Zoning readiness

Building right / [m2]

Building right can be extended up to / [m2]

Site area / [m2]

Site area can be extended up to / [m2]

Easements

No easements

Notes on site size and building permit

Negotiations are initiated with neighboring plot owners to extend the data center plot if needed.

Pre-approval of construction and environment permits, fire and rescue plan

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Notes on site topography

Land is basically flat, and all levelled ground is within 5 meters over the whole plot.

Natural water source available for cooling

Notes on cooling options

Seawater cooling option available on site and free cooling potential 365 days annually. First phase cooling water can be arranged through existing cooling water intake for neighboring power plant.

Type of ground

The plot is an old industrial site, the prevailing soil type is gravel.

Levelling of plot

Layout plan of datacenter building(s)

Existing buildings

Existing 2000 m2 manufacturing plant built in the early 2000 with 300 m2 connected office space. Existing structure can easily be utilised for the early first stages of a data center due to the high ceiling height and open floor layout.

Existing power systems

0,4 kV feed with 3x250A main breakers

Natural risks

No natural risks in the area.

Proximity of major roads, airports, flight paths and railways

Mainroad Route 8/E8, 13 km
Kokkola-Pietarsaari (KOK) International airport, 34,5 km
Vaasa (VAA ) International airport, 111 km
Heavy rail connection to port of Jakobstad, 0,3 km
Bennäs railway station, 15 km
Kokkola railway station, 35 km
Port of Jakobstad, 0,5 km
Port of Kokkola, 35 km
Port of Vaasa, 105 km

Proximity of hazardous industries

Coal Storage (350 m)

CHP Power Plant (600 m)

Paper Mill (1 km)

Fuel Oil Silos (1.2 km)

Proximity of near by communities

Site is in an industrial zoned area.

Jakobstad downtown, 3,6 km
Kokkola, 35 km
Vaasa, 100 km
Seinäjoki, 123 km

Current access to the site

Emergency vehicle accessibility

Direct access to the plot through public roads. City of Jakobstad takes care and maintains all roads leading to the site.

Distance to nearest international airport / [km]

Distance to nearest fire & rescue station / [km]

Distance to nearest police station / [km]

Distance to nearest hospital or health care center / [km]

Availability of public transportation

Main bus terminal is located down town 5 km from DC site.
Car rental available at airports, railway station and Jakobstad down town.
Good availability of taxis. Taxi prices are regulated in Finland and give customer the security of fair rates.
Distance from city of Jakobstad to data center by car or taxi 4 km and walking distance 3,6 km.
There is also a ferry connection between Vaasa (Finland) and Umeå (Sweden) (4 h).

What is needed to realize total power supply?

Power station and 110 kV cabling to connection points.

Lead time for total power supply to the site / [months]

Redundancy power availability

Arrangement of redundancy power

Dual 110kV feeders can be arranged to the site, with upstream support for 3 routes to two separate 400 kV / 110 kV national grid substations. Additionally the nearby Alholmens Kraft CHP power station can supply 250MW of electricity in "island mode", aka. without a connection to the national grid.

Distance to 20 kv power connection point / [km]

Distance to 110 kv power connection point / [km]

Distance to redundancy power connection point / [km]

Distance to local grid substation, 110 kv / [km]

Distance to national grid substation, 400 kv / 110 kv / [km]

First phase electricity power supply (in 18 months or sooner)

First phase power supply to the site

First phase electrical feed to the site

First phase redundancy power availability

Local green energy

Details on local green energy (suppliers)

Green power (hydroelectric, wind power and biofuel) is available through power plants owned and operated by Herrfors Oy Ab and its subsidiaries. Wind power up to 30 MW, hydroelectric up to 20 MW and biofuel up to 30 MW can be arranged at short notice, larger amounts or power plant ownership can be arranged given some lead time.

Local electricity supplier(s)

Herrfors Oy Ab

Amount of diverse connections

Connectivity supplier(s) to provide diverse connectivity

JNT

Arrangement of connection diversity

Fibre routes to site available from several diverse directions for best possible redundancy.

All major connectivity providers available with backbone connectivity in area. JNT, Cinia, Sonera, FNE, DNA, Elisa.

Dark fiber on the site

Lead time for minimum of two connections / [months]

Distances to local internet exchange points (ix) in Finland

Notes on fiber connectivity

Connectivity suppliers have dark fiber available. Cable ducts routes available to the site for easy expanding of fibers.

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Commitment of local utility companies

Water utilities on site

District heating network

Natural gas availability on site

Notes on (liquid) natural gas

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) options available by truck via north (330 km) Tornio Manga LNG and south (310 km) Gasum Pori LNG terminals.
Local biogas available from Jeppo Biogas, Stormossen and Gasum.

Opportunities to utilize waste heat

Main district heating feeds pass outside the border of the site, and can be utilised for feeding waste heat into the district heating network for the city of Jakobstad. The district heating network can accept at least 30 MW year round, with demand peaking to 70 MW during the winter.

Other cost benefits

Existing nearby infrastructure drives down initial investment costs since all key factors are already in place within less than 1 km.

Notes on local ecosystem

JNT and Herrfors Oy Ab can supply both expertise within their relevant fields during design phase and construction, and can also offer complete Operations & Maintenance packages for the future data center, as they both possess core expertise in all relevant fields.

Members of the local datacenter campus

Herrfors Oy Ab

JNT

Availability of skilled laborforce

Optima in Jakobstad continuously ranks as the best vocational trade school in Finland, and also ranks highly compared to similar schools in Europe.

Higher education resources

Both Kokkola (40km from site) and Vasa (100 km from site) has schools offering technical bachelor and masters degrees within relevant fields.

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