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Site and project development

Space for computing power.

We develop site perspectives for data centres, with a clear view of power supply, cooling and the use of waste heat.

Approach

Infrastructure begins before the first design.

A suitable site emerges from the interplay of land, available energy and sound framework conditions. SH Digital brings these subjects together early — in dialogue with owners, municipalities, energy suppliers and grid operators.

I

Land

Plots and development options within their spatial and planning-law context.

II

Energy

Connection capacity, timing of availability and the requirements of supply.

III

Thermal

Cooling conditions and possible offtakers for the resulting waste heat.

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Site criteria

The right conditions are decisive.

01
Land and building law
Plot geometry, access, permitted uses and development perspective.
02
Power supply
Available or prospectively accessible capacity, connection conditions and time horizon.
03
Fibre
Connection options and perspectives for redundant routes.
04
Cooling
Technical options appropriate to the site and the local framework conditions.
05
Waste heat
Potential heat offtakers, distances and integration into local heat concepts.
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Collaboration

Development in dialogue.

Municipalities and economic development agencies

Together we examine which sites and infrastructural conditions are suitable for a data centre development and which next steps make sense.

Landowners

We assess the development potential of your land and structure the clarifications required for a well-founded site decision.

Energy suppliers and grid operators

We seek early dialogue on connection options, capacity perspectives and technical framework conditions.

Method

From potential to project basis.

  1. 01

    Assess

    Bring together the land, its location and the available information.

  2. 02

    Examine

    Clarify power supply, infrastructure and the essential site conditions.

  3. 03

    Align

    Involve owners, municipal contacts and the required specialist partners.

  4. 04

    Structure

    Define the next development steps and responsibilities.

Contact

Let us talk about your site.

You have suitable land, see municipal development potential or would like to discuss connection options? We look forward to a direct conversation.

Western Germany
In-person conversations at short notice by arrangement.
London
In-person conversations at short notice by arrangement.

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