The world's largest solar-powered data center opens in a pretty unsurprising location

Date:
Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:07:06 +0000

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Dubai centers owner, utility subsidiary Moro Hub, signs agreements with several Western corporate partners to help facilitate launch.

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At over 16,000 square meters, The Guinness Book of Records has verified that the largest green data center in the world is now up and running at the largest single-site solar park in the world.

The data center, situated at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, belongs to 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 Gulf Today , the grand opening was attended by Moro Hubs technology partners, including, Dell, Microsoft, Huawei and VMware, as well as Sheik Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubais Executive Council. Going (very) green

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, DEWAs Managing Director and CEO, explained that the data center hopes to provide next-generation services within, amongst others, the cybersecurity , cloud hosting and backup sectors, in addition to Moros ChatGPT-supported live chat services.

To get there, the sustainable data center uses technology from Moro Hubs partners, which also include Emirates NBD, the Digital Dubai Authority and
the Dubai Islamic Bank, to bolster its AI, data recovery and Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities. Read more

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The new center, he said, is yet another achievement that raises the UAEs profile as a leading global player in advancing sustainability and the green economy. [It] provides an exceptional model for combining digital
technologies with energy technologies.

He also noted that the centers low-carbon infrastructure, and 100% reliance
on renewable energy to generate its capacity of over 100 megawatts (MW), supports Dubais Clean Energy and Net Zero Emissions Strategies, by which the country hopes to generate all of its energy production capacity via clean energy by 2050. Heres our list of the best cloud storage solutions right now



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