NDC-GARBE FRA02 Hanau Data Center Frankfurt: Sustainable Cloud & Hyperscale Hub

Status: Fully Operational Hyperscale Cloud Data Center   |   Location: Hanau Industrial Zone (Former Civil Defense Storage Site Brownfield Redevelopment), Hesse, Germany

Project Overview

NDC-GARBE FRA02 Data Center Campus is a next-generation hyperscale data center strategically located in Hanau, within the Frankfurt Metropolitan Region, one of Europe's most important digital infrastructure hubs. Developed through the sustainable redevelopment of a former civil defense storage facility, the campus represents a significant brownfield transformation that minimizes environmental impact while maximizing the value of existing industrial land. The purpose-built, four-story facility spans approximately 10,000 square meters and delivers more than 10 MW of scalable IT capacity designed to support hyperscale cloud computing, artificial intelligence, enterprise workloads, and high-performance digital services. FRA02 is notably associated with Google's first owned and operated cloud data center deployment in Germany, strengthening the company's long-term cloud infrastructure presence in the country while supporting growing demand for secure, low-latency cloud services across Europe. The campus has been engineered using NDC-GARBE's modular design philosophy, enabling flexible expansion, rapid deployment, and high operational efficiency while maintaining industry-leading reliability and resilience. Sustainability is a central focus of the development, with the facility incorporating water-efficient hybrid cooling technologies that significantly reduce water consumption compared to conventional cooling systems, alongside infrastructure designed for future waste heat recovery to support district heating or nearby industrial applications. Powered entirely by renewable electricity, the data center contributes to lower carbon emissions and aligns with Germany's broader sustainability and climate objectives. Advanced physical security systems, resilient power distribution, redundant network connectivity, and energy-efficient building technologies ensure continuous operations for mission-critical digital infrastructure. Positioned within the highly connected Frankfurt ecosystem, FRA02 offers excellent access to major fiber networks, cloud platforms, and enterprise customers, making it a key component of Germany's rapidly expanding hyperscale and cloud data center landscape.

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