Data center giant: Nauen will get a new digital campus by 2027!

Data center giant: Nauen will get a new digital campus by 2027!

A lot is happening in Nauen, near Berlin – in the form of a new data center. The main actors behind this project are the company maincubes and the AM:PM Grund Group. Today it was announced that the foundations for the start of construction have been completed. A development plan and a grid connection agreement for an impressive 200 megawatts are already in force. Loud developmentcity.de The first buildings, called BER02, will be operational by the end of 2027.

Anyone who thinks that building a data center would be child's play is seriously mistaken. The property of around 14 hectares was acquired in October 2024 and the building application for a 110 kilovolt substation has already been submitted. Construction is planned to start in summer 2025. These informative steps are not only of a bureaucratic nature, but also show how well the cooperation between the operators and the city of Nauen and the responsible authorities worked.

Sustainability in focus

Another highlight of the project is the sustainable energy supply. Wind power and photovoltaics are used here to ensure the energy for the planned data centers. The waste heat from the campus is also expected to be fed into the municipal heating networks, which not only increases energy efficiency but also contributes to climate neutrality. Loud Fraunhofer ISE Such measures are elementary in times of growing digitalization and cloud services.

Did you know that the energy demand of German data centers increased by a staggering 70% between 2010 and 2022? In order to counteract this trend, maincubes is relying on an innovative concept for the new campus, which, in addition to the data centers, also relies on a renewable power supply and heat recovery.

Market opportunities and prospects

With the construction of the data center in Nauen, it is assumed that it will serve cloud applications as well as high-performance computing and artificial intelligence. This is particularly important because maincubes' international hyperscale customers play a key role in this. Securing the zoning rights and the grid connection was quick, which is of great importance for the company's market opportunities.

In summary, we can say: In Nauen, the focus is firmly on the digital future. Maincubes is pursuing its plans with great determination and will soon supply not only the regional but also the international market. The BER02 campus is not only a significant step for maincubes, but also for the digital infrastructure in Germany. The company is also pursuing several large construction projects in the Rhine-Main region and in Berlin/Brandenburg, which include over 250 megawatts of total data center capacity.