Green expands data center capacity
The Swiss data center provider Green is building another high-performance data center on the Metro Campus Zurich West. The demand for computing power has increased significantly.
Green today announces the start of construction of the fourth data center on the Metro Campus Zurich West. The company's headquarters will have 5,526 m2 of new data center space for secure and energy-efficient high-performance computing. This corresponds to 12 megawatts of power for customer systems. The Zurich West 4 data center will be equipped with a waste heat extraction system to supply the region with climate-neutral heating.
Demand accelerates start of construction
The demand for modern data centers is high. New technologies such as artificial intelligence and the digitalization push across all industries require more computing power and generate more data volume. At the same time, the outsourcing of company-owned data centers is increasing - many companies are dismantling their own data centers because they no longer offer sufficient capacity, flexibility and energy efficiency. "We are at the beginning of another wave of investment," explains Roger Süess, CEO of Green, adding: "With our investment program, we are doubling our data center capacities again over the next two to three years. Modern and efficient data centers are an important prerequisite for companies to implement digitalization in a sustainable and future-proof way."
Heat network-supported data centers
Green is gearing its data center architecture towards high energy efficiency and future requirements for high-performance computing. Datacenter Zurich West 4 will be equipped with a waste heat extraction system. The waste heat from the customer systems will flow into the new Naturenergie Eigenamt heating network operated by IBB Energie AG. Green also uses natural cooling (freecooling) from the ambient air for cooling, thereby minimizing energy consumption. The room design, systems and controls comply with Green's latest energy-saving reference architecture. Photovoltaic systems also complement the concept.
Key data Datacenter Zurich West 4
- High-performance data center of the latest generation
- Commissioning: 2026
- 5'526 m2 Data center space
- Around 2'000 m2 Office space
- Climate-neutral heating for the region
- 100% renewable energy in data center operation
Switzerland is an established business and science location that will focus even more strongly on digital innovation in the future in order to maintain its competitiveness. Switzerland is also attractive as a data location within Europe. Medium-term forecasts assume that demand for data center capacity will remain high. Green is therefore already evaluating new locations for the next phase of its expansion.
Source: www.green.ch
