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Press Release17 February 2022Espoo
The largest data center in the Baltic countries has been opened – the energy efficient data center utilises Siemens' technology
“Data centers are the physical foundation of our current and future digital society, without which our way of life and business activities would be unthinkable. Greenergy’s top-tier and high energy efficiency data center will increase the competitiveness of the Estonian economy and will create the necessary infrastructure for the digital transformation,” said the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Andres Sutt after participating in the opening.
According to him, up until now, there was no such high-level digital infrastructure in Estonia, and the new data center will remarkably increase the competitiveness of the companies of this area. It will also create favourable conditions for foreign companies to offer their services on the Estonian or Baltic market.
Founding the Greenergy Data Centers took more than five years to get from its inception to opening, and experts from six countries participated in the process.
“The complex opened today conforms to all of the highest international security standards and aims at 25% higher energy efficiency than the market’s average,” said the author of the idea to create the data center, Kert Evert.
“Technologically speaking, we are at the absolute top of the world.”
The first building, opened today, spans 14,500 square metres. The total planned capacity of the complex is 31.5 MW – in other words, the center’s electrical connections could cover the energy needs of a smaller town.
As the technology partner of the project Siemens delivered the solution for the electrification in the medium and low voltage with busbars to ensure reliable and safe power supply. In addition, the company has delivered a modern energy management solution. An integrated, large-scale and modular system suite optimizes energy use based on artificial intelligence, ensures the right conditions for servers, secures and monitors electricity distribution such as operation, quality and reliability and increases efficiency throughout the lifecycle, and minimizes the environmental impact of the data center.
"The need for smart infrastructure solutions is growing as data is required and used more and more to increase efficiency, flexibility, speed and quality. This is Siemens Osakeyhtiö’s largest technology partnership in the area of data centers. Similar solutions can be delivered to very different needs and different sizes," says Jussi Mäntynen, Head of Electrification and Automation Business Nordic & Baltic, Siemens Osakeyhtiö.
Since the data center must be prepared for the unexpected and always function, every important support system of the complex is duplicated. In some places, back-up systems have their own back-up systems.
The Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund provided funding for building the facility.
Contacts for the media:
Kirsi Rejman, Head of Communications, Siemens Osakeyhtiö, +358 50 684 07, kirsi.rejman@siemens.com
Uko Urb, Marketing Manager, Greenergy, +372 5645 6728, uko.urb@gdc.ee
Uko Urb, Marketing Manager, Greenergy, +372 5645 6728, uko.urb@gdc.ee
Siemens in Finland
Siemens provides solutions, services and products for smart infrastructure and real estate, smart grids, and for the industry digitalization. The company’s future success rests on the triad of electrification, automation, and digitalization. The Siemens companies operating in Finland include Siemens Osakeyhtiö, Siemens Healthcare Oy, Siemens Energy Oy, Siemens Mobility Oy, Siemens Industry Software Oy, and Siemens Financial Services, sivuliike Suomessa, the Finnish subsidiary of Siemens Financial Services. Siemens Osakeyhtiö has regional offices in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and a subsidiary called VIBECO Oy in Finland. Siemens Osakeyhtiö’s annual turnover in Finland and the Baltic countries is about EUR 190 million, and it employs approximately 415 people. Siemens AG’s annual turnover is EUR 62 billion, and the company has around 300,000 employees in all. Siemens operates in 200 countries. siemens.fi