Energy-gobbling datacenters are developing in Europe, as is resistance
Activists are opposed to the establishment of a huge Google data centre in the Austrian countryside.
Google is building its first hyperscale data centre in Austria, in Kronstorf, a small village near Linz. The centre could consume the equivalent of 7% of the country's current electricity demand. Local residents, scientists, and artists are opposing the project, citing concerns over energy consumption and environmental impact, including the effect on the nearby Enns river.
Google says it is taking steps to mitigate the centre's environmental impact, including installing solar panels on the roof and creating a fund to improve the local ecosystem.
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