Data center: top in terms of climate and security
The first data center with a positive carbon footprint is currently being built in Falun, Sweden. It is also one of the 13 most secure in the world, according to Schneider Electric. The company is an infrastructure partner of the EcoDataCenter project initiated by Falu Energi & Vatten and EcoDC AB.
The volume of data worldwide is doubling every two years, which is why the demand for data center capacity and thus energy is growing dramatically. The new EcoDataCenter in Falun, Sweden, is connected to the local district heating network for this reason. This means that the heat from the servers does not go to waste. Instead, it heats numerous buildings in the city. In the summer, excess steam from the nearby power plant provides the energy that drives the data center's cooling machines. In addition, the EcoDataCenter obtains 100% of its electricity from renewable sources. Thanks to the optimal interaction of the data center and the district heating network, the latter has a negative CO2 balance over the course of a year, emphasizes Schneider Electric.
According to the announcement, the EcoDataCenter will achieve an availability of 100%. Only twelve data centers worldwide achieve such high availability. In addition, the data center has the highest possible security (Tier IV). As a reminder, the first data center in Switzerland to receive "Tier IV" design certification is Swisscom's in Bern-Wankdorf.
The first of three buildings at the data center in Falun is scheduled for completion in early 2016. When fully completed, the area will be 23,250 m2, which is equivalent to an area of more than three football fields.
