Google’s first dedicated data center in a Nordic County in Hamina, Finland, will rely on seawater from the Baltic Sea and recycled water for cooling purposes. The US$260 million, under-construction data center will not use any chillers. Google states that nearly eighty-percent of its cooling will run on recycled water.
google to rely on seawater and recycled water for
Petri Kokko, Google Finland Country Manager, said…
We are looking at employing around 200 people in the building phase, and about 50 people when it is up and running.
So, the data center, which will include two server halls, will also be creating green jobs for the South Finland unemployeds.
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Via: DataCenterDynamics
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