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EcoDataCenter winner of the ULI Europe Awards for Excellence 2024

17 October 2024

EcoDataCenter, through its large-scale data centre site EcoDataCenter 1, received the prestigious award from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) association. This marks the first occasion that a data centre has emerged as the winner.

The award, which recognises best practices and outstanding projects in terms of urban development, was presented at the C Change Summit in Barcelona on 16 October. Simone Santi, chairman of the jury, presented the award, stating: “The purpose of EcoDataCenter is to spearhead innovation in reducing the environmental footprint of data infrastructure while advancing technological innovation. Through strategic partnerships and a pioneering design, EcoDataCenter aims to address the growing global demand for data while minimising its environmental impact.”

EcoDataCenter 1 is the world’s first data centre built in wood and is powered entirely by electricity from renewable sources. It is located in Falun, approximately 200 kilometres northwest of Stockholm.

”We are very happy to share the great news that EcoDataCenter 1 has been awarded the ULI Europe Awards for Excellence 2024. The value proposition that this data centre offers, with its wooden construction and re-use of excess heat, is unique. This award highlights the achievements of an already acclaimed data centre operator in the Nordics, and we look forward to our continued journey with EcoDataCenter”, says Mikael Hesselvall, Investor relations at Areim.

“We are very proud to be recognised as the winner of the ULI Awards for Excellence. This is a great testament to our design and engineering capabilities in building world-leading digital infrastructure”, says Peter Michelson, CEO of EcoDataCenter.

ULI initiated the Global Awards for Excellence programme in 1979 to recognise truly superior development efforts in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. Read more about the ULI Europe Awards for Excellence | ULI Europe.

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