AQ-BCN1
100%
Renewable energy
supply*
*subject to clients needs
50 MW
Data center
facility
Independent buildings
For data privacy & security
Liquid cooling
For high density racks
43,000 m²
Total plot space
available
24/7
Services available
AQ-BCN1
Our second facility will be a data center campus – including an office area, a training and innovation center and a research lab – centrally located in a data center hub Parc de l’Alba in the metropolitan area of Barcelona:
The data center will be a 50 MW colocation facility, prepared with the potential to support high-density racks for HPC. Supplied with 100% renewable energy*, the data center satisfies the needs of hyperscalers, large enterprises and other organizations that require extensive computing capacity.
*subject to clients needs
Spain, a growing data center nation
In recent years, Spain has become a communications hub in southern Europe, offering a highly available, secure, and sustainable infrastructure. The Spanish data center market has grown significantly, with increased development of hyperscale data centers and investment from cloud service providers. The increasing internet penetration in Spain is creating lucrative opportunities for data companies to grow and expand their business presence in the country.
Cooling
High-efficient cooling technologies:
- Average pPUE 1.10 (liquid cooling)
- Average pPUE 1.23 (chilled water / air cooling systems)
Power
- 50 MW of power available at the plot
- 100% renewable electricity* supply
- PPA long-term power supply contracts directly with the supplier (optional)
*subject to clients needs
Technical setup
- Location:
- Parc de l’Alba (Cerdanyola del Vallès) 15 minutes to Barcelona, within the Collserola Natural Park
- Data center campus including a training & innovation center and a research lab
- Colocation
- Data center campus with separate, independent buildings and an open-space design
- Flexible data hall configurations, compartments, enclosures and private halls
- 43000 m² total plot space
- Dedicated IT spaces for high-density liquid cooling on demand
- Redundancy:
- Tier III configuration
- Back-up power: UPS, generator sets, double power feeder
- Connectivity:
- Direct connection with Barcelona Cable Landing Station (12 kilometers)
- Carrier-neutral data center
- Private line ethernet services on request
- Services and operations:
- Initial setup
- Remote hands packages
- 24/7 services available
- Flexible SLA offering
- Other:
- Monitoring features available (live PUE, CO2–eq emissions, performance etc.)
- CO2–eq measuring, reducing, and offsetting services as required
- Excess heat reuse is under consideration to reduce operational costs and carbon footprint
AQ-OSL1
Our first facility is currently under construction. The first phase of this facility will be 5 MW colocation, with the potential to support high-density racks for HPC. The power supply potential is up to 40 MW, which can still be expanded depending on client needs.
Sustainability
Our sustainability concept takes a holistic approach to maximizing data center performance, reducing operating costs and minimizing environmental impact to achieve a sustainable data center lifestyle.
Data center solutions
Our data centers entail powerful and scalable solutions that can be fully customized. Clients are able to choose any type of colocation within a fully available portfolio of high-quality solutions.