Energy from Waste: an Immediate Clean Power Solution for Data Centre Energy Needs

The UK is facing a defining moment – to decarbonise the electricity system by 2030 whilst simultaneously positioning itself as a global leader in AI. Yet lengthy grid connection queues, legacy infrastructure and extensive, fragmented regulatory planning processes risk diverting AI-driven economic investment overseas or locking in high carbon energy sources, undermining the UK’s Net Zero mission. Thus, a fundamental question arises: how can the UK meet its ambition to be one of the world’s leading AI economies whilst supplying energy sustainably, securely, and at scale?

This report explores how Energy from Waste (EfW) can serve as a vital enabler of clean, reliable power for the UK’s AI-driven future.

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