120.000 m
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| Cost Effective | Unique Security | Leading Green
High-level security and access control.
Current structure allows 120.000 m2 white space
The
Norwegian Solution
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Location - Lefdal MineThe Norwegian Government
The project has been funded by the Ministry of Governmental
Administration and Reform and by Innovation Norway. Lefdal
Mine is also supported by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
The Government and the datacenter industry both recognize
that Norway is about to become a leading global player within
the area of data handling.
Conditions in Norway are conducive to Norway becoming a “superpower” for green datacenters. 100 % renewable energy at a leading price level in Europe and natural cooling makes Lefdal Mine extremely cost effective. Add excellent infrastructure, stability, high competence, and extreme space and you have - The Norwegian solution!
Scalable and Flexible
• All the space needed – now and in the future • 6.7 TW local surplus production
• Flexible - Full range of technical solutions
Cost Effective
• Leading energy prices in Europe • Natural cooling
• Cost leadership on space • Low overhead costs
Leading Connectivity in Norway
• Large amount of fiber routes to Europe • World leader in IT infrastructure
• Multiple vendors and redundant fiber connections
Stability – Limited Risk
• Geological and political stability • Broad political support
• Norway – The world’s most stable economy
Unique Cooling Technology
• Cold seawater - proximity to fjord
• 20-30% improvement over leading designs worldwide • Certified by IBM
Green Energy
• 100 % renewable energy • Surplus production of 6,7 Twh
IBM has conducted an independent analysis and
vali-dation of concept for Lefdal Mine. It is their considered
opinion that the Lefdal Mine represents a unique
op-portunity to provide a high security data centre facility
with leading edge operational performance and running
costs. IBM has signed a letter of intent with Lefdal Mine.
120.000 m
2
The World’s largest datacenter! The scalability is unique. Today the mine consists of 5 levels.
• Current structure - 120.000 m2 whitespace
• In the future one can expand to 14 levels • Space customizable towards customer needs • Quick adjustment of floor space
• Road systems allowing trucks all the way in • Maximum flexibility - all technologies possible •
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Cost Effective
The Norwegian solution will offer customers world leading efficiency with highly competitive prices on energy and space. • Leading Cooling solution
• Proximity to fjord - 536 meters deep
• Stable supply of seawater at 8 degrees Celcius • Year round stable underground climate • European leading price level for energy
• 6,7 TW local surplus production of renewable energy • Customer requested tier level
• Very low construction and overhead costs • Cost leadership on space
Unique Security
The datacenter is an underground facility with leading infra-structure. Its redundant fiber, power, and communication net-works help to make it unique world-wide.
• High-level security and access control • In-house security personnel
• Biometrics, sensors and constant monitoring • Seperate personal entrance with monorail • Leading competence and infrastructure • Resilience - IBM Tier 3+
• Facility Management team - 24/7/365 • Natural EMP protection
• Extremely low risk of natural disasters • World leading disaster recovery
100% renewable energy
Leading Green
Conditions in Norway are conducive to Norway becoming a “superpower” for green datacenters!
The IT industry today consumes more than 10% of all electricity in the world. The industry is responsible for 2% of worldwide emissions. Lefdal Mine and the Norwegian Solution have the ability to change this picture and make the
Our energy:
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Production method: Hydro and Wind
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Natural cooling - cold seawater
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Low energy consumption
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Short traveled energy
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CO2-neutral - “0”carbon emissions
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Current site capacity wind: 22 MW
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Available area capacity: 6,7 TW
Cooling
The unique cooling solution offers 20-30% improvement over current leading edge designs operational or under construc-tion in Europe. The soluconstruc-tion cycles seawater from the nearby fjord through a heat exchanger for a closed fresh water circuit that cools the servers via the integrated cold air radiators. The seawater is picked up at 200 meters below sea level with a con-stant temperature of 8 degrees Celsius. The effect is based on the seawater leaving the facility at 12 degrees Celsius. The respective freshwater effect is 18 degrees in and 30 degrees out.
Connectivity
Network access is currently supplied by two providers with sepa-rate infrastructures. A third provider will soon be available. Both current suppliers can deliver multiple fiber runs of capacity from national commercial access points (NIX, BIX) to the nearby UNI-NETT connection points. Both suppliers have redundant paths to the local distribution point.
Power
Several hydropower plants in the vicinity of Lefdal Mine provide a redundant power feed with the capacity to provide the mine with sufficient power for any foreseeable future. The total pow-er production in the area is presently 12,7 TWh (renewable) of which 6.7TWh surplus production is presently exported out of the area. The current power supply has a statistical reliability of 99.97%, which is consistent with Tier-3 requirements.
Flexibility
- TaILOr-MaDE FOr CUSTOMEr NEEDS
Products
• Dedicated concrete buildings • Containers
• Dedicated Data Halls • Shelters
Customised solutions
• Tier rating/security • Power density • Ambient temperatures • HumidityDedicated Concrete building
Data Center Structure
The formation of the mine is laid out so that the spiral road provides direct access to each floor level. Each floor level consists of a central access - “Avenue”. The Avenue provides direct access to the chambers where data will be stored - “Streets”. Each Street is physically separated for security and fire reasons. The opera-tional benfits in Lefdal Mine are unique!
Nordfjord - Norway
Data Center Location
Lefdal Mine Datacenter is located in the region Sogn og Fjordane between Måløy and Nordfjordeid. It has excellent links to the local road network, shipping port, several airports and a helipad on site. Lefdal Mine Datacenter can offer regular flight services from Gardermoen (Oslo) to Sandane Airport.
