“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.’”

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    21 hours ago

    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.