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Brookfield, Drax to build £20bn AI data center at Yorkshire power station

Drax Group has signed an agreement with Brookfield and its neocloud platform Radiant to develop an AI data center on Drax's North Yorkshire power station site. The project aims to deliver up to 100 megawatts by early 2028, scaling to 600 MW by 2031 and eventually surpassing 1 gigawatt, with Brookfield projecting total investment including chips could exceed £20 billion ($26.8 billion), starting with a £2.5 billion first phase.

cnbc.com · 2026-11-03

Study confirms Neolithic builders hauled Devil's Arrows stones 11 miles across Yorkshire

Researchers analyzing Britain's tallest standing stone alignment, the Devil's Arrows, have determined that its massive stones originated from a quarry site 18 kilometers away and were moved there by human effort rather than glacial action. The findings, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, show Neolithic communities transported multiple 25-ton stones across the Yorkshire landscape to build the monument.

arstechnica.com · 2026-09-14