{"id":1120,"date":"2024-12-03T09:32:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T05:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2024-12-03T09:32:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T05:32:17","slug":"dubai-expands-solar-powered-data-centre-at-the-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-solar-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/news\/dubai-expands-solar-powered-data-centre-at-the-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-solar-park","title":{"rendered":"Dubai expands solar-powered data centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/water\/dubais-dewa-receives-8-bids-for-major-pumping-stations-project\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"957\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)<\/a> is advancing the expansion of the second phase of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/renewable-energy\/longi-middle-east-partners-with-muscat-green-energy-to-drive-omans-renewable-energy-goals\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"262\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Data Centre<\/a> operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/renewable-energy\/wind-energy\/morocco-to-launch-largest-solar-and-wind-power-project-in-western-sahara\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"931\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moro Hub<\/a>, its digital arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The centre, located at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, holds the Guinness World Record as the world\u2019s largest solar-powered data centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The solar-powered facility was inaugurated in 2023 by Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It aligns with the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050, which aim for 100% clean energy production by mid-century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DEWA CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, alongside senior executives, reviewed progress on the centre, which integrates renewable energy with advanced digital technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed to be developed in 10 phases, the centre will ultimately achieve a capacity of 100 megawatts, covering 100,000 square metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The centre is fully powered by solar energy and supports digital transformation, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and Internet of Things (IoT) services while being certified \u201cTier-III\u201d by the Uptime Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Green Data Centre represents a milestone in sustainable ICT infrastructure,\u201d said Al Tayer, highlighting its role in providing carbon-neutral solutions and fostering innovation in AI and solar energy technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The centre\u2019s strategic location within the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the world\u2019s largest single-site solar facility, supports Dubai\u2019s renewable energy ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The solar park forms the backbone of the UAE\u2019s push toward achieving net-zero emissions, showcasing cutting-edge solar and energy storage systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Green Data Centre is an attraction for global hyper-scalers seeking carbon-free computing by providing scalable solutions for organisations striving to reduce carbon footprints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Green Data Centre holds the Guinness World Record as the world\u2019s largest solar-powered data centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1121,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[654,526,40,428,520,41,559],"tags":[1292,249,904,753,1293,1294,380,42,1295,1296],"class_list":{"0":"post-1120","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-data-centers","8":"category-digitalisation","9":"category-news","10":"category-power","11":"category-projects","12":"category-renewable-energy","13":"category-solar","14":"tag-carbon-neutral-infrastructure","15":"tag-clean-energy","16":"tag-dewa","17":"tag-digital-transformation","18":"tag-dubai-sustainability","19":"tag-green-economy","20":"tag-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-solar-park","21":"tag-renewable-energy","22":"tag-solar-powered-data-centre","23":"tag-uae-net-zero"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}