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Vantage Data Centers breaks ground on Berlin and Warsaw campuses
Vantage Data Centers , a leading global provider of hyperscale data centre campuses , has announced it has broken ground on two greenfield campuses in Berlin and Warsaw . The development of these sites is part of the company ’ s US $ 2 billion European expansion and will provide hyperscalers , cloud providers and large enterprises with best-in-class hyperscale data centre campuses in two sought-after EU regions . This is the second German campus for the company and the first in Poland .
Berlin data centre campus
Located in Brandenburg Park , this 250,000 sqft ( 24,000 m ²) campus ( BER1 ) will be comprised of two 16MW state-ofthe-art data centres offering a combined 32MW of critical IT load once fully developed . The first phase , scheduled for completion in early 2022 , will include 8MW of IT capacity .
As part of the company ’ s environmental sustainability programme , Vantage will offer customers renewable energy options at the campus to reduce their carbon emissions . BER1 will use a highly efficient cooling system with outside air economisation and will have the ability to connect into district heating schemes to reuse waste heat . The campus will also feature on-site solar energy generation for non-critical areas , EV charging stations , maximised green space and underground drainage to manage runoff into local waterways .
Warsaw data centre campus
This 390,000 sqft ( 36,000 m ²) campus ( WAW1 ) will be comprised of two state-ofthe-art data centres . The first facility will include 16MW of capacity and the second facility will include 32MW of capacity , offering a combined 48MW of critical IT load once fully developed . The first phase , scheduled for delivery in early 2022 , will include 8MW of IT capacity .
This campus will also offer customers renewable energy options and will feature hyper-efficient cooling with outside air economisation and EV charging stations , along with amenities such as customisable workspaces , secure storage and multiple meeting space options .
“ The ground-breakings of Berlin and Warsaw are yet another testament to Vantage ’ s rapid global growth and industry-leading time-to-market strategy ,” said Antoine Boniface , President of Europe at Vantage Data Centers . “ In the past six months alone , Vantage ’ s significant progress of our greenfield developments in Berlin , Warsaw , Zurich and Frankfurt has proven that we are prepared to deploy premier hyperscale facilities at industryleading speed in order to best serve the needs of our customers .” ◊ www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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