The world’s largest solar-powered data center opens in a pretty unsurprising location
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With more than 16,000 square feet, the Guinness Book of Records has verified that the largest “green” data center in the world is now operational in the largest single-site solar park in the world.
Located in the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the data center is owned by Data Hub Integrated Solutions LLC, or Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital Dewa, the digital arm of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).
Per Golf Today (opens in new tab)the grand opening was attended by Moro Hub’s technology partners, including Dell, Microsoft, Huawei and VMware, as well as Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai.
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Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, explained that the data center hopes to deliver “next generation” services within the cyber security, cloud hosting And backup sectors, in addition to Moro’s ChatGPT-supported live chat Services.
To get there, the sustainable data center uses technology from Moro Hub’s partners, including Emirates NBD, the Digital Dubai Authority and the Dubai Islamic Bank, to power its AI, data recovery and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities.
“The new center,” he said, is yet another achievement that raises the UAE’s profile as a leading global player in advancing sustainability and the green economy. [It] offers an exceptional model for combining digital technologies with energy technologies.”
He also noted that the center’s low-carbon infrastructure and 100% reliance on renewable energy to power its more than 100 megawatts (MW) generating capacity underpins Dubai’s Clean Energy and Net Zero Emissions Strategies, through which the country hopes to achieve all of its generate energy. energy production capacity through clean energy by 2050.