Zoning readiness

Notes on investment regulatory readiness

Rusko site is a large industrial district within Oulu with no need for special permit process for datacenters

Building right / [m2]

Site area / [m2]

Site area can be extended up to / [m2]

Notes on site size and building permit

Site size is expandable

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

Site shape

Flat

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Notes on site topography

Performed analysis on the Rusko area suitability for large datacenter site construction based on the customer’s high level requirements is done. Area is flat. Soil investigations have been performed on most of the area and area is sand/moraine well suitable for construction. For some parts of the area, some soil replacement is needed and more detail information is available.

Prevailing wind directions

Prevailing wind direction south east

Natural water source available for cooling

If yes, distance to water source / [meters]

Notes on cooling options

Plans ready for connecting the site to the river Oulu, with up to 10 m³/sec available source for cooling water

Type of ground

Moraine and silty sand / silty clay

Levelling of plot

Layout plan of datacenter building(s)

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Natural risks

No major hazards. The bedrock in Finland is stable, and the possibility for any large-scale movements inside the bedrock is minimal. Risk of forest fires in the region is investigated as well as Rusko area flood risks.

Current access to the site

Emergency vehicle accessibility

Access is available.

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]

What is needed to realize total power supply?

1,4km 110kV line from Leväsuo power station. 110kV/10kV or 110kV/20kV power station to be built to the site. Preliminary design is available.

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

Redundancy power availability

Arrangement of redundancy power

Similar electricity supply will be built as a main power feed.

Distance to 10 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]

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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

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Notes on power supply

500+ MW of hydro power available from the power plants in river Oulu. Oulun Energia hydroelectric generation capacity is 75 MW, and electricity production capacity is approximately 340 GWh in average flow conditions.

10+ MW of wind power readily available within Oulu region.

Schedule from order to full capacity 12 months.

Local green energy

Details on local green energy (suppliers)

Oulun Energia,

The group operates across the entire value chain of the energy sector:

• Production of raw materials
• Generation of heat and electricity
• Power sales and distribution
• Services including smart energy services, network management, subcontracting and maintenance
  

Distance to optical fiber infrastructure / [km]

Distance to optical fiber infrastructure / [miles]

Amount of diverse connections

Connectivity supplier(s) to provide diverse connectivity

Elisa Oyj

DNA Oyj

Dark fiber on the site

Lead time for minimum of two connections / [months]

Distances to local internet exchange points (ix) in Finland

Describe different cable routes from the site to key directions in and from Finland

Three different route options to the site available. Lead time fir al of them three months. FICIX3 located at City of Oulu, distance to the site about 8km.

Notes on fiber connectivity

Dark fiber available from selected operators.

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Commitment of local utility companies

Water utilities on site

District heating network

Distance to district heating network / [km]

Natural gas availability on site

Notes on (liquid) natural gas

Tornio LNG terminal will be opened 2018. LNG delivery possible when terminal ready.

Opportunities to utilize waste heat

District heat produced by Oulun Energia heats approximately 75 % of homes in Oulu. District heating system is Key Flag certified.

• The district heat network covers downtown of Oulu and the districts of Haukipudas, Oulunsalo and Kiiminki.
  
• The network of approximately 9,600 customers provides heating for almost 148,000 individuals.
  
• Oulun Energia also supplies wholesale district heat to the nearby town of Kempele.
  
• In 2014, the network was extended by approximately 21 km.
  
• District heat since 1969.

Distance to delivery point / [km]

Notes on local ecosystem

Oulu has strong R&D ecosystem is the solution to all-round of business needs including consruction and operation.

The industries are the most prominent private employers in the Oulu region, companies in the industry employ 12,500 people, creating strong business and actors.

• Collusion technology/customers, (including reverse pitching)
• New participant Social and health sector ja financing ICT
• 5G, Big data and industrial Internet to support other ecosystems

Availability of skilled laborforce

Oulu is an university town with two technical universities, hosting world leading high-tech companies e.g. Nokia, Mediatek, TI & ABB among others. All this provides not only vast amount of available skilled IT workforce, but also the supplier ecosystem ready for supporting the datacenters in the region

Person(s) responsible for provided information

Availability

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