“I just think the American market is ahead of us [and] the same thing is going to happen here”, said a turbine sales representative from UK-based manufacturer Langley Holdings, which also sponsored the March 25-26 Datacloud conference and primarily sells to the UK. “It just will take a bit longer and it will be a bit harder because more people will be saying, ‘hang on a minute, we don’t want to be burning greenhouse gasses.’”
Gas is more expensive AND takes longer to build a facility than slapping up some solar panels/turbines does
But who is going to build the gas turbines? (Americans 😇)
Who is going to build the solar panels / windmills? (China 👹 )
This article is literally about a UK turbine maker. And China isn’t the only solar manufacturer
American gas turbine manufacturer Mitsubishi Power Aero
A sales representative from MWM, the European arm of U.S.-based gas generator manufacturer Caterpillar
Langley Holdings was the only UK-based gas manufacturer mentioned.
Do they not realize gas in Europe is not anywhere as cheap as it is in the US?
It’s still cheaper in bulk than other forms. Fossil fuels have excellent energy density.
Sadly most the energy density is wasted as only a small proportion is captured to do work. Renewables capture almost all of the energy. Renewables are definitely better from an energy density standpoint as you need a lot less to match the theoretical energy density of fossil fuels.
They do and that’s kinda the point.
- Convince Europeans that data centers are a requirement for social stability in the 21st century.
- Install a bunch of gas powered centers on European territory.
- Build supply chain from the gas-rich Permian Basin to Europe.
- Profit.
Not unlike how the US has made it a policy to export gas-powered automobiles and trucks globally for the last 80 years. This all becomes leverage to extend the influence and profitability of the O&G sector.
There will always be politicians they can
bribelobby.goes to look up numbers
It looks like it was pretty close around 2009.
This is not more than the wild claims of some gas turbine lobbyist and focus mainly on the UK. The EU is currently trying hard to reduce the reliance on gas, that lobbyist won’t change that as it is a pretty fundamental strategic requirement.
