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The Range International Data Centre is located in Langfang , China . Spanning 110 football pitches , the 6.3 mn sq . ft installation covers the same amount of space as the Pentagon . Designed to meet the exploding needs of the Chinese IT sector , the Range ’ s construction was funded by a mixture of public and private funds , and was designed , built , and overseen by IBM . The structure consumes 150 megawatts of power and , since the centre ’ s completion , the portion of Langfang ’ s GDP that comes from IT and Data Processing has risen above 20 %, according to the Financial Times .

The largest data centre in Europe is located in a tiny village in Norway . Opening in the fourth quarter of 2018 , the Kolos Data Centre will cover 6.5 mn sq . ft across four storeys , and is being billed as a hyperscalable data centre , with plans to consume up to 1000 megawatts of power by 2027 . This looks even more attractive due to the fact Kolos , a US-Norwegian company , insists the facility will be 100 % powered by renewable energy sources , taking advantage of Norway ’ s abundant hydroelectric infrastructure . According to the company , this creates a 60 % saving on energy costs , further reducing prices for the consumer . www . kolos . com

AUGUST 2018