EUROPE around 0.55 or 0.60 , which means 60 % of our energy will be reused .”

Sustainability has become a huge talking point in the data centre landscape , as the facilities are leveraging increasingly more energy . In an alarming report by Climate Change News , the outlet suggested that the communications industry could consume one-fifth of global electricity by 2025 .

This is something which Yandex is taking seriously and it has many more sustainability initiatives under its sleeve . exhaust area is ,” says Kurvi . “ This will also reduce the need for energy for fans on those days when it ’ s windy . “ In a similar vein , the building was designed so that all its interior lights are LED lights , which keeps energy consumption low overall and this is one of the reasons we are best-in-class ,” he adds .

All of this has culminated to help Yandex achieve a power usage effectiveness ( PUE ) of 1.15 for the whole site including office buildings , one of the most efficient ratings in the sector .

The firm ’ s Finnish data centre not only boasts a trailblazing heating system , it also has been meticulously designed by engineering firm Royal Haskoning .

With a distinguishing aeroplane wing shape , the Mäntsälä data centre has an efficient air-cooling system , which Kurvi says is integral to its energy-efficient standing .

“ By designing the building in the shape of an aeroplane wing and facing it towards the nominal wind direction , it creates a little bit of under pressure behind of the building where the

The Nordic data centre is just one of over 10 data centres that the Russian firm has across the globe and the choice of location

– Ari Kurvi , Data Centre Manager

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