Google has announced it will abandon its original plans for a $200mn data centre in Santiago, Chile, and start the project anew to address environmental concerns. The decision, revealed in a September 17 statement, comes after a local environmental court partially reversed the project’s 2020 permit in February, citing potential impacts on the capital’s water resources. The US tech giant will now redesign the project from scratch, focusing on more sustainable technologies. Google stated it would utilise air-cooled technology at the same location in the Cerrillos neighbourhood, moving away from …