Pure Data Centres invests £24m in UK’s largest biochar facility
Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC), the designer, developer, and operator of sustainable hyperscale cloud and AI data-centres, today announced a £24 million investment to build the UK’s largest biochar* carbon-removal facility in Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.
Pure DC’s investment has been endorsed by the UK Government across DSIT and DESNZ. Minister for Energy for DESNZ, Michael Shanks MP, said,
This investment is an excellent example of industry stepping up to pioneer innovative climate solutions.
“Greenhouse gas removal technologies, including biochar, will play an important role in us meeting our net zero ambitions, helping industry to decarbonise whilst delivering economic opportunities such as the new, high-quality jobs in Wiltshire that this facility will create.”
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for AI and Online Safety) for the Department of Science, Innovation & Technology, Kanishka Narayan MP said,
Data centres power growth and innovation, from NHS digital services and online payments to the AI tools people use at work.
”Part of being an AI leader means backing new ways to drive progress responsibly and sustainably.This investment in Wiltshire shows how companies are turning to the UK to help shift the dial – deploying carbon removal technology to deliver cleaner, greener innovations. It shows how AI leadership and a climate-conscious approach to innovation aren’t competing ideals, but two sides of the same coin.”
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Pure Data Centres invests £24m in UK’s largest biochar facility, source
