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Google has revealed it’s setting up a data center in the Danish town of Fredericia breaking grounds for its first ever in the country of Denmark. It’s investing 600 million Euros for construction of this data center which will align with its efforts of using 100 percent carbon-free energy.

Google is going after new investment opportunities (called Power Purchase Agreements, or PPAs) in Danish renewable energy projects like solar energy, onshore wind and offshore wind to keep up with energy demand for this.

An engineer works in a Google data center Google

The Fredericia data center will take advantage of machine learning to ensure every watt of electricity counts and will be among the most energy efficient data centers in Denmark as per Google. Construction of this new facility is expected to support 1,450 jobs per year from 2018-2021 and 150-250 jobs when the facility becomes operational.

The new data center will be Google’s fifth in Europe among other locations in Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands and Belgium. It’ll count a range of experts including computer technicians, electrical and mechanical engineers, catering and security staff among the team who will operate the facility once construction is completed.

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