Going below: Underground data centres lead the way
Lefdal spreads over 120,000sqm – roughly the size of eight footy fields – and up six levels, with 75 distinct chambers. Yet this data centre in west Norway is barely a blip on the striking Nordic landscape.
Dig deep: The future of data centres in Australia
Lane Cove is a pretty, leafy corner of Sydney. It is also a flashpoint of the increasingly ugly battle over data centres. With five built, approved or in the planning stage in the North Shore suburb, residents fear their community – named one of Australia’s most liveable in 2025 – will be lost to the artificial intelligence (AI) monoliths.