1 THE REGION NORTH OF AMSTERDAM North Amsterdam Data Center Campus Economic Impact Study 3 North Amsterdam Data Center Campus Economic Impact Study 5 Colofon TABLE OF CONTENTS Edition TERMS OF USE AND DISCLAIMER NORTH AMSTERDAM DATA CENTER CAMPUS North Amsterdam Data Center Campus The 2018 North Amsterdam Data Center Economic Impact Study Campus report (herein:“Report”) presents Foreword 7 June 2018 information and data that were compiled and/ or collected by the Digital Gateway to Europe Introducing the region 9 Contributions (all information and data referred herein as Digital Gateway to Europe “Data”). Data in this Report is subject to change The North Amsterdam Campus 11 without notice. 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Background information 45 © 2018 Digital Gateway to Europe About Digital Gateway to Europe 47 7 FOREWORD JAAP BOND Vice governor Economic Affairs of Province of North-Holland Data Center developments in the region North of Amsterdam A significant economic impact THE SMART n 2013, Microsoft announced its investment in As this report shows, recent developments will have a a 37-ha hyperscale data center on AgriportA7, significant economic impact both for the region and ENERGY HUB in the Hollands Kroon municipality. Microsoft, for the municipality of Hollands Kroon. Over the next OF AGRIPORT IAgriportA7, the Development Agency Noord- few years, we expect a significant contribution to the PROVIDES Holland Noord, AgriportA7, Hollands Kroon, the regional GDP and the creation of new jobs. The data Province of Noord-Holland and the Netherlands center developments will strengthen the regional Foreign Investment Agency have worked closely economy as whole and its economic ties with the IDEAL together on this development. Recently, Google Amsterdam Metropolitan Area in particular. announced the acquisition of 71-ha land for possible LOCATION future data center expansion. For the region North of Amsterdam, this is confirmation of its great Room for growth FACTORS investment climate and an opportunity to strengthen "The Province of Noord-Holland is the regional economy. The region will keep investing in power, connectivity front runner in the digital economy and infrastructure. We also create room for growth for FOR ENERGY of the Netherlands. The recent Space, energy and close to Amsterdam future investments. Interested in the opportunities? data center developments in Take a look at www.investinnhn.com USERS the region North of Amsterdam It is no wonder that the global players in the fields of SUCH AS further strengthens this position internet, software, and data storage are discovering DATA CENTERS and will give a boost to the the region north of Amsterdam and the North This report is a co-production of the Digital Gateway to regional economy. Moreover, it is Amsterdam Campus in particular. The available Europe, the Hollands Kroon municipality, AgriportA7 a result of intensive collaboration space, sustainable energy and the short distance to and the Development Agency Noord-Holland Noord. between public and private Amsterdam is enabling the future growth of the data partners on local, regional and center industry in the Netherlands. Moreover, the national level." regional government has a proactive policy towards new investors to ensure a fast and efficient site selection and construction process. www.investinnhn.com 9 INTRODUCING THE REGION THIJS PENNINK CEO, Development Agency Noord- NORTH OF AMSTERDAM Holland Noord he region North of North Amsterdam Campus Amsterdam is the northern The region North of Amsterdam is investing in the part of the Dutch province development of infrastructure for hyperscale data of Noord-Holland. The main centers. This report introduces the ‘North Amsterdam T Campus’. This data center campus is located at the cities are Alkmaar, Hoorn and Den AgriportA7 site; it is a campus where hyperscales, data Helder. The region is renowned centers, service partners and data center specialists from the IT, energy, engineering sectors and research DATA around the world for its innovative institutes form a ‘data center ecosystem’. companies in the Energy, Water CENTERS and Agrifood sectors. In addition, Regional economic impact ARE "As Development Agency the region is popular among NHN we continuous work on TOGETHER WITH tourists because of the typical Dutch The economic impact study in this report focuses on the investment climate and the establishment of the North Amsterdam Campus NETWORK collaboration in the region. For the landscape, with its windmills, in the Agriport A7 area. Work at the campus will CONNECTIVITY region North of Amsterdam, the dykes, polders, historical and have the most economic impact on its immediate recent data center development surroundings, the Agriport A7 business area. modern villages, towns and cities. are a confirmation of its great The North Amsterdam Campus will bring global THE BACKBONE investment climate and an players in the field of Internet, software and data opportunity to strengthen the storage to the Agriport A7 business park, which is a OF THE regional economy. The data Global Challenges, Local Solutions 30-minute drive from the centre of Amsterdam. center developments will DIGITAL strengthen our ties with the In the coming decades, the growing global population However, the impact of the multiple scenarios and increasing prosperity will increase even more the envisaged in this study, apply to the wider region Amsterdam region and the global demand for energy, food, and water. The region north of Amsterdam; the whole region will ECONOMY Netherlands." north of Amsterdam is contributing solutions aimed benefit from this economic activity. Moreover, at solving these global challenges, and its ambition is the Netherlands as a whole will profit from this NHN is the Development Agency to continue to develop this strength. data center campus located in the region north of for the region north of Amsterdam. Amsterdam; it means a stronger digital country. It is a public organisation aimed at Data centers are, together with network connectivity, encouraging companies to invest in the backbone of the digital economy. the region and assisting them to do so. 11 THE NORTH AMSTERDAM CAMPUS AMSTERDAM METRO REGION STATS Background Agriport A7 The secret of success is flexibility; Agriport didn’t 47 53 215K came about by a Masterplan, it started from the multi-tenant data centers single-tenants data centers m2 net surface nly 40 km from the heart of concept of large-scale greenhouses, which gave (>100 m2) (>100 m2) (data floor) Amsterdam, alongside the A7 flexibility towards the market. This resulted in their motorway, you can find the development of their own powerplant and geothermal The Amsterdam colocation market is one of the most developed, with an average growth in Wieringermeer area, home to the area supply. This all came about through a close and take-up of 18% in the last 7 years and over 40 MW of new supply in 2017. Odevelopment project Agriport A7. intensive dialog, and in anticipation of the upcoming The development of Agriport A7 started in 2006, Dutch environmental law. focused on large scale greenhouses. Massive glasshouses of more than 100 hectares each were set up to produce tasty, safe and environmentally friendly North of Amsterdam grown tomatoes and bell peppers. Agriport A7 is very close to Amsterdam (30-40 min In less than 15 years, Agriport A7 has grown into drive) and to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (40-50 a 1000 ha project location, focused on agriculture, min), the fourth busiest airport in Europe with over logistics, energy & data centers. Over 600 million 322 destinations and almost 70 million passengers Euro has been invested in horticulture and energy every year. 5 infrastructure in Agriport A7 alone. More than 400 ha The other largest cities of the Netherlands, The Hague, of glass houses have been built since the start in 2006. Rotterdam and Utrecht, are all within 1,5 hour drive Amsterdam campus The smallest plots start at 50 acres.