Legrand Selected to Cool 1.2GW AI Campus in Portugal
Legrand has been selected by Start Campus to provide high-efficiency cooling systems for a 1.2GW AI and cloud data center campus in Sines, Portugal. The project utilizes ColdLogik rear-door heat exchangers and seawater cooling to achieve high energy and water efficiency targets.
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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Legrand has been selected by Start Campus to deliver high-efficiency cooling systems for a hyperscale data centre campus in Sines, Portugal”
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While evidence confirms Start Campus is building a data center in Sines and using various cooling technologies (Nautilus), there is no specific mention in the provided evidence that Legrand was selected for this specific project.
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— Start Campus – European Data Center in Portugal Delivering Sustainable AI-Scale Data Centers with Innovative Cooling and 100% Renewable Energy. • Location. SINES Data Campus Purpose-built for high-den…
https://www.startcampus.pt/
https://www.startcampus.pt/
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— The SINES Project by Start Campus in Portugal.Start Campus is to use Nautilus Data Technologies’ water cooling technology after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to utilise the technology.
https://datacentremagazine.com/articles/nautilus-cooling-tec…
https://datacentremagazine.com/articles/nautilus-cooling-tec…
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— The SINES 4.0 Data Centre Campus project, developed by Start Campus, is poised to become the largest and most sustainable hyperscale data centre hub in Europe. Located in the Sines Industrial and Logi…
https://dcpulse.com/project/sines-portugal-hyperscale-data-c…
https://dcpulse.com/project/sines-portugal-hyperscale-data-c…
“The project centres on a 1.2GW facility, one of Europe’s largest digital infrastructure developments”
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Multiple independent web sources (EDP and Start Campus MoU, LinkedIn) confirm the SINES Data Campus has a capacity of 1.2GW.
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— The Estado Novo (European Portuguese pronunciation: [(ɨ)ʃˈtaðu ˈnovu], lit. 'New State') was the corporatist Portuguese state installed in 1933. It evolved from the Ditadura Nacional ("National Dictat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_Novo_(Portugal)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_Novo_(Portugal)
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— Operation Influencer (Portuguese: Operação Influencer) is an ongoing investigation initiated by Portugal's Public Prosecution Service, probing potential corruption within deals that involved members o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Influencer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Influencer
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— Science and technology in Portugal is mainly conducted within a network of research and development (R&D) units belonging to public universities and state-managed autonomous research institutions. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Port…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_Port…
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“Start Campus is developing the site as a fully renewable-powered campus”
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Multiple sources confirm the campus is powered by 100% renewable energy, including a partnership with EDP and descriptions of the site as fully renewable-powered.
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— Operation Influencer (Portuguese: Operação Influencer) is an ongoing investigation initiated by Portugal's Public Prosecution Service, probing potential corruption within deals that involved members o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Influencer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Influencer
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— Vila Nova de Santo André (pronounced [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃t(u) ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ]), usually just called Santo André, is a city located near the Atlantic Ocean and belonging to the municipality of Santiago do Cacé…
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“efficiency targets that include a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.1 and a Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) of 0”
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Two independent web sources explicitly state the efficiency targets of PUE 1.1 and WUE 0 for the SINES campus.
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— The SINES campus boasts unrivaled connectivity and a new industry-leading PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) of 1.1 and WUE (Water Usage Effectiveness) of 0. The development has a planned total investmen…
https://datacenterpost.com/start-campus-sines-data-campus-pr…
https://datacenterpost.com/start-campus-sines-data-campus-pr…
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— Start Campus is building and operating the SINES Data Campus, a 1.2GW data center in Portugal, creating one of Europe’s largest and most sustainable data ecosystems with market-leading global connecti…
https://uk.linkedin.com/company/start-campus
https://uk.linkedin.com/company/start-campus
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— Start Campus is a European data center campus in Sines, Portugal, designed for AI-scale infrastructure with sustainable seawater cooling.Powered by 100% renewable energy, the facility aims for an indu…
https://www.startcampus.pt/
https://www.startcampus.pt/
“Legrand will deliver its ColdLogik rear-door heat exchanger technology through its specialist brand USystems”
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Evidence confirms Legrand owns USystems and offers ColdLogik rear-door heat exchangers, but there is no evidence provided linking this specific technology deployment to the Sines campus.
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— ColdLogik Rear Door Heat Exchangers. ColdLogik InRow Coolers.Legrand has strengthened its data centre solutions offering with the acquisition of Bedford-based infrastructure specialist USystems.
https://www.coldlogik.com/knowledge-hub-posts/legrand-group-…
https://www.coldlogik.com/knowledge-hub-posts/legrand-group-…
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— The ColdLogik Rear Door Cooler was the first intelligent rear door heat exchanger - the original and best since 2007. It now boasts the most energy efficient low to high density rear door cooling solu…
https://www.legrand.com/datacenter/gb-en/white-space/cooling…
https://www.legrand.com/datacenter/gb-en/white-space/cooling…
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— Our ColdLogik range of Rear Door Heat Exchangers efficiently removes heat directly at the source, ensuring your GPUs and TPUs operate at peak performance without the need for excessive mechanical cool…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/david-bradley-517321216_usyst…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/david-bradley-517321216_usyst…
“According to Legrand, the system can reduce cooling power demand by between 80% and 90% compared with conventional methods”
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The provided evidence mentions ColdLogik's benefits (e.g., 90kW capacity), but does not contain the specific claim that it reduces power demand by 80% to 90% compared to conventional methods.
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— The ColdLogik RDHx system enabled cabinet densities to increase, all while preserving cooling efficiency. Power is supplied via 11,000KV feeds from UK Power Networks (UKPN), feeding into two separate …
https://www.legrand.com/datacenter/at-en/reference-projects/…
https://www.legrand.com/datacenter/at-en/reference-projects/…
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— ColdLogik Cooling Solutions by USystems. 1,447 followers. 2mo. Report this post. Designed for today’s demanding data centers. Key benefits include: → Over 90kW cooling capacity per cabinet to handle l…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/coldlogik-ltd_datacentercooli…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/coldlogik-ltd_datacentercooli…
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— To meet these demands, Legrand supplies its ColdLogik Rear-Door Heat Exchangers (RDHx) through specialist brand USystems. This intelligent rear-door solution mounts directly to server racks, using a c…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/northc-equips-basel-data…
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/northc-equips-basel-data…
“Start Campus integrates this technology within a broader cooling strategy that includes seawater cooling”
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Multiple sources confirm the Sines campus uses seawater cooling for heat dissipation.
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