Data Centre Strategy 2022 DATA CENTRE STRATEGY 2022 - AABENRAA MUNICIPALITY: AABENRAA MUNICIPALITY’S DATA CENTRE STRATEGY 2022 HAS ONE OVERALL GOAL
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Data Centre Strategy 2022 DATA CENTRE STRATEGY 2022 - AABENRAA MUNICIPALITY: AABENRAA MUNICIPALITY’S DATA CENTRE STRATEGY 2022 HAS ONE OVERALL GOAL: MORE JOBS AND MORE PEOPLE SETTLING IN AABENRAA MUNICIPALITY ‘Aabenraa Municipality may evolve AS A RESULT OF THE DATA CENTRES. In order to achieve our overall goal, the Data Centre Strategy 2022 sets up six objectives with into one of the preferred European associated action plans which focus the efforts by Aabenraa Municipality, as follows: hubs where the data centre industry To attract more data centres has the best development potential 1 - for the benefit of citizens, busi- 2 To attract and develop downstream industry for the data centres nesses and the environment. We To increase the amount of sustainable energy and utilise surplus heat from the data centres and the companies must show 3 willingness to grow and seize 4 To attract and develop education programmes for the data centre industry the opportunities created by To attract a resident labour force for the data centre industry the Data Centre Strategy’. 5 To create collaborations on digitalisation through the data centres’ Community 6 Outreach projects THOMAS ANDRESEN,” MAYOR, AABENRAA MUNICIPALITY 2 3 Overall goal – more jobs and more people settling in Aabenraa Municipality GOAL AND OBJECTIVES IN THE DATA CENTRE STRATEGY Our Data Centre Strategy 2022 has one overall goal: ‘More jobs and more people settling in Aabenraa Municipality as a result of the data centres’. This overall goal is divided into six objectives which 2. Strengths in the local business community within must be pursued simultaneously. Each objective is transport/logistics and circular economy associated with a number of actions which combined will focus our efforts leading up to 2022. 3. Technological development, including research and development projects OBJECTIVE 1 ATTRACTING MORE DATA CENTRES TO AABEN- OBJECTIVE 3 RAA MUNICIPALITY PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND Our analyses show that if more data centres were UTILISATION OF SURPLUS HEAT, THEREBY CRE- to be established in Aabenraa Municipality we have ATING ADDITIONAL DOWNSTREAM INDUSTRIES optimal conditions for attracting downstream indus- IN SOUTHERN JUTLAND tries such as subcontractors and service providers in It is the ambition of Aabenraa Municipality to utilise ‘Aabenraa Municipality wishes to attract vocational This requires strong initiatives targeted at settlement, and connection with the construction and operation of data surplus heat from the data centres for district heating education programmes that reflect the needs of data Data Centre Strategy 2022 is thus establishing a number of centres. Thus, the objective is as follows: and possibly alternative uses that have socio-economic centres and downstream industries’. actions to achieve this objective. benefits and will fulfil the UN climate goals. At the same ‘In 2022, Aabenraa Municipality will be home to time, the utilisation of the surplus heat could create ad- Data Centre Strategy 2022 sets up actions which will OBJECTIVE 6 two operational data centres. Two more data ditional downstream industries based on research and attract and enhance vocational programmes locally, COLLABORATING ON DIGITALISATION THROUGH centres are in the planning stage’. development. Thus, the objective is as follows: e.g. education and further education of electricians, THE DATA CENTRES’ COMMUNITY OUTREACH HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) tech- PROJECTS If we are to achieve this objective, we must work to ‘Aabenraa Municipality works for both production nicians, field engineers and automation technicians. It is anticipated that the global IT companies behind achieve additional reliable power supply, fast data con- of sustainable energy and for development and im- the data centres will want to play an active role locally, nections, business areas covered by district plans and plementation of district heating solutions based on OBJECTIVE 5 e.g. in the so-called Community Outreach projects. further professionalisation of business services and mar- surplus heat, thus creating downstream industries ENSURING THAT PEOPLE WORKING IN THE Aabenraa Municipality wishes to target such collabo- keting. Data Centre Strategy 2022 sets forth a number of in Southern Jutland that will benefit Danish exports’. DATA CENTRE INDUSTRY SETTLE IN AABENRAA ration. Thus, the objective is as follows: actions which will achieve just that. MUNICIPALITY Data Centre Strategy 2022 comprises a number of ac- Already by construction start, employees associated ‘Aabenraa Municipality wishes to establish a OBJECTIVE 2 tions that will promote the necessary national framework with the construction may choose to settle down in long-term development collaboration with the IT ATTRACTING AND DEVELOPING DOWNSTREAM for additional production of sustainable energy and utili- Aabenraa Municipality, where construction and oper- companies behind the data centres within digitali- INDUSTRIES IN AABENRAA MUNICIPALITY sation of surplus heat, that will create the right regional ation of data centres will create steady jobs for many sation and education as well as welfare technolo- While the first data centre is under construction, and while collaboration and that will explore alternative utilisation years. Thus, the objective is as follows: gy for the benefit of citizens and businesses’. we are working to attract more data centres, we will simul- of surplus heat. Combined, these types of downstream taneously launch initiatives that will attract and develop industries can contribute to more jobs and more people ‘Aabenraa Municipality wishes to attract and retain To achieve this objective, Data Centre Strategy 2022 downstream industries. Thus, the objective is as follows: settling in Aabenraa. managers, technicians and construction workers establishes a number of actions that will inspire to who will accompany the construction and operation close collaboration with the data centre companies in ‘Leading up to 2022, Aabenraa Municipality will OBJECTIVE 4 of the data centres’. areas where Aabenraa Municipality is investing active- create a breeding ground that will attract and ATTRACTING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ly and enjoys good competences. develop downstream industries’. PROGRAMMES TO AABENRAA MUNICIPALITY It is a must for construction and operation of very large We will do this by means of numerous actions within data centres that no bottlenecks are encountered in three types of downstream industries: the recruitment of employees. This is best achieved The Data Centre Strategy is an important element in Aabenraa Municipality’s Growth if the education of the labour force to a large extent Strategy and Growth Plan 1. Contractors, subcontractors and service providers takes place locally and has a clear objective. In turn, Data Centre Strategy 2022 derives from Healthy Growth, Aabenraa Municipality’s Growth Strategy 2018-2030. It who are engaged in construction and operation of this will contribute to more jobs and more people set- generally contributes to the pursuit of the vision of Aabenraa Municipality as a world-renowned digital community, data centres tling in Aabenraa. Thus, the objective is as follows: and it is especially important for initiatives related to the focal point ‘Digital companies as growth catalysts’. 4 5 DATA CENTRES IN BRIEF FOUR GOOD REASONS WHY DATA CENTRES PREFER AABENRAA MUNICIPALITY Companies, organisations and authorities store their own data as well as the customers’, users’ or citizens’ data either on their own servers, with an external storage space provider or in ‘the cloud’. FIRST Data storage with external providers and in the cloud store photos and videos, stream series and TV, play Aabenraa Municipality is home to one of the happens physically at small or large data centres. games, check the route on Google Maps or sell and biggest ‘power crossroads’ in Northern Europe. Hyperscale data centres consist of a number of data buy merchandise on the internet. All these daily trans- In Kassø, much of Scandinavia’s sustaina- centre halls where each data centre hall is the size of actions increase the total amount of data ‘in the cloud’. ble power in the form of north-/southbound several football fields and houses many thousands of Therefore, there is an increasing need for data centres high-voltage lines (400 KV) is crossing east-/ servers that store data. which are the cornerstone of the global infrastructure, westbound high-voltage power lines (150 KV). and which consumers and businesses expect to oper- In addition, there are obvious connection Worldwide, data usage is increasing dramatically as ate quickly and reliably. options (60 KV) at many locations THIRD billions of people and businesses globally share and in Aabenraa Municipality, e.g. in In collaboration with the data Padborg. centres, landowners and the Stohol City Council, Aabenraa Munic- ipality is developing district Power cable plans which will enable large Underwater fibre connection Fibre connection data centre constructions with x. s Latency from Aabenraa (Kassø) an optimal location close to abundant, reliable SECOND power and with Aabenraa Municipality has available optimal fibre capacity of reliable, high-capacity connections in fibre connections and can e.g. all directions. offer four separate connections to the same building site, thus 2 3 preventing interruption in case of cable breakdowns. Starting in 2020, the new Mermaid Connection 11.4 s will guarantee additional fast data connections between