Mercury Engineering has delivered Equinix’s FR13 data center in Frankfurt, Germany.
Located within Equinix’s Frankfurt North-East campus, the data center was first announced in November last year.
The facility spans 5,295 sqm (57,000 sq ft) with a total capacity of 7.75MW across two data halls on three floors.
The principal contractor Mercury was responsible for delivering the data center's shell and core, as well as a front-of-house facility.
FR13 has received LEED certification and will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy. The project also includes living wall elements, with more than 17,000 individual plants.
“The expansion of our North-East campus with FR13 is key to strengthening the digitalization of the Frankfurt and German economy and providing reliable and secure data ecosystems that companies rely on to thrive in the digital landscape. This new data center also serves as a testament to our dedication to environmental innovation. FR13 is the first new data center to be opened with an optimized operating temperature, resulting in an improved PUE and lower energy consumption,” said Jens-Peter Feidner, managing director for Germany at Equinix.
Eugene Bergen Henegouwen, president of EMEA at Equinix, added: “Our commitment to providing robust and energy-efficient digital infrastructure in Frankfurt, Germany’s “data capital”, reflects our understanding of the pivotal role data centers play in powering businesses across industries, in the EMEA region and beyond.”
FR13 is the latest addition to Equinix’s Frankfurt North-East campus, which comprises a total of nine data centers. Seven of these facilities are retail colocation data centers and FR9 and FR11 are xScale facilities. FR13 is the first IBX facility to be opened in Germany since opening FR8 at the company's Frankfurt west campus in 2021.
Frankfurt is home to a number of operators including Digital Realty, Iron Mountain, CyrusOne, NTT, Green Mountain, Global Switch, Colt, Cogent, Vantage, Stack, EdgeConneX, Lumen, Kyndryl, and Telehouse.
