We’re very proud that Pure DC's Abu Dhabi data centre (AUH01) won ‘Digital Infrastructure Deal of the Year’ in the IJ Global Awards (MENA) for 2024. The award recognised the first phase of the hyperscale data centre campus in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. SMBC Group was the sole underwriter on the full financing package for AUH01. Pure DC’s AUH01 campus is the first international developer hyperscale DC in region. Our thanks to SMBC for its partnership in constructing the deal and to IJGlobal for the recognition. Since the deal, teams at Pure DC, along with our partners, have been hard at work bringing this project to life. Last month we went live with the on-schedule delivery of phase 1 of the AUH01 campus https://lnkd.in/e7xMk9p4 Dame Dawn Childs DBE FREng Bill Davis Steffen Zimmermann hashtag#datacentre hashtag#digitalinfrastructure hashtag#PureProgress
A great day with Earthwatch Europe planting 3 urban tiny forests in Barnet. It’s exciting that A Healthier Earth and Pure Data Centres Group have been key to making this happen. Pure has provided the funding and we have provided the trees, the biochar and the scientific methodology. The engagement with the community and having 4 local schools come and also help plant trees today was great to see. Excited for our next partnership between A Healthier Earth and Earthwatch Europe. Finally, thanks to Barnet Council and Barnet Mayor Councillor Tony Vourou for working with us to make this happen and putting forward the land for us to work with. The weather was also fantastic!
Pure DC’s Abu Dhabi datacentre (AUH01) opens... Yesterday marked the culmination of a great partnership and hard work across Pure Data Centres Group, Laing O Rourke Construction and many other partners with the on-schedule opening of Pure DC AUH01. This milestone is Pure DC’s first project going live in the Middle East - a major step in expanding our presence and capabilities in this dynamic and fast-growing region. Hosted by the Pure DC Abu Dhabi team, the event brought together key stakeholders who played a vital role in this achievement. We were honoured to welcome Pure DC CEO, Dame Dawn Childs DBE FREng, Campus Delivery Director, Steffen Zimmermann and Laing O'Rourke General Manager, Ben Nichol along with members of the project team, suppliers, and both local and global partners. The successful delivery of AUH01 is a result of outstanding collaboration, strong leadership, and the shared commitment of every individual and organisation involved. From planning through to handover, the focus on quality, safety, and innovation has set a new benchmark for data centre development in the region. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to this achievement.
Why gamble on complex and expensive technologies when we have the proven solutions already found in nature? Alastair Collier, Chief R&D Officer at our climate tech R&D subsidiary A Healthier Earth, explores this question in his article for Maddyness. Find out how tech hyperscalers are driving the carbon removal market — and why it’s time to prioritise proven, scalable, nature-based solutions like biochar. At Pure DC, we’ve always believed that sustainability needs to be more than ambition — it needs action. That’s why we're investing in Europe's largest biochar production facility, as well as practical nature-based solutions like Tiny Forests. (ICMYI, we recently planted 1,800 in one day in the London Borough of Barnet!) As demand for digital infrastructure grows, the environmental responsibility grows with it. We’re proud to be part of a movement proving that high-performance data centres and bold climate action can go hand-in-hand.
