Google Data Center Netherlands
Acquisition September 2nd, 2007 - By Haochi
Earlier this year, Seeking Alpha reported that Google’s building a new data center in seaport city Eemshaven, in Groningen, Netherlands… And here it is. The finished data center will house about 100,000 servers, which are to be powered by “green power” from nearby wind farms.
This data center is probably the largest in the Netherlands (or at least it claims to be), valued at €150 million (I think) at this moment. You can find the whole set of photos on Flickr.
[photo by Erwin Boogert, used under a CC-license]
September 3rd, 2007 at 2:56 am
Well, the green twist to the story is charming but actually most of the power will come from Electrabels Eemscentrale , in the utter north eastern part of The Netherlands. Check for yourself on Google Maps, and search for ‘Eemshaven’.
On this picture, you’ll see the Eemscentrale in de distance.
It IS correct though that the region is investing heavily in green and renewable energy (along with the local university Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RuG).
January 2nd, 2008 at 8:04 am
Just wondering who will do the installation?
March 12th, 2008 at 6:12 am
Op weblog delfzijl e.o. staan ook foto’s van het hotel:
http://www.volkskrantblog.nl/bericht.php?id=148215