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Nordic data center developer EcoDataCenter has signed a 10MW hydroelectric power purchase agreement with Finnish energy company Fortum to supply its Falun, Sweden facility. Under the four-year deal...

EcoDataCenter Secures 10MW Hydropower PPA with Fortum in Sweden

June 26, 2026 EcoDataCenter (EcoDC AB)

Nordic data center developer EcoDataCenter has signed a 10MW hydroelectric power purchase agreement with Finnish energy company Fortum to supply its Falun, Sweden facility. Under the four-year deal running from 2026 to 2030, EcoDataCenter will source electricity from Fortum’s Dalälven hydro plant...

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Read EcoDataCenter Breaks Ground on Borlänge Facility
EcoDataCenter Breaks Ground on Borlänge Facility

EcoDataCenter Breaks Ground on Borlänge Facility

September 25, 2025 EcoDataCenter (EcoDC AB)

EcoDataCenter has broken ground on a new data center in Borlänge, Sweden, marking the beginning of construction on 20 hectares of land formerly occupied by a paper mill. At completion, the first phase of the facility will have access to 250MW of energy, with the company’s LinkedIn post stating...

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Read Vertiv installs grid-interactive UPS in Sweden data centers
Vertiv installs grid-interactive UPS in Sweden data centers

Vertiv installs grid-interactive UPS in Sweden data centers

March 19, 2024 Stockholm

Swedish colocation data center provider Conapto has installed Vertiv Liebert EXL S1, an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system that provides an integrated solution for critical power protection and grid support capabilities. “With the introduction of dynamic grid support, we are empowering...

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Read T.Loop acquires 800 square meters facility in Stockholm
T.Loop acquires 800 square meters facility in Stockholm

T.Loop acquires 800 square meters facility in Stockholm

January 09, 2024 Stockholm

New Swedish operator T.Loop has acquired a 800 square meter data center located in the center of Stockholm, Sweden. Details about ths facility including the seller and the terms of the transaction have not been shared. However, the company noted that this facility will be modernized throughout...

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Read Evroc to build its first data center in Stockholm
Evroc to build its first data center in Stockholm

Evroc to build its first data center in Stockholm

December 04, 2023 Stockholm

New data center firm Evroc announced last week that it has signed an agreement with Arlandastad Group to select Stockholm as the location for its first facility and build it in 2024. The company also mentioned that it plans to invest €600 million in the project, which is one of ten it intends to...

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Read EcoDataCeter to double capacity of Swedish data center
EcoDataCeter to double capacity of Swedish data center

EcoDataCeter to double capacity of Swedish data center

November 27, 2023 EcoDataCenter (EcoDC AB)

EcoDataCenter has revealed plans to expand its main data center and more than double its current capacity. The first phase of the EcoDataCenter 1 expansion is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2024, and the full build out by second quarter of 2025. The expansion will bring the...

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Read EcoDataCenter raised €170 million in debt financing
EcoDataCenter raised €170 million in debt financing

EcoDataCenter raised €170 million in debt financing

November 17, 2023 EcoDataCenter (EcoDC AB)

Swedish data center firm EcoDataCenter has raised €170 million ($184.3m) in debt financing from a consortium of banks comprising KfW IPEX and Kommunalkredit as global coordinators and mandated lead arrangers, and Investec and NIBC as mandated lead arrangers. This fund will be used to “enhance the...

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Read EcoDataCenter announces circular-focused data center plans in Östersund, Sweden
EcoDataCenter announces circular-focused data center plans in Östersund, Sweden

EcoDataCenter announces circular-focused data center plans in Östersund, Sweden

April 21, 2023 EcoDataCenter (EcoDC AB)

In Sweden, EcoDataCenter has announced expansion plans. The Nordic data center firm has outlined its intentions to develop a new 150MW campus, located in Östersund, Sweden. The facility, known as EcoDataCenter 2, will offer 20 MW in its first phase, which is set to be completed in 2026; this...

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Read Bahnhof Intends to Install a Nuclear Power Station at its Stockholm Facility
 Bahnhof Intends to Install a Nuclear Power Station at its Stockholm Facility

Bahnhof Intends to Install a Nuclear Power Station at its Stockholm Facility

March 08, 2023 Stockholm

According to reports from Swedish news outlets, Bahnhof, a company that operates data centers, has plans to construct a nuclear reactor in order to power a new data center. Plans are being drafted for a small modular reactor (SMR) to be constructed on an industrial site in the Hjorthagen...

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Read Conapto Developing a 24MW Facility in Stockholm, Sweden
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Conapto Developing a 24MW Facility in Stockholm, Sweden

October 24, 2022 Stockholm

Data center firm Conapto has announced that it has broken ground on a new data center in Stockholm, Sweden. The Sweden data center company partnered with real estate firm Fastpartner to develop a 107,650 square feet (10,000 square meters) facility in Southern Stockholm. Upon full development, the...

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Read EcoDataCenter announces eco plans
EcoDataCenter announces eco plans

EcoDataCenter announces eco plans

October 13, 2022 EcoDataCenter (EcoDC AB)

EcoDataCenters has announced that it is teaming up with WA3RM to promote circular economy principles by sharing excess heat for large-scale cultivation in fish farms and greenhouses. While others in the industry have already pursued such opportunities within agriculture, it's noted that...

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Read Vattenfall partners with Cloud&Heat Technologies
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Vattenfall partners with Cloud&Heat Technologies

December 06, 2021 Stockholm

Vattenfall has formed a strategic partnership with Cloud&Heat Technologies in a joint sustainable data centre pilot project. Together, the companies will work to construct a facility at Vattenfall’s biomass-fired district heating plant in Jordbro, south of Stockholm. Speaking about the...

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Read EcoDataCenter and Fortlax merge with the ambition to create a Nordic giant
EcoDataCenter and Fortlax merge with the ambition to create a Nordic giant

EcoDataCenter and Fortlax merge with the ambition to create a Nordic giant

June 04, 2019 EcoDataCenter (EcoDC AB)

EcoDataCenter has reached a merger agreement with the owners of the data center company Fortlax. The merger represents a clear strengthening of the position in the Nordic data center market and supports the ambition to consolidate the data center industry in the Nordic region. The merger – which...

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Read Construction of data center prototype starts in Boden
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Construction of data center prototype starts in Boden

July 18, 2018 Stockholm

After a few months of planning and preparatory works the European consortium broke ground and started the construction works of building the prototype of one of the worlds most efficient data center. The project funded by EU’s innovation and research programme Horizon 2020 kicked-off in October...

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