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Helen, one of Finland's largest energy companies, has announced its intent to partner with data center operators interested in locating their operations in Helsinki, Finland.
The company stated that it is open to supporting data center operators in joining its “comprehensive energy system” in Helsinki, where facilities can be connected to the city’s advanced district heating and cooling network.
Helen has already partnered with several data center operators and connected them up to Helsinki’s district heating network. This includes Equinix, with whom Helen partnered last year to integrate its 1MW HE5 Viikinmäki data center in Helsinki into the network. The deal was built on an existing relationship, with two of Equinix’s data centers in the Finnish capital already connected up to the network. The companies were among the first to pilot the use of data center waste heat within larger district heating systems, from as early as 2010.
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