Heinz Nixdorf Data Center Paderborn
PROJECT OVERVIEW
City of Paderborn: The city of Paderborn is a major city in the eastern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport (IATA: PAD, ICAO: EDLP) is a small international airport. The University of Paderborn focuses its research on computer science, economics, and engineering, among other areas.
Local IT-Sector: Thanks to computer pioneer Heinz Nixdorf, the IT sector has experienced above-average growth since the 1970s. Many companies are spin-offs from the University of Paderborn. Companies based in Paderborn operate in the field of information technology. Examples include Siemens (IT services), Atos (IT services), and Phoenix Contact Power Supplies GmbH (power supply technologies).
Location: The project site is located south of the city of Paderborn and east of the Paderborn airport in a wind power concentration area with currently over 1,000 wind turbines and a capacity of over 2,000 MW.
Project objective: Development of a CO₂-neutral data center with 260 MW of IT capacity, powered by locally generated green electricity and leased long-term to an (international) technology company. Complementary development of a Green Power Project consisting of wind farms and battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Cooperation with local energy partners: The development is being carried out in collaboration with TRIVERRA's partner WestfalenWind, a wind farm developer and certified electricity trader that currently operates 120 wind turbines and solar parks. Westfalen Weser Netz, a local grid operator, can supply both infrastructure and potentially green electricity from its own new wind farms.
windCores: WestfalenWind has developed a local edge data center in wind turbines under the windCores brand with a direct grid connection to the DE-CIX in Frankfurt am Main. The data center project can build on this existing infrastructure and integrate windCores as a rapidly scalable solution.
24/7 Carbon-free Electricity: WestfalenWind will enter into a 24/7 CFP PPA with the data center operator, with a targeted hourly supply-demand match of > 85%. The green electricity will be supplied from the Paderborn Green Energy Project, which includes new wind farms and BESS in the surrounding area, as well as from WestfalenWind's generation portfolio.
Carbon footprint: The data center property will be developed to be CO₂-neutral throughout its life cycle. The unavoidable CO₂ emissions generated during construction and emissions from IT equipment will be offset by biodiversity certificates from our own Rainforest Conservation Projects.
The former site of the Heinz Nixdorf factory is now home to IT companies such as Siemens.
Key Facts
Projekt start*
Completion*
09/2025
12/2028
Asset class
Plot size
Real Estate
45,0 ha
Substation
Data Center
150 MW
130 MW IT
150 MW
700 MW
700 MW
CFP off-site
Climate
1,500 GWh
CO₂-neutral
1,500 GWh
Construction
Carbon offset
03/2029
09/2031
130 MW IT
CFP onsite
BESS park
*Dates indicate phase 1 and 2. Indicative information that may change at any time
Location south of the city of Paderborn
Location within wind power concentration area and energy infrastructure