For Skygard it is important to create a knowledge centre that may each deal with nationwide safety, knowledge security, and sustainability, in addition to strengthen Norway’s AI place. The Skygard knowledge centre will likely be considered one of probably the most energy-efficient knowledge centres in Norway and can use renewable vitality sources. The surplus warmth from the plant will likely be utilised and built-in into the district heating community and the round vitality design of Skygard may function a pilot venture for future knowledge centres in Norway.
The way forward for knowledge centre design
Skygard contracted engineering consultancy COWI to ship an entire answer as a result of firm’s broad expertise throughout the design of knowledge centres, sustainable vitality, engineering options, and structure. The Norwegian firm A-lab was liable for the architectural design of the centre.
Situated centrally in Hovinbyen in Oslo, Skygard will take an revolutionary method by reworking an industrial brownfield space right into a inexperienced public house for the residents of the Norwegian capital. The alternative of location means the positioning itself may have minimal affect on current biodiversity and contribute to city greening. The situation, nevertheless, additionally represents sequence of challenges for the reason that web site is positioned between a metropolis avenue and a lightweight rail observe.
“In a time the place knowledge centres are dealing with elevated scrutiny as a consequence of vitality consumption and land use Skygard is a visionary venture that factors the way in which to the long run means of making knowledge centres. At COWI, we’re excited to be an integral a part of Skygard’s venture as a result of it permits us to use our capacities to fulfil the desires and desires of our consumer,” says Tommy Lundegaard, enterprise improvement director in COWI.
Transferring from an outdated knowledge centre to a contemporary one like Skygard can cut back energy necessities by between 50 and 70 p.c. Utilising surplus warmth for district heating will even assist vitality effectivity and convey down the environmental affect of knowledge centres.
Nationwide safety, knowledge security, and environmental duty
Skygard is owned by the Norwegian firms Telenor, Hafslund, HitecVision, and Analysys Mason Nordic, who’ve determined to take a position 2.4 billion Norwegian kroner within the venture. The Skygard knowledge centre will present colocation services for a number of tenants, and it will likely be operational within the first half of 2025.
“With the funding in Skygard and different knowledge centres, we’ll present Norway with a muchneeded knowledge centre capability that prioritises nationwide safety, knowledge security, and sustainability. The present geopolitical scenario has made the necessity for safe options extra necessary, however there’s additionally an pressing want to enhance the environmental footprint of knowledge centres. With Skygard, we deal with all these points and set a brand new customary for the long run,” says Elise Lindeberg, CEO, Skygard.
Along with the primary centre, Skygard has ambitions to construct two extra knowledge centres within the capital area. As soon as totally developed, the three knowledge centres are deliberate to have a mixed capability of 40MW.
