Construction of UK’s ‘largest supercomputer’ delayed over power supply problems
An artist’s impression of Nscale’s planned supercomputer in Loughton, Essex. Illustration: NscaleView image in fullscreenAn artist’s impression of Nscale’s planned supercomputer in Loughton, Essex. The scaffolding yard site has now been cleared by Nscale, however.
- ▪An artist’s impression of Nscale’s planned supercomputer in Loughton, Essex.
- ▪Illustration: NscaleView image in fullscreenAn artist’s impression of Nscale’s planned supercomputer in Loughton, Essex.
- ▪The scaffolding yard site has now been cleared by Nscale, however.
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An artist’s impression of Nscale’s planned supercomputer in Loughton, Essex. Illustration: NscaleView image in fullscreenAn artist’s impression of Nscale’s planned supercomputer in Loughton, Essex. Illustration: NscaleAI (artificial intelligence)Construction of UK’s ‘largest supercomputer’ delayed over power supply problemsDatacentre hailed by government was supposed to launch next year but may be held back into mid-2030sDan MilmoThu 24 Sep 2026 13.26 EDTLast modified on Thu 24 Sep 2026 13.28 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA huge datacentre project hailed by the UK government will miss its launch date next year and could be delayed into the mid-2030s.The site in Loughton, Essex, was described as the country’s largest AI supercomputer when it was announced in 2025, but power supply…
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