StartCampus Sines named European Data Center Project of the Year - At the DatacenterDynamics 2025 Awards in London.

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StartCampus Sines named European Data Center Project of the Year

At the DatacenterDynamics 2025 Awards in London.

Start Campus/AICEP 12/12/2025

This recognition highlights how π—¦π—œπ—‘πŸ¬πŸ­ is redefining what AI-ready, sustainable hyperscale infrastructure can be in Europe.

It is a project monitored by AICEP and has National Interest Project status.

Delivering the world’s first gigawatt-scale seawater cooling system, building the foundation for a WUE (Water Usage Effectiveness) of 0, unlocking a pathway to a PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) of 1.1, and supporting AI densities of above 130 kW per rack in a fully renewable-powered campus, π—¦π—œπ—‘πŸ¬πŸ­ shows what is possible when innovation, vision, and execution align.

With a partner, Schneider Electric, whose technology, engineering excellence, and collaboration were central to delivering this industry-leading facility.

A message from the CEO, Robert Dunn: β€œπ‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” π’‚π’˜π’‚π’“π’… π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’•π’†π’”π’•π’‚π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’†π’™π’•π’“π’‚π’π’“π’…π’Šπ’π’‚π’“π’š 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’…π’†π’…π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’†π’π’•π’Šπ’“π’† 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 π‘ͺπ’‚π’Žπ’‘π’–π’” π’•π’†π’‚π’Ž. SIN01 π’ƒπ’†π’ˆπ’‚π’ 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏 π’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’–π’” π’—π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’π’ - 𝒕𝒐 π’ƒπ’–π’Šπ’π’… 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆’𝒔 π’Žπ’π’”π’• 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅, π’”π’–π’”π’•π’‚π’Šπ’π’‚π’ƒπ’π’†, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝑰-π’“π’†π’‚π’…π’š π’…π’Šπ’ˆπ’Šπ’•π’‚π’ π’Šπ’π’‡π’“π’‚π’”π’•π’“π’–π’„π’•π’–π’“π’† 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 - 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’•π’π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•β€™π’” π’“π’†π’„π’π’ˆπ’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‘π’“π’π’‡π’†π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’π’‚π’π’Šπ’”π’Ž, π’‘π’‚π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’π’π’π’—π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’ƒπ’“π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰π’• 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’—π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’π’ 𝒕𝒐 π’π’Šπ’‡π’†. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒐𝒇 π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• π’˜π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’‚π’„π’‰π’Šπ’†π’—π’†π’… π’•π’π’ˆπ’†π’•π’‰π’†π’“, π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’•π’†π’‡π’–π’ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’–π’”π’•π’π’Žπ’†π’“π’”, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’†π’™π’„π’Šπ’•π’†π’… 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 π’˜π’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’ƒπ’–π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’ π‘Ίπ’Šπ’π’†π’”: 𝒂 π’π’†π’˜ π’ˆπ’‚π’•π’†π’˜π’‚π’š 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆’𝒔 𝑨𝑰 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’…π’Šπ’ˆπ’Šπ’•π’‚π’ π’ˆπ’“π’π’˜π’•π’‰.”

This is not about a facility - it’s about what it represents: Europe’s ability to scale sustainably, Portugal’s emergence as a strategic AI hub, and a world-first blueprint for the next generation of digital infrastructure.

Onwards from π—¦π—œπ—‘πŸ¬πŸ­ β€” and onwards for Sines, Portugal, and Europe.

This distinction demonstrates the country's ongoing commitment to positioning Sines and Portugal at the forefront of European digital transformation.

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