economy\/1ac9252b83752e195fa7aef526297ed8.html<\/a><\/p>
https:\/\/inf.news\/en\/economy\/1ac9252b83752e195fa7aef526297ed8.html<\/a><\/p>