DATACENTER ROVANIEMI ARCTIC DATAHOUSE

ARCTIC OPPORTUNITIES?

SITE AND BUILDING QUOTA • New Industrial Area, 5 minutes from the city centre• Site areas are 11.8 or 7.8 hectares, expandable up to 50 hectares, respective

building rights are 48,000 or 32,000 square meters, expandable up to 20 hectares (e=0.4) • The plot is flat and square-shaped • Soil base of moraine or silt moraine. The soil in building area is clean and generally suitable

for industrial purposes.

Coordinates 66.5040078, 25.7294680 Contact City of Rovaniemi, Area Developer Rovaniemi Regional Development Agency Ltd

PLANNING AND PERMITTING• Zoning and readiness for construction:

municipal infrastructure (electricity, water, sewage connections, etc.).

• The site area consists of blocks and plots intended for industrial, warehouse and business use. Building permits can be issued within a month.

WHY ROVANIEMI• Favourable natural conditions for making investments and especially

beneficial climate for datacentres.• Strategic geographical position in the expanding markets,

node-point connectivity between East and West.• University city’s highly educated workforce.

Fast growing ICT-cluster, platform for innovation.• Finland is one of the most competitive economies in the world,

WEF Global Competitiveness Report. • Investor-friendly legislation.• Peaceful society with high happiness index.• International airport.

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ROTACS, The Russian Opt ical Trans-Arct ic Cable System

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ROTACS, The Russian Optical Trans-Arctic Cable System

The Balt ic Sea Backbone Cable

IN THE HEART OF THE BARENTS REGION

DATA ROUTE

NEW CABLE PROJECT

ROTACS

SITE ACCESS• The nearest highway E75 is located

one kilometre from the site.• Nearest community center is Rovaniemi,

5 minutes to the city centre from the site.• Rovaniemi international airport is 12 km and rail connection

3 km from the site.• Here you locate your server halls

in central locations• Average annual temperature is 0.4°C,

number of days over 25°C < 5.• Water cooling options, River Kemijoki,

longest river in Finland.

OUR STRENGTHS• Economic location to build and operate. • Waste heat.• District heating network on-site - an opportunity to sell surplus heat to

the city’s district heating network.• Two separate electricity feeds, hydroelectric power plants (110 MW,

95 MW) and national power grid node makes site extremely reliable in respect to electricity.

• Rovaniemi has a subarctic continental climate with cool summers Our model makes it more financially viable to build a datacentre near a district heating network where even land is inexpensive.

• On cold winter days one megawatt hour can be worth ten times as much as on an ordinary summer’s day.

• Cooling water is available in Kemijoki River, temperature during wintertime -00°C and in summertime +8°C.

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ROTACS, The Russian Opt ical Trans-Arct ic Cable System

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ROVANIEMI CITYThe capital of Lapland is located at the Arctic Circle. It is a dynamic and growing city, with a diverse, strong business structure. Rovaniemi is the logistic hub of northern Finland and is a route to the markets of northern Europe and Northwest Russia. The effective infrastructure and excellent transportation connections to anywhere in the world guarantees superb preconditions for success. Thanks to outstanding transport and traffic connections, important authorities and great services, Rovaniemi is an excellent base for oper ations in other parts of Lapland and the whole Barents Region.

ARCTIC CIRCLEThe Arctic Circle is a line of latitude north of which the sun can be seen above the horizon even at midnight during the summertime. During the winter the sun stays below the horizon for a certain time. The current latitude of the Arctic Circle is approximately 66.5°N, but it moves north at a rate of around 15 metres a year.

INTERNATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT ICT SECURITY CLUSTERThe centre of excellence focuses on all aspects of ICT security, where the interface is information technology or its applications. The cluster comprises several software companies that produce systems for the Ministry of the Interior and other public sector organizations. The Rovaniemi unit produces ICT services as part of the European Schengen border surveillance system.

A strong ICT security cluster is existing as a result of ICT Agency HALTIK being located in Rovaniemi. Enterprises in the field have provided jobs to hundreds of people. Education provided by the Lapland Universities supports workforce availability for enterprises in the ICT security cluster.

POWER• Available power to the site is 10 MW, capacity is

expandable as high as necessary.• 110 kV transmission lines, nearest 110 kV

connection points 2.8 km from the site. • Rovaniemi is located by the River Kemijoki. There

are two large hydroelectric power plants between Valajaskoski 110 MW and Vanttauskoski 95 MW.

• 13 MW Permantokoski Hydroelectric Power Plant located nearby.

• The site’s location between power plants enables a very high level of security in terms of electricity supply.

• The local electricity supplier Rovaniemen Energia Oy offers reserve power for datacentres.

MAJOR HAZARDS• No natural risks• No adjacent hazardous industry

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GREEN HEAT WITH INTELLIGENT DISTRICT HEATINGARCTIC ALTERNATIVEA built environment has plenty of unexploited waste heat. We have built a sustainable solution for utili-sing this waste heat.

Datacentres are very significant consumers of electricity.

In the processing of data, electrical energy is almost entirely transformed into thermal energy. The Arctic

Alternative is to utilise the heat generated by the datacentres as a source of energy for the district heating network.

This being the case, datacentres should be located close to housing areas where the heating energy is used and effective utilisation of waste heat is made possible.

OPERATING PRINCIPLEWe offer a solution whereby the waste heat genera-ted by datacentres is recycled in the district heating network of Rovaniemen Energia Oy. This operation achieves profitability and efficiency for both the pro-ducer of the waste heat energy and for Rovaniemen Energia Oy. The solution enables the datacentre com-pany to convert its heat capacity into turnover, thereby significantly improving the profitability of its operations.

INTELLIGENT DISTRICT HEATINGDistrict heating is a form of heating urban housing that has been used in Finland for already half a century. Current district heating production in Finland is one of the best in the world. Finland’s district heating has also been awarded significant international recognition for its energy efficiency.

Rovaniemen Energia Oy is a district heating produc-tion company owned by the City of Rovaniemi provi-ding a comprehensive district heating network in the city. District heating generates feel-good energy that benefits those living on the district heating network as well as the natural surroundings. By successfully utilising waste energy, Rovaniemen Energia can consume less of other fuels, leading to a substantial reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.

WHO THE SOLUTION IS FORThe Intelligent District Heating solution suits all customers who produce waste heat in their pro-duction processes.

RECOVER HEAT WITH INTELLIGENT DISTRICT HEATINGUtilising waste heat from serversDatacentres generate plenty of heat that is often directed out of the machine room. We offer a solution where the waste heat provided by a datacentre can be utilised in the local district heating network for heating buildings and water. Rovaniemi has a highly effective and eco-friendly district heating network. Using the Rovaniemen Energia solution enables a datacentre to operate as a producer of thermal energy and to receive income from selling its waste heat.

Why Lapland?Lapland can simultaneously be an extensive, wild wilderness, popular tourist destination and platform for innovation. Long traditions with tourism, industry, a highly educated workforce and favourable natural conditions have created a solid foundation for making investments that are secure.

Finland is one of only a few nations in the world that has the AA+ credit rating.

Jaakko PöykköInvestment AdvisorVTT:n Representative

Rovaniemi Regional Development Agency LtdAinonkatu 1, 96200 RovaniemiGSM +35850 564 9570

www.rovaniemi.fiwww.rovaniemenkehitys.fiwww.visitrovaniemi.fi