Start Campus SINES Seawater-Cooled Data Centre Campus

Sines, Portugal, Europe

Under Construction · AEC / Built Environment — Data Centres / Mission Critical · Seawater-Cooled Data Centre Campus · Mediterranean

1.2GW Portuguese campus cooled by open-loop Atlantic seawater via heat exchangers; design WUE zero, no potable water.

Innovation highlights

• 1.2GW campus cooled by open-loop Atlantic seawater via heat exchangers
• design water usage effectiveness of zero — no potable water draw
• largest seawater-cooled data centre campus in Europe
• SIN01 (33MW) operational April 2025; validated by Microsoft's $10bn commitment

Innovations in the catalogue

• Start Campus SINES seawater cooling

Client / Developer

Start Campus (Davidson Kempner / Pioneer Point)

Type

Seawater-Cooled Data Centre Campus

#water-free #cooling #europe

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