Apr 15, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
European data center developer atNorth has signed a heat-reuse agreement with Kesko Corporation, a Finnish retail conglomerate. The agreement will see waste heat generated from atNorth’s FIN02 data center in Sinimäki, Espoo, provided to a neighboring Kesko store.
"One of the key goals of our ambitious sustainability strategy is to reduce CO2 emissions resulting from the heating of our properties,” said Antti Kokkonen, Kesko's director of energy. “By collaborating with atNorth in just one store, we reduce Kesko’s emissions from district heating use by 0.9 percent, saving approximately 200 tons CO2 equivalent per year."
“By collaborating with like-minded businesses, we can not only mitigate our own carbon consumption but assist others. At the same time, supporting the investment in local power networks facilitates long-term power availability that benefits the local community as a whole,” said Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson, CEO of atNorth.
