Leading Swiss data centre provider Green announces the next phase of the project. In Dielsdorf, building work on data centres N and O has commenced on the Metro-Campus Zurich. The two new high-performance data centres will provide room for around 4,000 server racks for up to 160,000 IT systems on an area of 11,600 m2.
Demand is high
With the Metro-Campus Zurich Green is increasing its data centre capacities by 35 megawatts for the operation of customer systems. The campus in Dielsdorf covers an area of 46,000 m2 and comprises high-performance and energy-efficient data centres, as well as a business park with office building. The first data centre was completed in December 2022. The modern office building is currently under construction and will be ready for occupation in the summer of 2024. Expansion phase three involving the addition of data centres N and O started earlier than planned as a result of the strong increase in demand for secure and high-performance data centres.
Data growth and digitalisation as drivers
As data growth increases, so too does the demand for computing power. However, fewer and fewer companies are sticking with their own server rooms or data centres; this is due to the high investment costs associated with modernization and sustainability. Instead, they are moving their systems to secure, efficient and more sustainable data centres or to the cloud. Given the fact that Green is a data centre provider both for companies and for leading cloud providers, demand is increasing extremely quickly. “Our growth reflects the rapid technology and digitalisation push,” explains Roger Süess, CEO of Green, adding: “Modern data centres are needed to ensure that this transformation can be realized in Switzerland quickly, securely and sustainably.”
Waste heat utilisation at data centres reduces CO2 emissions
The two new data centres will also feature waste heat extraction so that surrounding municipalities can benefit from CO2-neutral heating. Green is investing millions in waste heat extraction and working closely with Energie 360°, which is currently planning and implementing several cooperative district heating projects in the region.
Thanks to the extraction process, data centre M will supply up to 3,500 households, as well as industry and commerce. The first district heating centre will be opened in the Metro-Campus area in 2024 and will supply up to 3,500 households in Dielsdorf. With the waste heat of the two new data centres, further households and industry will be supplied with district heating in the region.
“We’re doing our bit for the circular economy and supporting the energy transition through the use of waste heat as well as a number of other measures. We are convinced that future-oriented digitalization can only be achieved through sustainable data centres,” explains Roger Süess.
Further information: www.green.ch
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