Joint Venture to Construct Data Center in Germany

Yorizon, a joint venture between HOCHTIEF subsidiary HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions and German server and storage systems manufacturer Thomas-Krenn.AG, will be building a network of sustainable, decentralized and locally integrated data centers in Europe.

The first of the YEXIO series with Yorizon equipment will open in Heiligenhaus (NRW, Germany) in summer 2025. The land for two more of these data centers has already been secured. Three more sites are to be acquired by the end of the year, and further locations are planned for 2025.

The new joint venture will benefit from HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions’ expertise in the development and implementation of concession and operator projects in the areas of IT infrastructure, timber-based lifecycle construction, energy and digitalization. Thomas-Krenn.AG contributes to the quality of Yorizon solutions with servers specially developed for YEXIO data centers, including the associated service.

To optimize its sustainability performance, Yorizon will implement energy- and resource-saving construction methods and procure renewable and regional energy sources. In addition, the innovative liquid cooling system developed by Thomas-Krenn.AG and the feeding of residual heat into municipal heating networks help to minimize the ecological footprint. This means the environment, local authorities and customers will benefit equally from the tailor-made, demand-oriented solutions.

The first YEXIO data center, which will open in Heiligenhaus in summer 2025, will offer an IT capacity of two megawatts, which can be doubled modularly to four megawatts if required. This ensures flexible scalability to be able to react to growing demand and specific customer requirements. The test accesses will be allocated to potential partners and customers in the second half of 2024.