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🇫🇮 Exciting news from #Finland! Google is expanding its data center campus in Hamina, in southern Finland, boosting #job creation, #innovation & #economic activity. Connect with Team Finland India to learn more about opportunities to #InvestInFinland.

Yesterday, Google announced a major investment of 6oo million euros to build their first data center in Norway. This will be an important contribution to the Skien region in the form of strengthened digital infrastructure, new jobs, and new expertise - and not least increased international visibility!    If all goes to plan, the datacenter will be operational by 2026 and will operate on more than 99% carbon-free energy in keeping with the Norwegian power grid mix. The new data center will also be prepared for future reuse of surplus heat for the benefit of the local community. ♻️      Google's investment in Norway will generate a value of NOK 6.8 billion between 2024 and 2025, supporting approximately 4 000 jobs during construction and delivering 100 quality jobs when the data center is completed. 🙌     Tine Austvoll Jensen, Country Director stated that “a data center is where the internet lives. As more people adopt more digital tools, so does the need for a secure and sustainable infrastructure to deliver the services we need, such as accessing your email or searching for information. The start of the construction of a new facility in Skien today is a proud moment for us. Norway has been a home for Google for many years, and we look forward to many more.”    The collaboration between local partners, including Skien municipality, reflects a shared vision within the business community. The green transition requires municipalities that actively engage with the technology sector, and Google, as a strategic partner, aligns with these aspirations. 🤝   On behalf of the entire AmCham Norway community we want to congratulate Google Norway and Skien Municipality on this important industrial initiative and milestone! 🎉

The news that Google has started work on its new $1bn UK data centre reflects the tech giant's latest effort to meet the growing demand for public cloud fuelled by the growth of AI (and other technologies). The new thirty-three acre site in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire promises to be of the most energy efficient in the world. Google has set the target of running all of its data centres and campuses on carbon-free energy (CFE) by 2030. In line with this goal the new facility will have provisions for off-site heat recovery a technique that allows excess heat to be captured and used by nearby homes and businesses. Meanwhile, in 2022 Google announced a deal with energy provider ENGIE to buy electricity generated by the Moray West wind farm in Scotland. That agreement put Google’s UK operations on track to operate at or near 90% carbon-free energy by the end of 2025. Google has made some very substantial investments in the UK in recent years. News of the latest data centre development follows the $1bn purchase of the technology giant’s Central Saint Giles office in 2022. Meanwhile, anyone who has visited the King’s Cross area of London recently can surely not have failed to notice Google’s amazing, 1m sq ft development that looks something like a cross between a fallen skyscraper and a Spanish galleon.    https://lnkd.in/e7geSZJU #google #datacentres #cloud #technology

Google to invest €600M in Dutch data centre: Alphabet’s Google outlined plans to spend €600 million on a new data centre in the Netherlands, adding to almost €4 billion invested on expanding its Dutch infrastructure over the past decade. The technology giant stated the new data centre will be located in the Westpoort business park in the municipality of Groningen and construction is already underway. Google expects the site to create 125 direct local jobs and thousands of indirect jobs related to the construction, adding it prioritised sustainability and “positive impact” for local communities during the planning process. Google’s data centre lead in the Netherlands, Marco Ynema (pictured, left), said it wanted to continue its support for “local social organisations, schools and companies in Groningen and the Netherlands”. Its move comes four months after announcing it was building a data centre in the municipality of Oldambt, while its facilities in Middenmeer and the Eemshaven seaport have employed 670 people to date. The new data centre in Groningen will be equipped with solar panels in line with its green ambitions, Google added. Google aims to reach net-zero emissions for all of its offices and data centres in the Netherlands, and it expects its purchase of clean energy in the country will help its facilities “achieve more than 90 per cent of CO2-free energy by 2024”. The post Google to invest €600M in Dutch data centre appeared first on Mobile World Live. http://dlvr.it/T5vdWx

Google announced a billion dollar data centre last week, to be built on a 33 acre site a few miles north of London. This was not long after Microsoft announced a 3.2 billion dollar investment in the U.K. which would also include data centre infrastructure. Both companies need more data centre space for cloud services and AI. One question always springs to mind when a data centre project is announced: where is the power coming from? The monetary value and site acreage of this investment is easy to find in the many articles that followed the announcement. You can also find quite a few recent articles on surplus heat from data centres being used to heat homes and swimming pools. (Anyone with an interest in data centres will have a sense of deja vu with that story). So where is that power coming from? It seems that Google is tapping in to the Moray West wind farm, in the sea off the coast of Scotland. That project will see sixty wind turbines generating power from next year, each capable of generating 14.7MW. Google announced a deal last year for 100MW of the 882MW of power to be generated at Moray West. Out of sheer curiosity, I wonder if anyone can tell me where the 100MW comes from when the wind isn’t blowing? Does 100MW cover just this one 33 acre data centre campus? #ai #data #commerciallaw #datacenter #datacentre #datacentres #datacenters

🌍 Google is making headlines with a massive $1.1 billion investment to expand its Finland data center campus.    💡 This highlights the growing demand for sustainable #AI infrastructure, as the Nordic region is renowned for its greener credentials such as natural air cooling and renewable power. This particular new campus will use district heating technology to repurpose excess heat for local homes, a circular economy that's already a successful practice across the Nordics.    📈 There's no denying the AI sector is a power-hungry industry, but it's encouraging to see tech giants like Google normalising green practices to influence AI innovation. TBT Marketing is proud to work with Nordic data centers, and we're pleased to see Google showcasing the region as a responsible option for data center operations.    Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g9UYPfJU    #Google #DataCenters #Nordics

🇳🇴NO: Google to build 240 MW data centre in Norway (Montel) International tech giant Google has decided to build a data centre in Skien, southern Norway, with an initial power demand of up to 240 MW, it said on Wednesday. The NOK 6.8bn (EUR 596m) facility is scheduled to be operational from 2026, Google said in a statement. The data centre is located 130km south of the capital Oslo, in Norway’s NO2 bidding zone. It has received grid access for 240 MW of capacity, which will create an annual consumption of up to 2.1 TWh. In total, the company has applied for a total grid capacity of 860 MW, with today’s investment decision marking the first step. Link to article: https://lnkd.in/esZfsWkS

🌍 Google is expanding its data centre presence in Belgium! 🚀 🏢 The search and cloud giant has filed to build a new 200-300MW data centre campus at the Ecopôle business park in Wallonia. The campus will span approximately 53,000 sqm (570,500 sq ft) and will be developed in three phases. 🚧 Construction is set to begin at the end of this year, with an expected opening in 2025. The initial phase will cover around 7,500 sqm (80,730 sq ft). 🌱 The campus will prioritize sustainability, featuring photovoltaic panels and heat recovery systems to power an urban heat network. 🌞 This new development adds to Google's existing presence in Belgium. The company's first European data center was established in Saint Ghislain, Belgium, back in 2009. Google has since built five data centers and a solar plant on the 90-hectare site. 💡 Last year, Google also acquired a 36-hectare site in Ecaussinnes, near La Louvière, further expanding its footprint in the region. #google #datacentre #belgium #sustainability #expansion https://lnkd.in/ed4Ndkfn

Big news for Kansas City! Google's building a brand new $1 billion data centre there! This is a big deal for a few reasons. First, it creates over 1,300 new jobs in Kansas City. Second, it shows Google is serious about keeping its services running smoothly as more and more people use them. They're going green too, using renewable energy to power everything. Pretty cool, right? ♻️ So, with Google's arrival, do you think Kansas City is poised to become a major tech hub? What other factors might influence the city's future in the tech industry? Read the full article in the comments 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/e3HQCWhV

Exciting developments are underway as Google plans to invest an additional 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in expanding its data center campus in Hamina, Finland!💰 This strategic move will supercharge Google's AI business growth across Europe. The investment includes a strategic collaboration with Haminan Energia Oy to harness and repurpose heat generated by the data center for district heating purposes, showcasing Google's commitment to sustainability. 🌍♻️ Read the full scoop here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g5NUcYEg #datacenter #datacenterinfrastructure #datacentersolutions #ai #ArtificialIntelligence #Sustainability #greendatacenter #finland #digitalinfrastructure #DigitalTransformation #Hyperscalers