Japanese firm wants to spend more than a year in Provence

At full build-out would give the project 7GW of capacity

Big money promised by new firm touting sovereign AI-as-a-Service

As company president gets a promotion

Developer to deliver big boost to county revenue, officials believe

Will eventually offer 180MW, company says

Deal apparently cements UK's 'Goldilocks' position in the AI ecosystem

Will feature more than 23,000 Nvidia GPUs

Also teams up with oil company Shell in clean energy pact

CEOs will join President Trump in UK to announce the deal

"County, not corporate" demonstrators claim victory in planning battle

Could see energy bills soar, protestors claim

Councillors in discussions with developer

Energy facility is being converted to biogas

Rezoning request submitted, but faces public opposition

Details of expansion scheme revealed

Operator had to be freed by emergency services

Health and Safety Executive investigating

Developer has two weeks to make changes

Environmental campaigners launch planning appeal

Is now biggest facility on the island, company claims

Scheme dubbed the "Concrete Monster" has been canned

Full hearing set for March 2026

Two potential partners identified