Data center sites in Boden, Sweden

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“We searched all over the world for a suitable place to build the first of many of our own mega datacenters, and to find the best location lying right here in our home country is fantastic.

Our highly advanced technology consumes a lot of energy, so for us it was imminent to find a production site with access to renewable yet stable and safe energy. We have had an incredible amount of support from The Node Pole representatives, local companies and the government here in Boden.�

SAM COLE, CoFounder KnC Miner

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There is probably nowhere else in the world one can get as close to carbon free footprints as in Boden.

Welcome to join the next generation of data center sites today.

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Due to our history, Boden offers extraordinary conditions with abundance of renewable electric power, attractive land and suitable facilities.

It all started during the late 17th century with a poor farmer, Per Andersson, from the north part of the municipality. During a harsh winter one of his children starved to death and he left his family for the Lappish wilderness. His goal was to trade flour for reindeers. In the small settlement Illuvare he met a Sami guy that traded his goods and left him a couple of stones that he brought home. He gave them to the authorities and almost 50 years later his sons were honored for their father’s discovery – the iron ore of Malmberget. This ore has the highest density in the world and are still used to produce world class high carbon steel around the world.

Due to the development of the orefield, the railway through Sweden and between Luleå and Narvik was built, in the beginning of 20th century. In March 1888 the first ore train arrived to Lulea from Malmberget. The train which was carrying 1,000 tons of iron ore was the start

Our communities and industries doesn’t stop even when the weather is at it’s most extreme.

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C of a major industry in Swedish Lapland. Due to the story, March 1888 was one of the coldest March months in Swedish history. Consider that, we still got it to work, and since that day Swedish Lapland daily have been mining and transporting iron ore and produced and transported steel in more extreme weather than that.

Boden became the hub of logistics of the railway. The Swedish Steele company (SSAB), the hydropower development and the military defense strategies were all built up around this huge natural asset. To protect it, Boden fortress was built during the beginning of 20th century.

During the 1990s, the global political scene changed and the military strategy with it. Instead of a military defense built for handling the in-between position of the cold war Sweden became an international partner to the United nation and other global interventions.

The infrastructure of power, communications and suitable facilities has been transferred into civilian use with completely different goals and visions. Today Boden can offer extra ordinary conditions for data centers.

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Unique stability and abundance of power Boden has a unique position of power supply – redundant, sustainable and free from interruption.

Just outside of Boden is one of the national power grid substations, and one of the points where Swedens national grid connects to the Nordic grid. The national grid substation is located just 6 km from the Helicopter Airbase Area. Numerous feeders of the regional grid passes close to the site.

Luleå River produces annually approximately 4300 MW where approximately 2600 MW is exported from the region. This creates an unique abundance of power. The power supply offers great sustainability through the 100% renewable hydro power.

During the last 10 years the regional grid of Norrbotten has had 2 interruptions – with a total length of 9 hours and 9 minutes. No interferences for customers were noted. The Regional Power grid has 99.99% uptime on each feeder. Our new +200MW substation on the Helicopter Airbase site add another dimension to power relience. The calculated risk of lost feed of power is almost nonexistent.

Alternative back-up power up to 10MW could be generated from locally produced biogas.

External back-up power supply through generators may not be necessary.

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Multiple options – Boden is located along the backbones of TeliaSonera and other major operators.

TeliaSonera International Carrier, Europes leading Tier1 fiber supplier, offers redundant dark fiber through two connection points close to both Helicopter Airbase and Boden Business Park.

TeliaSonera International Carrier is currently expanding their connectivity with a new nation-wide backbone dark fiber with turning point at the Boden data center sites.

The local fiber supplier Bodens Energi are connecting all sites redundant towards existing termination points. All major suppliers are able to take part of their local backbone through the existing termination points.

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All operating suppliers offers dark fiber connection to the sites and facilities. Available suppliers are as example; • Telia Sonera International Carrier (Tier1) • TDC • Tele 2 • Lumiora • The Swedish transport administration

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Effective cooling by water

The region offers large amount of natural cooling possibilities - thanks to the cold climate and the cold water of Lule책 river.

The areas have well-developed water- and sewer systems that can be customized due to customer demands. All sites in Boden are connected to the municipality owned water and sewer system. It is possible to get industry cooling water from the Lule책 river; up to 200 liter/second at the Helicopter Airbase area. The river offers effective cooling with an average annual temperature of 6.2 oC (43.1 oF).

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All data center sites in Boden are connected to the municipality owned water and sewer system.

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Perfect climate for big data Boden is situated in the center of Swedish Lapland, only 60 km south of the Arctic Circle. Boden is a part of the Node Pole; one of the most geologically, politically and socially stable areas in the world.

Swedish Lapland is known for its cold climate and vast natural resources. While others see difficulties with our climate, we have managed to turn it to our advantage. The Swedish Lapland has the lowest temperatures in Sweden during the winter. This means that we can offer natural and cost effective cooling, through both air and water. The average temperature in Boden is 1.3 ° C (34.3 ° F) and the Lule river has an average temperature of 6.2 ° C (43.1 ° F). The Lule river’s huge and natural forces provides us with large-scale, environmentally friendly hydropower.

Sweden is a safe place to live in. We have been in state of peace since 1814. Which is a big reason why we have political and social stability here.

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Local support and competence Boden is an eco community that focuses on sustainable development.

GREEN BUSINESSES Boden Municipality has been actively working with eco and sustainability for 20 years which is noticable in the commercial and industrial life of Boden. The eco interest are huge and it’s constantly growing; new businesses are establishing and cooperations are getting more and more common. For an example; today there are 16 businesses which have eco technology as their primary source of income.

RESEARCH FOR INNOVATIONS Boden Municipality has a close cooperation with Luleå University of Technology, especially research groups in waste technology and energy. The R&D has studied biogas technology, recycling of nutrients and construction materials, and the use of additives in waste fuels.

The waste technology programme at Luleå University of Technology contributes to research in all parts of society’s waste management; formation, collection, treatment and disposal of waste, including utilization and recycling. The research aims to develop tools and methods for sustainable waste management.

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LOCAL COLLABORATION There is a great future beliefe and the co-operativeness is strong. Private companies, the municipality and non-profit organizations are striving at the same goal - to create an attractive city to live and work in.

Boden is a business friendly municipality and according to the latest measurements (2014), Boden was top-ranked as one of the most entrepreneurial friendly municipalities in Sweden.

During the last years many companies working with ecoengineering and sustainable development have chosen to establish their businesses in Boden. The reason is the municipality’s investments in sustainability, the competence, and the unique conditions our climate and infrastructure offers.

In the long term the datacenter industry will gain from this business climate - through innovative solutions and data center knowledge based upon local conditions.

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URBAN MINING - REFINING THE WASTE Boden work with Urban Mining since 1995. Wich means that raw materials are extracted from waste. Citizens of Boden sorts their waste, but instead of ending up at the dump, a circular economy around the waste has been built up.

It means reusing and recycling waste whenever possible. Instead of throwing fully functioning gadgets, they are sold second-hand and recycled. By sorting packaging paper, glass, plastic and metal; instead of being thrown on the dump, gets new life. Burnable garbage is burned and turned into power and heat to households and industries food waste along with what is flushed down the toilet becomes biogas that powers vehicles and datacenters.

The biogas production also creates a biproduct used as a bio-fertilizer in agriculture. Working with Urban Mining takes care of all waste, which does good for the ecology at the same time as it creates new business opportunities and jobs.

Boden biogas plant has a production rate equivalent to 1MW of gas per hour.

CARBON FREE FOOTPRINTS - NEXT GEN OF DATA CENTER SITES With a number of accomplished datacenter builds and establishments, the local society of entrepreneurs and suppliers have earned a lot of experience. The experience and tight cooperation with the customers at site, combined with their unique competence in actually building houses and constructions for our climate, is a winning concept for new establishments.

For over one hundred years the people in the region have striven to find ways of getting things to work in both +30 and -45 degrees. Anyone, anywhere can make it in theory, but these guys and girls make it in realty. With national interest in the base industry, such as mining, steel and forestry, they have created one of the most reliable power grids in the world – fed by ultra-green hydropower.

This data center competence, the reliable power supply, the sustainable visions of the municipality and the academic sphere of Luleå University of Technology makes it a strong team for anyone who likes to be in pole position for the next generations of data center builds.

The demands of sustainability will just increase and there is probably nowhere else one can get as close to carbon free footprints as in Boden.

Welcome to join the next generation of data center sites today.

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Helicopter Airbase THE HELICOPTER AIRBASE-AREA IS A READY-TO-BUILD SITE OF OVER 50 HECTARES, TAILOR-MADE FOR DATA CENTERS. A NEW DEDICATED +200MW SUBSTATION WILL PROVIDE FUTURE DATA CENTERS WITH GREEN AND RELIABLE HYDROPOWER, PRODUCED FROM THE NEARBY LULEÅ RIVER. THE HELICOPTER AIRBASE AREA OFFERS BOTH GREENFIELDS AND BROWNFIELDS WITH GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO ESTABLISH A DATA CENTER QUICKLY.

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145 kV regional power grid feeder 20 kV local power grid feeder Dark fiber - open local backbone Dark fiber - TeliaSonera Tier1 Industrial water up to 200 ltr/sec Water & Sewer connection point Datacenter site area Datacenter sites (occupied) Svartby lake

Water 500 year flooding zone Transformation station Termination point

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LOCATION Lat 65.807965 Long 21.684988 DISTANCES 33 km, 30 minutes by car to Facebook data center 43 km, 40 minutes by car to Airport 34 km, 30 minutes by car to Luleå University of Technology Walking distance to Boden hydro power station POWER Current load to the site is 10 MW (20 kV line). Expandable to +200MW. 120MW dedicated substation available to connect.

Distance to the national grid substation is 6 km.

SITE ACCESS Existing road access.

CONNECTIVITY Redundant dark fiber at site borders.

COOLING Fresh air cooling 12 months per year.

Permit to access 200 l/s river water.

WATER AND WASTEWATER Water and wastewater connection at site boundary.

GREENFIELD 50 HA OWNER Boden Municipality Total buildable size Total area is up to 50 hectares.

30% of the acquired land can be built.

SITE CHARACTERISTICS Greenfield, former helicopter runway.

BENEFITS Establishing a data center at the Helicopter Airbase Area has several benefits. Numerous feeders of the regional grid is connected to the area and the national grid substation is located just 6 km away. They supply the site with redudant and sustainable power which is free from interruption. The substation at the site has a capacity of +200MW. If needed it is possible to use locally produced biogas for back-up generators with a capacity of 5MW electric power outlet each. Europes leading Tier1 fiber supplier TeliaSonera International Carrier has multiple connection points at site. Optional cooling can be provided using industrial water from the nearby Luleå river with a capacity of 200 litres per second.

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145 kV regional power grid feeder 20 kV local power grid feeder Dark fiber - open local backbone Dark fiber - TeliaSonera Tier1 Water & Sewer connection point Datacenter site area Boden Business Park area Transformation station

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THE BODEN BUSINESS PARK AREA OFFERS GREENFIELDS WITH GOOD OPPORTUNITIES TO ESTABLISH A DATA CENTER QUICKLY. BEING PART OF THE BUSINESS PARK AREA GIVES THE ADVANTAGE TO WORK IN A DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDED BY OTHER COMPANIES THRIVING FOR TECHNICAL AND DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT.

LOCATION Lat 65.75779, Long 21.76010 DISTANCES 23 km, 20 minutes by car to Facebook data center 34 km, 30 minutes by car to Airport 24 km, 20 minutes by car to Luleå University of Technology POWER Current load to the site is 10 MW (20 kV line).

Possibility to expand to 40MW within 6 months.

SITE ACCESS Existing road access.

CONNECTIVITY Redundant dark fiber at site border.

COOLING Fresh air cooling 12 months per year.

WATER AND WASTEWATER Water and wastewater connection at site boundary.

PREPARED LAND AREAS FOR DATA CENTER SITES OWNER Boden Municipality TOTAL BUILDABLE SIZE Total area is up to 6 hectares. Unlimited building area ratio.

SITE CHARACTERISTICS Greenfield

BENEFITS Establishing a data center at the Business Park Area has several benefits. Numerous feeders of the regional grids passes close to the area and the national grid substation is located near by. They supplies the site with redudant and sustainable power which is free from interruption. The areas power sub station has a capacity of 40MW. Europes leading Tier1 fiber supplier TeliaSonera International Carrier has multiple connection points at site.

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Dark fiber - TeliaSonera Tier1 Water & Sewer connection point Datacenter site area Transformation station Existing building (Brownfield)

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THE HARADS INDUSTRIAL PARK AREA OFFERS GREENFIELD OF 9 HECTARES AND A BROWNFIELD OCF 1000 SQM WITH EXTREMLY SHORT TIME TO MARKET. LOCATED BY ROUTE 97 IN HARADS, NEXT TO THE REGIONAL 145 KV POWER GRID, IT IS A REMOTE BUT EASY ACCESSABLE SITE.

LOCATION Lat 66.104149, Long 20.940911 DISTANCES 92 km, 1 hour by car to Airport 82 km, 1 hour by car to Luleå University of Technology POWER Current load to the site is 7 MW non-redundant (20 kV line).

Possibility to expand to 20MW. SITE ACCESS Existing road access.

CONNECTIVITY Redundant dark fiber at site border.

COOLING Fresh air cooling 12 months per year.

WATER AND WASTEWATER Water and wastewater connection at site boundary.

GREENFIELD 9 HA OWNER Private TOTAL BUILDABLE SIZE Total area is up to 9 hectares.

70% of the acquired land can be built.

SITE CHARACTERISTICS Prepared greenfield, industrial area.

BROWNFIELD 1000 M 2 OWNER Private BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS Concrete and steel structure.

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Living in Boden Boden is a welcoming smalltown with a cultural breadth.

Living here means closeness to the nature and the city center at the same time. It’s an appreciated city for families with children. Because of the good communications, nothing feels that far away.

Boden offer a wide range of housing opportunities, rentable townhouses, flats, and appartments.

There is a range of realestate firms willing to help when a more permenant solution is required.

No matter the demands - there is always help available to find the best solution for the specific needs.

Boden is a growning city.

More and more people are noticing the benefits by living in Boden.

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To be a family in Boden Boden offers preschools, childminders, primary schools, secondary schools, culture school and adult education.

There are both municipal and private schools.

Because of the local’s great interest in sustainability and culture many of the schools are focused on sustainablitiy and culture. This means that sustainable development and cultural activities are a natural part of our students daily lives. Only half an hour away is Luleå University of Technology, with several institutions ranging from civil engeneering, computer science and economics to education, arts and communication.

PRESCHOOL offers educational activities, where care, nurturing and learning together form a wholeness. The preschool operates on the basis of pre-school curriculum.

Boden has about 20 preschools.

The general preschool is free of charge and is integrated into preschool from the autumn term the year the child turns 3. As a parent in Boden, there is the option to choose between municipally or privately provided preschools.

They offer childcare weekdays 06:00 to 18:30.

PRIMARY EDUCATION is compulsory from grade 1-9.

Children start first grade at age 7. Before the elementary school, most 6-year-olds takes a preparatory school year.

SECONDARY SCHOOL is optional, but most youths still choose to continue their studies. Secondary school is free, just as elementary school. The secondary school in Boden, offers most standard programs, but is particularly known for its enriching music education. Since 2014 they also offers technical college, which is a certified education that brings the students a high quality technical education, where the business and the industries are a part of the leadership and development of the education, which grants up-to-date knowledge and high employability.

The schools is also working actively with internationalization which means it offers exchanges across national borders.

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Communications and logistics With excellent transport links and a central location in Norrbotten, Boden is an important hub in the county.

It’s easy to live here because you always have close to work, schools, leisure activities, health care and travels.

Boden is especially known as a railway hub, here the iron ore line meets the north main line. Travelers reach all over Sweden by train from Boden. It is easy to travel by bus, both regionally and locally. Buses runs frequently and the people are especially proud of the eco friendly local transports using the locally produced biogas. Luleå airport is only 45 minutes away. Luleå airport has more than 15 daily departures to/from Stockholm.

Smalltown shopping Boden is known for its sustainable second-hand stores.

Those who are looking for the hard-to-get and special kind of things tend to appreciate the shopping experience.

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Strolling through the stores and malls is a bit like walking along history. From idyllic to modern small town. In recent years a major restoration of the city center has been made.

Medborgarplatsen got a new mall; Köpkvarteret 43:an, a new bus connection spot and a beautiful and child-friendly square. Here one can find outdoor cafes and nice seating; embraced by the city’s central shopping.

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Create memories of a lifetime Boden is the little town with versatility. It is close between shops, cafés and accommodations, close between relaxation and excitement and close between people. Visitors experience a really cozy stay in Boden, whether it is for holiday activities, inspiring meetings or setting up a new data center.

Make the most of the winter by snowmobiling, snowshoeing and dogsledding. Tickle your taste buds with Lapland flavors, and feel how the calm and warmth spread through your body and soul in a wood-heated sauna or bathtub.

The Råne River Valley, in the north of the municipality is a place where snow-laden trees, misty rapids, Sami culture and untouched expanses of snow and ice meet in gloriously beautiful winter panoramas.

In summer it is possible to swim in a lake gently warmed by the midnight sun, make a splash at an aquatic adventure or go wild with fishing and hunting. Enjoy music and cultural events or just enjoy nature, picking mushrooms and berries in the vast forests. Boden is the perfect place for the whole family to discover those long lasting memories.

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Contact

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NILS LINDH Director of Data Center Development +46 70 740 13 36 nils.lindh@bodenbusinessagency.com

ERIK SVENSSON CEO Boden Business Agency +46 70 629 73 15 erik.svensson@bodenbusinessagency.com

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HĂ…KAN NORDIN Business developer of Real Estate & Infrastructure +46 70 621 61 03 hakan.nordin@bodenbusinessagency.com

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“We chose Boden and The Node Pole region because of the abundance of natural, clean and sustainable power and the advantageously low ambient temperatures year round, which dramatically lower our clients operational costs.

The powerful IT infrastructure is connected directly to the global Internet and corporate VPNs by fully diverse dark fibre connections offering almost unlimited capacity. The region also has research and competence in advanced IT. We were delighted to work with The Node Pole investment team and the City of Boden’s development teams, who made our decision an easy one. This data centre is part of a multi-million-pound commitment to The Node Pole region in building out capacity and capability to meet customer demand.”

Justin Fielder, CTO of Hydro66 in Boden

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