Tieto chooses Fortum's eco-efficient energy solution for its new data centre
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Tieto Corporation Press Release 12 March 2010 at 10.00 am EET
Tieto has chosen an innovative energy solution developed by Fortum for its data
centre under construction. The first phase of the data centre will be completed
in Espoo, Finland, next December (press release, 25 January 2010
is one of the major design criteria of the centre, which is based on
state-of-the-art technology.
In the solution by Fortum, the data centre is refrigerated by means of thermal
pumps, and the heat from the servers is fully utilised in Espoo's district
heating. Tieto's data centre will annually produce about 30 gigawatt hours of
heat, corresponding to the annual heat energy consumption of approximately
1 500 detached houses. Amount of heat recovered in the district heating network
will be the highest ever achieved with a solution like this.
The energy solution will decrease the carbon dioxide emissions of district heat
produced in Espoo by almost 10 000 tonnes a year, as the heat produced by the
data centre can be used for to replace separate heat production in the area.
"The energy-efficient data centre will be built by combining an effective energy
solution with state-of-the-art technology. Fortum will supply us with the energy
solution. Tieto will focus on energy-saving equipment and services, such as
virtualisation and cloud services. Virtualisation means that a single physical
server may contain several virtual servers, which means that resources can be
used in the most efficient way. Using cloud services, precisely the amount of
capacity that customers need at a given time can be reserved for them. These
make for an outcome that saves energy," says Ari Karppinen, Country Head of
Tieto Finland.
"Our energy solution is very environmentally friendly, since for the first time
the thermal energy produced by the data centre will be recovered for the
district heating network all year round. Tieto was looking for an energy
solution which would best support the idea of sustainable development, and we
were happy to be able to provide such a solution," says Jouni Haikarainen, Vice
President, Fortum.
For further information, please contact:
Seppo Mellas, Vice President, IT Outsourcing & Managed Services, Tieto, tel.
+358 400 504 205
Jouni Haikarainen, Vice President, Fortum Heat Finland, tel. +358 40 709 5690
Jussi Ojanen, Sales Director, Fortum Heat Finland, tel. +358 50 453 6801
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Tieto is an IT service company providing IT, R&D and consulting services. With
approximately 16 000 experts, we are among the leading IT service companies in
Northern Europe and the global leader in selected segments. We specialize in
areas where we have the deepest understanding of our customers' businesses and
needs. Our superior customer centricity and expertise in digital services set us
apart from our competitors.
www.tieto.com
Fortum is a leading energy company focusing on the Nordic countries, Russia and
the Baltic Rim area. Activities cover the generation, distribution and sale of
electricity and heat and the operation and maintenance of power plants. Our
vision is to be the benchmark power and heat company excelling in
sustainability. In 2009, Fortum's sales totalled EUR 5.4 billion and operating
profit was EUR 1.8 billion. The company employs approximately 11,500 people.
Fortum's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
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