Google has broken ground on a second data centre in the French-speaking Hainaut region of Belgium, marking a significant step in its €1 billion investment program in the country. The new €600 million facility in Farciennes, reported by local broadcaster VRT, will expand the company's digital infrastructure alongside the expansion of its existing, largest non-U.S. site in nearby Saint-Ghislain. This project brings Google's total investment in Belgium to €5 billion over the past 17 years.
Approved in February, the Farciennes centre is mandated to be a "green data centre," aligning with Google's goal of becoming a net-zero company by 2030. The facility will employ innovative, sustainable methods, including a district heating system that reuses waste heat instead of traditional water cooling. In contrast, the Saint-Ghislain centre currently uses approximately one million cubic metres of water annually for cooling, though it is powered by an on-site solar farm set to expand by 1.4MW to cover 20 hectares.
This new centre may be the first of several in the region, with potential for two additional facilities depending on future demand driven by the growth of cloud storage and artificial intelligence.
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