Beginning subsequent yr, our Hamina knowledge middle, nestled on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, goes to be each a hub for digital info and a supply of sustainable warmth for the district. In partnership with city-owned vitality supplier Haminan Energia, we’re kicking off our first offsite warmth restoration venture to scale back our environmental footprint, in addition to assist heat houses and companies on this historic port metropolis.
We will likely be recovering warmth on the Google Hamina knowledge middle, which operates as we speak with carbon-free vitality at 97%. This implies the recovered warmth may even be 97% carbon free. It can signify 80% of the annual warmth demand of the native district heating community in line with Haminan Energia.
Warmth popping out of our Finnish knowledge middle will likely be re-routed and supplied freed from chargeby us to the district heating community in close by Hamina, protecting native households, colleges and public service buildings.
In accordance with Ilari Soosalu, the Mayor of Hamina: “Google and the town of Hamina have an extended and flourishing historical past collectively. Google is a wonderful instance of an organization with sturdy sustainable future orientation. It feels good to be the hometown of Google in Finland.”
