Hochtief (ACS) creates sustainable cloud provider in Germany

HochtiefGerman subsidiary of ACS Grouphas announced the creation of a cloud provider, of a sustainable nature, called Yorizon. The company thus maintains its commitment to data centers and through the cloud in the markets in which it operates, in this case in Germanyand has chosen the company Thomas-Krenn.AG as a partner of the joint venture which will be managed by Yorizon.

Specifically, Hochtief PPP Solutions will be responsible for building a cloud computing infrastructure based on a YEXIO data center network sustainable and locally integrated in Europe called Yorizon. To do this, it will create a joint venture together with the leading German manufacturer of servers and storage systems ThomasKrenn.AG.

The German company offers computing solutions in the high-performance cloud in a secure and sustainable way. The long-term goal of both companies is to build a network of sustainable, decentralized and locally integrated data centers in Europe. The first YEXIO series to be powered by Yorizon equipment will be launched in Heiligenhausin the German region of North Rhine-Westphalia in the summer 2025.

This is not the only project that both companies will launch, as they are already working on new sites. For the moment, Hochtief has already announced that the joint venture will acquire three more locations in the remainder of the year, with plans to continue increasing the number of locations by 2025. In May of this year, Hochtief signed an extension of its cooperation with the infrastructure fund Palladio, going from five to 15 data centers and making clear its commitment to digital transformations.

ACS, at the forefront of digital infrastructures

So much so that Hochtief has already successfully positioned itself in the global market for digital infrastructures. “Our goal is to expand our strong presence in this strategic area with a differentiated range of servicesleveraging our strong engineering and supply chain expertise and our local presence in key developed markets,” he said. Juan Santamaria, CEO of Hochtief. Today, the ACS Group companies have positioned themselves as leaders in the construction of data centers and are especially active in the most developed markets globally, including North America, Asia-Pacific, India and Europe.

“AI, digitalisation and more and more data: the demand for IT infrastructure is future-proof and will continue to grow” – he says Christoph MaierCEO of Thomas-Krenn.AG- “With our hardware “As a leading European supplier, we are setting new standards in terms of performance, safety, reliability and sustainability. With Hochtief PPP Solutions at our side, we are also achieving maximum efficiency in terms of infrastructure.”

“With Yorizon we are venturing into new territory by collaborating with innovative partners to improve the overall system, both economically and ecologically, beyond just building infrastructure. By integrating solutions from hardware “With Thomas-Krenn, we have successfully expanded our YEXIO product into a complete and comprehensive offering,” he explained. Bernd HoltwickCFO and COO of Hochtief PPP Solutions.

The Hochtief executive has celebrated this milestone in his commitment to data center“Our buildings are designed to blend seamlessly into the urban infrastructure. This alignment allows us to channel the waste heat generated directly into municipal heating networks or public swimming pools.”

Yorizon, the new joint venture

The new one joint venturebaptized as Yorizonwill benefit from Hochtief PPP Solutions’ extensive expertise in project development and management for concessionaires and operators in the areas of IT infrastructure, construction, energy and digitalisation. In addition, Thomas-Krenn.AG contributes to the joint venture by providing the quality of Yorizon server solutions, especially YEXIO.

This software It is especially adapted to the architecture and the data center cloud environment, comes from Germany and meets the highest security and compliance standards. The joint offering from Green IT thus contributes cloud solutions and servers to the European market, where all components are offered from a single source. To optimize its sustainable performance, Yorizon will apply energy- and resource-saving construction methods and acquire renewable and regional projects.

In addition, the innovative liquid cooling system developed by Thomas-Krenn.AG and the water supply of waste heat to municipal heating networks will help minimize the ecological footprint from Yorizon. The first YEXIO data center, which will open its doors in Heiligenhaus in the summer of 2025, will offer a computing capacity of two megawatts. A capacity that could be doubled modularly up to four megawatts if required.

This ensures a Flexible scalability to be able to respond to increasing demand and specific customer requirements. Test access will be allocated to potential partners and customers in the second half of 2024, the companies responsible for the project have announced.