Data centre will meet surging AI capacity demand while supporting a greener future
Start Campus is developing the SINES DC, a 1.2 GW IT data centre campus in Portugal, creating one of the largest and most sustainable ecosystems by harnessing the cooling power of the ocean. Situated in Sines, a town 150km south of Portugal’s capital Lisbon, the facility will offer a total 1.2 GW of IT capacity, with 6 flexible and scalable buildings across a 60-hectare site.
Following the successful delivery of its first building (SIN01), its second project (SIN02) involves the construction of a new 180MW, two-storey, concurrently maintainable data centre that is powered by 100% renewable energy and using the ocean as a heat sink. The finished building will boast a staggering gross floor area of 30,000m².
The project also requires the development of other critical and complex infrastructure – including 400kV and 150kV substations, and a cutting-edge seawater cooling system that will extract and return water from the nearby Atlantic Ocean. The client is targeting an industry-leading PUE (power usage effectiveness) ratio of 1.1 and WUE (water usage effectiveness) of 0.
The SIN02 data centre is being designed and constructed with the target of achieving LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum status, the highest accreditation awarded by the US Green Building Council. It also complies with Seismic Class IV design requirements, to provide the highest level of earthquake resistance.
Gleeds was contracted in August 2023 to provide a range of project management office (PMO) services for the SIN02 project. Our team of professionals is responsible for its successful delivery, ensuring that milestones and objectives are met, and budgets adhered to, through every phase.
Benefits
The opening of SIN02 will contribute to meeting the ever-rising global demand for IT capacity, which is increasingly being driven by advances in the use of AI, Machine Learning and High Performance Computing. These capabilities will be delivered within a resource-efficient building that is aligned to the requirements of a low-carbon future.
