{"id":14326,"date":"2020-08-25T16:11:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T13:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/?p=14326"},"modified":"2022-12-05T18:35:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:35:37","slug":"sustainable-plot-planned-for-a-major-data-centre-in-kirkkonummi-excess-heat-to-provide-district-heating-for-up-to-80000-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/insight\/news\/sustainable-plot-planned-for-a-major-data-centre-in-kirkkonummi-excess-heat-to-provide-district-heating-for-up-to-80000-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable plot planned for a major data centre in Kirkkonummi \u2013 excess heat to provide district heating for up to 80,000 homes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sustainable plot planned for a major data centre in Kirkkonummi \u2013 excess heat to provide district heating for up to 80,000 homes<\/h1>\n

A local detailed plan for a major data centre is being planned in Kirkkonummi in cooperation between the landowner, the municipality and an energy company. The waste heat of the data centre is intended to be used for district heating production, which will cut carbon emissions remarkably in Finland\u2019s capital region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The energy company Fortum, the municipality of Kirkkonummi and the landowner EKE-Rakennus Oy together promote the establishment of a new kind of data centre in Kirkkonummi. The preparation of the detailed plan for the Kolabacken area began with Fortum\u2019s idea and the initiative of the landowner and support from the municipality. Sweco acts as the planning consultant to the project.\u201cWe wanted to ensure sufficient resources and knowhow for the planning project in every situation,\u201d explains\u00a0Tea Ekengren-Saur\u00e9n<\/strong>, the chair of the board at EKE. \u201cSweco was able to offer us specialists for both land use planning and the data centre reference plan.\u201dThe plan draft was completed in three months, although the plan covers a land area of roughly 122 hectares and building rights of 387,000 square metres. \u201cOur shared vision was that this is not just a planning project, but a nationally significant measure in order to reduce carbon footprint,\u201d Ekengren-Saur\u00e9n says.<\/p>\n

Sweco has a framework agreement with Kirkkonummi, meaning that cooperation with the municipality\u2019s planning authorities was already familiar. \u201cKirkkonummi would like to promote nationally significant projects, and cooperation with the authorities has been exemplary,\u201d states Land Use Planning Architect\u00a0Sanukka Lehti\u00f6\u00a0<\/strong>from Sweco.<\/p>\n

Data centre would cut capital region\u2019s carbon emissions remarkably<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kirkkonummi is a member of the HINKU network of carbon neutral municipalities, and the future data centre operator will be obliged to use emissions-free energy. The plan also recommends the use of solar panels in the area, and the waste heat of the data centre will be utilised sustainably.<\/p>\n

Fortum is committed to closing its coal-fired Suomenoja power plant by 2025, meaning that the waste heat of the data centre will act as a replacement energy source.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe data centre of about 100 MW would produce district heating for around 80,000 houses, which would cut the CO2 emissions of Espoo, Kirkkonummi and Kauniainen with about 300,000 tonnes,\u201d Ekengren-Saur\u00e9n explains.<\/p>\n

Land use planning can support responsible construction<\/strong><\/p>\n

The planning project was a complex job, but at the same time an exceptionally straightforward task. \u201cThe project is an excellent example of how land use planning can provide a responsible plot for operations,\u201d Lehti\u00f6 says. \u201dKolabacken in Kirkkonummi is an exceptionally unified uninhabited land area at the intersection of L\u00e4nsiv\u00e4yl\u00e4 and Ring III roads with exiting district heating and electricity networks.\u201d<\/p>\n

The nature in the area is mainly bare forest land. \u201cAll areas with significant natural values were left out of the plan or planned for recreational use,\u201d Lehti\u00f6 says. A fifth of the plan is made up of recreation areas. \u201cIt is easy to reach the natural sites thanks to new pedestrian and bicycle routes and public transport stops.\u201d<\/p>\n

The plan draft is available to the public during the summer. Responses to the opinions will be given in August\u2013September. \u201cWe hope that the plan proposal will reach the approval stage by February 2021,\u201d Lehti\u00f6 says.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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