About Us
By committing to green data centers and decarbonization, we are not just protecting tomorrow’s planet, but actively shaping its future today!
AQ Compute is going to be a Pan-European data center platform founded with a mission to provide green, flexible, and modular data center and colocation services. The company’s core goal is to address the growing demand for data centers while maintaining a strong focus on sustainability by building AI-ready, net-zero emission facilities powered by renewable energy.
The company’s data centers are strategically located in key regions such as Norway, Spain with facilities designed to meet the highest industry standards for energy efficiency, modularity, and scalability. AQ Compute’s approach includes cutting-edge cooling solutions, liquid cooling technologies, and excess heat reuse, all aimed at minimizing environmental impact.
Besides having ecological advantages, AQ Compute’s approach also brings significant economic benefits for their clients. The sustainable data centers are designed to optimize energy consumption, leading to lower operational costs and long-term savings for businesses.
AQ Compute benefits from the expertise and support of the partnership between majority shareholder Bain Capital (80%), one of the world’s leading private investment firms, and its minority shareholder Aquila Group (20%), a global leader in sustainable investment and infrastructure development.
Together, the partners aim to build a leading European data center platform, utilizing renewable energy wherever feasible.
Decarbonizing Your Data
Our Vision
To decarbonize and revolutionize Europe’s colocation and data center sector, creating a sustainable, zero-emission future.
Our Mission
We are committed to enabling IT decarbonization for our customers and society by building state-of-the-art, AI-ready data centers that are sustainable and zero-emission.
By joining us, you will be part of a company revolutionizing the data center sector, sparking innovation, and significantly contributing to decarbonization.
Why Are We Here?
Our planet is growing more connected day by day. We are responsible for taking care of it for us and future generations. Our higher goal is to protect our planet by taking action with our commitment to green data centers and decarbonization.
How Do We Do It?
We are creating a new standard for resilient green data centers. Our 24/7 Net Zero operations mean that we strive to maintain a balance between the carbon emissions we produce and the carbon emissions we offset. This commitment allows our clients to reach their carbon reduction policies and fulfill their ESG commitments.
What Do We Offer?
We provide flexible and modular data center and colocation services in prime locations throughout Europe powered by renewable energy.
AQ Compute in a Nutshell
AQ Compute’s vision is to decarbonize
Europe’s colocation and data center industry.
Our Commitment to Sustainability
At AQ Compute, everyone is united by a common understanding of climate issues, a shared responsibility for learning the complexities, and a collective focus on solving problems to alleviate the cascading impact for our clients. AQ Compute is driven by a deep-rooted commitment to achieve a sustainability-driven ethos in our data centers.
AQ Compute strives to fulfill the responsibility to make a positive impact on people and the planet through our commitment to continuously improve our data center sustainability practices to deliver continuous growth and profits.
Aquila Group – A Powerful Partner
Aquila Group contributes significantly to the global energy transition by investing in clean energy and sustainable infrastructure, strengthening the world’s infrastructure backbone. The company initiates, develops, and manages essential assets along the entire value chain and lifetime. By being part of AQ Compute, you are contributing to this global effort.
Aquila Group manages EUR 15 billion on behalf of investors worldwide. Its primary objective is to generate performance for their clients by managing the complexity of essential assets. Aquila Group manages wind energy, solar PV and hydropower assets with a capacity of 19.8 GW (as of 31 December 2023).
Sustainability has always been part of Aquila Group’s value system and is integral to its investment strategies, processes, and asset management. The company has been committed to climate change for more than fifteen years.
Aquila Group has around 700 employees operating in 19 offices in 17 countries worldwide. By the end of 2030, it aims to be one of the world’s leading investment management companies for essential assets.
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