ARK DATA CENTRES
CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT
ARK DATA CENTRES CEO , HUW OWEN LISTS SIX OF ITS FACILITIES SETTING THE TONE FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE DATA CENTRES IN THE UK :
Spring Park , Corsham - 30mw under live operation , 27mw under design & build “ Spring Park is where the British government were going to regress in the event of nuclear war - a million square feet of underground space where they once manufactured munitions and fighter planes . Very dense in power and fibre , it ’ s an excellent site .”
Cody Park , Farnborough - 32mw under live operation , 17mw under design & build “ When I joined the company in 2012 Cody Park was just a plot of land with two derelict buildings , a large muddy field , and a pond . We ’ ve come a long way …”
Meridian Park , Enfield - 7.5 mw under live operation , 8.5mw under design & build “ Meridian Park features a private wire straight into a waste generation plant . It ' s absolutely compelling , both on an economic basis but also on that green agenda so we can give our customers a real , total cost of ownership , which really encourages them to come in for 100 % green power .”
Union Park , Hayes - 75mw under design & build , 150mva dedicated site power “ We ’ re planning to create our biggest and most ambitious , facility to date at Union Park which promises to set the tone for socially responsible data centres in the UK . We ’ re optimising power options to make sure what we build together with our clients will be configured to allow them to be as energy efficient and sustainable as possible .”
Longcross Park , Chertsey - 30mw under design & build , 90mba dedicated site power “ We ’ re creating a purpose built 385,000 square foot facility . The data centre campus is part of the Enterprise M3 zone and is the first commercial development on the 300- acre Longcross Garden Village .”
Alliance Park ( Park Royal ), London - under planning consultation , going live 2023 “ We were delighted to acquire the Alliance Park site from Renault Retail Group . Our customers have an expectation for us to be both socially responsible , as well as provide best-in-class , market leading data centres in the locations where we can have the greatest impact . The exciting acquisition of Park Royal , our third in London , not only supports Ark ’ s own sustainability commitments but also empowers the customers we serve by helping them to honour their own carbon reduction goals .”
84 July 2021