Location
SINES Project
Sines, Portugal
SINES Project, a 495 MW data center campus, will be one of the largest Hyperscaler data center ecosystems with 100% sustainable, 24/7 green energy at competitive prices in a premium strategic European location, which is the perfect gateway to Europe and the World.
The project benefits from all strategic advantages such as zero-consumption ocean water cooling systems, access to the high voltage power grid, connectivity through high-capacity international fiber optic cables throughout Europe, the Americas, and Africa.
Being fully powered by renewable and affordable energy, Start Campus offers 100% sustainable facilities with a low Total Cost of Operations (TCO).
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Start of master plan Design
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Start of Construction
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15 MW Ready for service
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135 MW Ready for service
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495 MW Ready for service
Sustainable Ecosystems
Sustainability
Sustainability
- Carbon Neutral operations by 2025
- Fully Carbon Neutral by 2028
- Repurposed infrastructure, reducing carbon footprint
- Zero-consumption water cooling solutions, resulting in a market-leading design WUE of 0
- 100% Green power
- Carbon tracking and monitoring up to scope 3
- Promoting circular economy by reusing waste oceanwater from industry nearby
Specialized Site Selection
Specialized Site Selection
- Repurposed industrial land at scale
- Less than 150 km from Lisbon
- Revamped oceanwater-based cooling facilities resulting in a PUE of 1.1
- Competitive land costs
Green Power
Green Power
- Renewable hybrid solution – Powered by 100% green energy
- Competitive costs
- Owned renewable power plants
- Grid connection secured with direct wire behind-the-meter renewable energy
- 100%, 24/7 renewable power
495MW Green Giant Campus
495MW Green Giant Campus
- Green Giant, hyperscale data center campus with six buildings
- Modular and flexible design
- First building of 15 MW
- Other five buildings of 90 to 120 MW each
- Earthquake resistance structural design – Eurocode 8
Secure facilities
Secure facilities
- Designed to meet high security standards
- FISMA (Moderate)
- HIPP
- ISO 27001-2013
- PCI-DSS
- SOC II
- SSAE18
High Fiber Connectivity
High Fiber Connectivity
- High fiber connectivity through dense subsea and terrestrial fiber allows connections to North America, Africa, South America, and the rest of Europe
- Connected to 62 countries and 91 locations
- Carrier Neutral
Reliability & Support
Reliability & Support
- Resilient site
- Maximum uptime
- Meets and exceeds Tier III by TIA
- Concurrently maintainable
- Support at local and national level, granted with Potential National Interest (“PIN”) status
Why Sines, Portugal:
Portugal is the safest country in Europe and a full member of the EU since 1986.
- Most peaceful country in Europe and 3rd in the world
- Lowest security threat in the world
- Highest multilanguage proficiency in Europe
- Best expat destination worldwide
- Portugal now accounts for 3.4% of the Foreign Domestic Investments (FDI) projects in Europe
- 2021 was a record year for FDI projects in Portugal, with a growth of almost 30% since 2020
- 2nd highest rate of Engineering Grades in Europe
- 30% growth in the software and IT services sector
- Fast delivery due to local and national government support
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Connecting SINES to the world
The strategic location of Sines offers the: connection point of 4 continents by fiber optic networks, 100% renewable and competitive energy, 24/7, and repurposed oceanwater facilities for no water-consumption cooling, providing a state-of-the-art ecosystem.
By locating facilities outside of large metro regions, SINES Project makes a positive impact on net contributions by providing a new industry within local communities, complete with employment and new skills.
