PV, storage to anchor Ireland’s first co-located data center campus

PV, storage to anchor Ireland’s first co-located data center campus

Due for completion in 2028, the DUB20 data center campus in County Wicklow will feature battery energy storage and solar PV installations capable of generating 6,000 MWh annually. It will be Ireland’s first Green Energy Park, delivered as part of its large energy users action plan (LEAP).Irish data center developer Echelon has begun construction on a data center co-located with large-scale renewable energy infrastructure, including solar PV syst…

Echelon's Dub20 To Become First Government-Recognised Green Energy Park

Echelon Data Centres’ under-construction Dub20 data centre campus in Arklow, County Wicklow, is to become Ireland’s first green energy park, defined as a development that colocates large energy users with renewable energy generation. Echelon received €1.7B in funding from Morgan Stanley and has pledged to increase data centre investment in Ireland and Europe. Its Dub20 campus, which includes a joint 220-kilovolt substation developed with SSE Ren…