Data center
A large-scale, AI-ready hyperscale facility integrating digital and energy infrastructure, the Jade Energy data center will combine renewable power, advanced cooling from LNG systems, and fiber connectivity to deliver sustainable, high-performance computing with minimal emissions.
Project overview
The data center planned at the Jade Energy site in Wilhelmshaven will be designed as a large-scale, AI-ready hyperscale facility, optimized for energy efficiency, renewable power sourcing, and advanced cooling integration. It will serve as one of Germany’s most sustainable computing hubs, leveraging the site’s unique co-location with energy infrastructure to achieve high performance and low emissions.
Located on 25–40 hectares of coastal land with direct seawater access for cooling, the data center will benefit from strong synergies with the surrounding energy assets. It will source power from the on-site gas-fired power plant and the new 2–4 GW TenneT substation, ensuring a reliable and flexible energy supply. The site’s behind-the-meter setup will allow the facility to consume electricity directly from the Jade Energy power generation system, avoiding grid levies and reducing costs.
Cooling efficiency will be a defining feature of the project. The terminal’s cold energy from LNG regasification can be repurposed to cool servers, significantly lowering the data center’s energy consumption. Conversely, the facility’s waste heat can be redirected to the LNG terminal, helping reduce regasification costs and improving overall system efficiency across the site. This circular heat-and-cold integration minimizes thermal waste and contributes to Jade Energy’s broader sustainability goals.
The data center will be connected to Germany’s national fiber-optic network and will serve as a landing point for the new IOEMA subsea cable, offering ultra-low-latency connectivity to major European and international digital hubs. Its location outside urban areas makes it particularly suited for AI training and high-performance computing workloads, which require substantial and stable power supplies rather than proximity to end-users.
Designed to operate with up to 100% renewable or low-carbon electricity, primarily sourced from nearby offshore wind farms, the data center will combine digital infrastructure with clean energy production.
By integrating digital and energy infrastructure in one location, the Jade Energy data center will demonstrate a new model of sustainable, high-performance computing, one that combines resilience, cost-efficiency, and deep carbon reduction through smart energy integration.
