EUROPE to have partners which add value to the ideas you already have .

“ Hamer is a mechanical contractor which worked together with SPIE on the Eindhoven project – specifically for the mechanical part – and they also work on other data centres in NL-DC ,” he continues , “ and ForTop Automation & Energy Control supplies us with a measurement system for the electricity used in the data centres . We measure all the variables and see where we can adjust settings , and can see our customers ’ energy usage , meaning they only pay for the energy they actually use . This is a really detailed and efficient system that ForTop supplies .”

Now to the most impressive element of NL-DC – its sustainability credentials , the innovation for which has all been developed in-house by the company ’ s technical team . In 2015 , the company was honoured with two awards for its tier IV data centre , which boasts the unique function of using all of its generated heat rather than wasting it . It is used locally to

heat offices in Eindhoven ( on the High Tech Campus ), and while this is already remarkable , the company is planning to expand on this idea . Jeroen Vollmuller , VP Operations , is working with the Aalsmeer community towards using this same technology in the heating of the mayor ’ s office , a local swimming pool , a school , and several commercial buildings .

As with the offices which are benefitting from NL-DC ’ s waste heat , this involves NL-DC building a system in an existing environment , which simplifies the process . “ It ’ s a very interesting project and gets attention from other municipalities ,” Driessen says . “ This is a data centre creating – together with all the mentioned parties – a system in which a heat exchange is placed in an existing environment .” “ As far as we know , it ’ s the first

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