Information Technology
atNorth Announces Heat Reuse Partnership with Finnish Retail Giant Kesko Corporation
The partnership with one of Finland's leading retailers, Kesko Corporation will enable waste heat from atNorth's FIN02 data center in Sinimäki, Espoo, to be recycled as heating for the neighboring Kesko store. The heat provided will cover almost all of the heating energy required by Kesko's site and in turn support Kesko's goal of a 50 percent reduction in scope 1 and scope 2 emissions, a large portion of which results from the heating of its buildings.
The arrangement will enhance atNorth's energy efficiency and reduce Kesko's emissions from district heating use, decreasing the carbon footprint of both businesses and contributing to Finland's circular economy.
atNorth has also entered into an agreement with Caruna Espoo Oy to provide access to 45MW of reliable power for its FIN02 data center. atNorth's investment in Espoo supports Caruna's continual development and modernization of its power infrastructure for the benefit of the whole area.
atNorth has been investing in Finland since early 2023 when it acquired two data centers from Advania, FIN01 and FIN03, that are strategically located metro sites within Helsinki's digital landscape. Since then, the business has been developing two additional data centers, the FIN02 site in Sinimäki, Espoo that became operational in April, and FIN04 a 'mega site' in Kouvola, that is expected to be operational by the end of 2025.
atNorth is a leading Nordic data center services company that offers cost-effective, scalable colocation and high-performance computing services trusted by industry-leading organizations. The business acquired leading High Performance Computing (HPC) provider, Gompute, in 2023 enabling a compelling full stack offering tailored to AI and other critical high performance workloads.
With sustainability at its core, atNorth's data centers run on renewable energy resources and support circular economy principles. All atNorth sites leverage innovative design, power efficiency, and intelligent operations to provide long-term infrastructure and flexible colocation deployments. The tailor-made solutions enable businesses to calculate, simulate, train and visualize data workloads in an efficient, cost-optimized way.
atNorth is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland and operates eight data centers in strategic locations across the Nordics, with a site to open in Ballerup, Denmark in 2025, as well as its tenth under construction in Kouvola, Finland and its eleventh site in Ølgod, Denmark . The business has also secured land for a future mega site in the Sollefteå Municipality in Sweden .
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Caroline Brunton
Kite Hill PR for atNorth
+44 (0)7796 274 416
caroline@kitehillpr.com
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