Construction Magazine June 2018 | Page 102

GRONINGEN SEAPORTS NV
€ 500mn investment after € 950mn spent over the last couple of years . This is great news for our region , which has shown great support for the data port development . The challenge was that we needed to develop more land close to the port , anticipating all further growth from the data centre sector itself .”
“ We did this in partnership with the local government and environmental organisations , who saw an opportunity to combine green energy and recreate some major values before it was all agricultural . A data centre provider must feel comfortable with their investment , of course , which has to do with the local support ,” adds van Tuinen .
Marc Oman , EU Energy Lead at Google recently commented in a press release : “ We are proud that our data centre in Eemshaven has been powered by renewable
The Vole au vent jack-up vessel
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