PlusServer AG establishes Europe´s most eco-friendly data center – 66 % energy saving in spite of full tier 3 classification

Furthermore, it was only possible at this location to realize the innovative and eco-friendly artesian-well cooling principle, which is based on the area´s broad groundwater supplies. This power saving cooling method is an important factor in the low power consumption of datadock. In addition, only state-of-the-art and eco-friendly devices and appliances are used at datadock, which all helps create a positive influence on the energy balance. This is why datadock requires a huge 66 percent less energy than the average data center. This equals savings of 26 million kWh per year at full load, or about 24 million kilograms less CO2 emission, respectively. In order to remove this amount of harmful gas from the atmosphere it would require over 119,000 trees working at full capcity for a whole year!

Besides power efficiency and environmental protection, further aspects were taken into consideration when planning datadock: “We made every effort to realize a comprehensive security and redundancy concept, which ensures the highest possible availability of all data”, assures PlusServer CTO Jochen Berger.

Independent third party certifications show that this effort was not in vain. datadock received five stars in the acknowledged Datacenter Star Audit as one of only seven data centers in Europe. “Based on extensive expert knowledge, eco has developed an evaluation schedule that completely analyses all demands on modern data centers”, explains Andreas Niehaus, Head of IT Operations at PlusServer. “Hence, the certificate is a very important quality distinction for data centers”, he emphasises.

You can find further information about datadock at www.datadock.eu. Next to an interactive virtual tour, there are also many exciting facts about Europe´s greenest data center waiting to be viewed.