Facebook chose Sweden to build its first European data center

A choice dictated by the cold climate which will contribute to cooling facilities. This data center will be fully operational in 2014 and use of renewable energy as a power source.

This is the city of Lulea in northern Sweden that Facebook has selected to build its first European data center will be the largest of its kind. A choice dictated by the geographical environment of the city which is one of the coldest in the country, which will naturally cooling facilities.

This data center will consist of three buildings with an area of ​​28,000 sqm each to house servers. The first building will be operational within a year and the entire plant should be ready in 2014.

Two U.S. companies associated with a Swedish company through a joint venture will commence work with an initial budget of $ 121 million. Food will be provided by renewable energy, particularly hydropower, another reason behind the choice of the city of Lulea.