Finnish police have launched a criminal investigation into suspected breaches of environmental law at the construction site of a planned Google data centre.
The campus is planned to Tier IV availability standards, with closed-loop, direct-to-chip liquid cooling and dry (air-cooled) heat rejection, and with long-term renewable supply contracted from South Australian projects
Quantum DC, owned by property developer Alberto Tomassi, plans to build the Tungkillo Compute and Energy Hub, a 1.2-gigawatt facility designed to provide services to a giant hyperscaler.
The cost of constructing data centres has overtaken the price tag behind building warehouses and offices combined in a major shift for Australia’s business community.
The developments mark one of the most turbulent periods in recent history for the ASX-listed infrastructure provider, putting executive accountability and future growth squarely under the microscope.
Geelong is rapidly emerging as one of Australia’s most significant digital infrastructure locations, with the region attracting unprecedented investment in hyperscale data centre developments.
