SINES DC - Start Campus

Specialised Site Selection

SINES DC is strategically located on Portugal’s southwest coast in the country’s largest industrial zone, ZILS, in Sines - approximately 90 km south from Lisbon. Benefiting from direct access to subsea cable landings that connect Europe, Africa, and the Americas, and positioned at the gateway between Europe and the Atlantic.

High Fiber Connectivity

This highly compelling location offers excellent subsea and terrestrial connectivity, delivering low and ultra-low latencies to all corners of the world. With carrier-neutral facilities, it enables seamless integration between submarine and terrestrial networks.

Power

The 1.2 GW campus has secured full access to the national grid and is powered entirely by 100% renewable energy. Benefiting from Portugal’s exceptional penetration of renewables - already among the highest in Europe - the campus offers customers reliable, competitively priced and sustainable power.

Reliability & Support

The SINES Data Campus has been designed with resilience at its core, ensuring maximum uptime and operational continuity for mission-critical workloads. Meeting and exceeding Tier III standards as defined by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the site is full concurrently maintainable, allowing infrastructure components to be serviced or replaced without disruption to customer operations.

Secure Facilities

At Start Campus, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of operational security and sustainability excellence in the data center industry. Already ISO 27001 certified, we are actively pursuing additional certifications, including SOC 2 and compliance with the NIS 2 Directive. Our infrastructure and processes are fully aligned with these rigorous standards, ensuring the highest levels of security, efficiency, and environmental responsibility.

www.opencompute.org

Our SINES 1.2GW Data Campus, proudly holds the OCP Ready™ v2 Hyperscale certification for both the SIN01 and SIN02 facilities, as recognized by the Open Compute Project Foundation. This certification, dated March 31, 2025, signifies our commitment to meeting the rigorous standards set by the hyperscale community. The certificates, signed by Mark Dansie and Michael Schill, affirm our alignment with the best practices and guidelines tailored for colocation environments. With this recognition, our facilities are listed on the OCP Marketplace, enhancing our credibility and opening doors to new opportunities within the hyperscale ecosystem.

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