The concept of the next-genration
datacentre has moved a step closer to reality .
The
Canberra Technology
City (CTC) is planned to become a world first in datacentres
where a power station will be built along side a specialised
datacentre campus. It will deliver a complete infrastructure
solution comprising a co-generation power station to
provide energy
efficient electricity, heating and absorption chilling for the
datacentre buildings. This is claimed to be the first of its type
in the world.
The approval from the local utilities firm ActewAGL board comes
after three months of marketing by the consortium which includes
the developer and investor - Technical Real Estate, UK-based
datacentre designer – Galileo Connect and international real estate
agents – CB Richard Ellis.
ActewAGL Chief Executive Officer John Mackay said, “The approval to
proceed with the project was a reflection of the high demand for a
secure and scalable specialised datacentre campus, which would meet
and exceed world’s best practice in terms of carbon emissions. The
level of interest from local, national and international
organisations was remarkable and the number of registrations could
potentially fill the campus twice over.”
CTC plans to accommodate over 30 datacentres across two strategic
sites in Hume and Belconnen. The next phase in the development is
to formalise lease agreements with interested occupiers and to
finalise the development application.
Occupiers are intended to benefit reducing the need for onsite
diesel generators and fuel storage in each datacentre and from a
significant reduction in carbon emissions as well as the
opportunity to lock in long-term power costs with an on site energy
provider.
