PROJECT UPDATE
THE
NETHERLANDS
Microsoft has announced its second European
wind project in the Netherlands with Vattenfall, one of
Europe’s largest electricity and heat retail producers. Microsoft
will purchase 100% of the wind energy generated from a re-
powered and expanded wind farm that is adjacent to its local data
centre operations in the Netherlands. The 180-megawatt wind farm
will be constructed and operated by Nuon, part of Vattenfall in the
Wieringermeer Polder, near Amsterdam. Commenting on the project,
President and CEO of Vattenfall Magnus Hall, said: “We are very glad and
proud to be able to support Microsoft’s transition toward using fossil-
free energy in its data centre operations. This deal is completely in line
with our strategy to help all our customers power their lives in ever
smarter ways and free from fossil fuel within one generation.”
Nuon CEO Peter Smink, also commented: “This is not only
an important investment in Dutch renewable energy,
but also a new step in the greening of IT in
the Netherlands.”
BELGIUM
ZTE Corporation has marked the opening of Telenet
Belgium’s new Innovation Centre in Brussels. In the centre,
Telenet will not only test new technology for connectivity,
entertainment, value added services and customer experiences, but
also give partners the opportunity to test their projects using Telenet
technology and provide access to Telenet expertise. The Telenet
Innovation Centre will also serve as a knowledge and innovation
centre for the Liberty Global Group. The new innovation centre is
based on collaborative innovation and is conceived as a place
where Telenet experts and third parties can make use of the most
advanced fixed and mobile broadband technology to test new
products, services, apps and prototypes within Telenet’s
strategic ambitions and plans.
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