Construction Magazine June 2018 | Page 104

GROWING DEMANDS
GRONINGEN SEAPORTS NV
and of course the redundant power connections with the grid operator .”
Additionally , by attracting investors from fibre companies , it has attracted essential fibre packages , with low latency routes crossing Amsterdam , Germany , Denmark and other parts of Scandinavia .
“ Data centre companies need a certain amount of connectivity via separate routes or a different fibre system . If you want to attract various new economy industries , this is essential ,” says Van Tuinen .
“ The most important thing is that we succeeded in enabling Google to work with Eneco . It was a new project and provided an opportunity for Google to harness green energy . They have run on green energy from day one and enhanced major green investments in the region .”

GROWING DEMANDS

“ The Netherlands has proven to be an interesting market for data centres and not just the Google ’ s of this world ,” Van Tuinen says earnestly .
By combining green energy cables across the Northsea with essential fibre packages , the company has managed to reduce costs significantly and created the fastest route between the Netherlands and Denmark with Eemshaven becoming a fibre and data roundabout in North West Europe .
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