Huge data centre at Marsden park
THE biggest data centre in the Southern Hemisphere has been given the green light by the NSW Government creating hundreds of jobs, supporting fast-growing demand for cloud storage and the booming digital economy.
The $3.1B data centre from proponent CDC data centres will join 90 that are already up and running in NSW and will provide reliable infrastructure for computing needs of the community, governments and businesses across Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
The facility is at Marsden Park in Sydney’s north-west approximately 36 kilometres from the centre of Sydney.
It will also provide a major boost to the Western Sydney’s economy generating 220 construction jobs and 265 operational jobs.
Despite its size the centre is also leading the way in green technology incorporating advanced sustainability and energy efficiency measures to reduce water and energy use.
Its power usage will be among the most efficient in the world for data centres as CDC Data Centres, plans to source energy from renewable energy providers, with the aim to minimise greenhouse gas emissions from the development by up to 99 per cent by 2030.
The development will also target a Water Usage Effectiveness measure (WUE) of 0.01 through an air-based cooling system that includes chilled water, which is reused. That means for every 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) of energy consumed by the facility it uses only 0.01 litres of water.
When assessing the proposal, the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure made sure the applicant carefully addressed issues such as operational noise, air quality and bulk and scale.
The proposal was approved in 12 months representing an efficient and timely assessment process for this critical modern-day infrastructure.
The Government is driving further major investments and innovations like this project through the Investment Delivery Authority (IDA), which was set up to accelerate approvals for major projects across all industries, including advanced technologies and energy.
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