North Rhine-Westphalia: Kaarst

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North Rhine-Westphalia: Kaarst

Year Built: 2026

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The Kaarst Data Center (RZF) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is a state-owned facility serving as the digital backbone of the NRW Finance Administration (tax processing, software development, automation, and printing infrastructure).

Developed by Landmarken AG and completed in 2026, the ~37,000 m² sustainable complex was acquired by the state in early 2026 for enhanced security against espionage and cyber threats. It houses around 1,000 employees and features geothermal energy, rooftop solar, waste heat reuse, and near-CO₂-neutral operation. SPIE manages technical building operations, while the RZF itself runs the critical internal IT systems. Located near Düsseldorf in Kaarst, it replaced older facilities in the state capital and supports high-security, efficient public services.

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Sites within 15 miles of North Rhine-Westphalia: Kaarst

Distance	Site	About
3.66 miles	Penta Infra Dusseldorf	Penta acquired the facility in March 2020 from Ensono.
6.97 miles	euNetworks Düsseldorf
7.64 miles	Equinix Düsseldorf DU1
8.00 miles	ITENOS Düsseldorf
8.05 miles	Zaunkönigweg 8, Düsseldorf	Three-story data center, Zaunkönigweg 8, Düsseldorf-Mörsenbroich, Germany.
8.97 miles	MyLoc Düsseldorf
10.28 miles	Sievers: Dusseldorf	With a total area of 6,863 m², the SIEVERS GROUP has access to a modern and innovative data center in a central Düsseldorf location.
10.28 miles	Arelion Dusseldorf DDF/B
10.33 miles	Digital Realty: Düsseldorf
10.33 miles	NorthC: Düsseldorf	In September 2025, NorthC Datacenters officially completed the acquisition of this facility from Colt Technology Services.
10.34 miles	Digital Realty: DUS2
10.37 miles	Connecta Park Complex
10.37 miles	Digital Realty: DUS3
12.79 miles	nLighten Düsseldorf DUS1
13.32 miles	AtlasEdge: Düsseldorf
15.31 miles	Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset	Microsoft plans to build data center on an 18-hectare site at the new industrial estate in Bedburg, Germany.
15.83 miles	Yexio: Heiligenhaus	The Yexio data center, a 9,000-square-meter (96,875 sq ft) facility, is located in the Heiligenhaus Innovation Park in Heiligenhaus, North Rhine-Westphalia, just outside Essen.
17.22 miles	Hyperscale Data Center Request Dataset	Microsoft is constructing a 270,605 sq ft data center on a 20-hectare site in Bergheim, located west of Cologne in the Rhein-Erft district.
19.85 miles	AtlasEdge: Leverkusen 2	AtlasEdge is expanding its Leverkusen presence with a second data center adjacent to its existing LEV001 facility at Dornierstraße 10, adding new colocation capacity to serve growing enterprise demand in Germany's Rhine-Ruhr region.
19.87 miles	AtlasEdge: Leverkusen	The data center "LEV1" has been developed as a modular new building at the Leverkusen location

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North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is the most populous and economically powerful federal state (Land) in Germany. Located in the western part of the country, bordering Belgium and the Netherlands, NRW is home to over 18 million residents. The state is governed by a parliamentary system led by a Minister-President, with the state capital located in Düsseldorf and its largest metropolitan center in Cologne. It functions as Germany's core industrial engine and central logistics hub, generating roughly 21% to 22% of the country’s total Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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