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Datacenter EURECA Project

Objective

The EURECA project tackles the lack of knowledge and awareness of how to identify and procure environmentally sound and greener data centres. The work will encompass solutions for pre-commercial procurement (PCP) and procurement of innovative solutions (PPI). This will be achieved by consolidating recognised and emerging benchmark criteria into an easy-to-use tool that can be deployed by non-experts. EURECA will recommend an improvement roadmap indicating the procurement options(s) to reduce energy consumption, make efficiencies and minimise the environmental footprint. Key criteria will be presenting the Cost-Benefit analysis, covering the life cycle of the datacentre and the environmental impact. The project will strengthen business cases by presenting training and advisory resources on how to establish the options with both technical and commercially neutral information, without prejudice. These options include, as appropriate, to perform detailed studies on investing in existing staff, refitting facilities, consolidation actions, new builds, or outsourcing – or specific combinations or subsets of these. The resources include RFI, ITT or RFP templates, technical & environmental data directories and a case study catalogue, structured along the procurement workflow. The ultimate goal is to enable procurement teams to choose environmentally sound buying options whilst producing true and robust cost-benefit visibility to enable successful triggering of tenders. To ensure efficient use of the project’s developments, we will deliver a coherent set of targeted and efficient training components, developed throughout the project that supports the use of the EURECA tool and its resources. The consortium’s existing comprehensive liaisons to European and international standards committees and industry groups will ensure the EURECA programme is a “living” resource that is sustainable, interactive and able to reflect the latest developments. .

Call for proposal

H2020-EE-2014-2015

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Sub call

H2020-EE-2014-3-MarketUptake

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON
Net EU contribution
€ 409 086,00
Address
University Way 4-6 Docklands Campus
E16 2RD London
United Kingdom

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Region
London Inner London — East Hackney and Newham
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00

Participants (8)

DATA CENTRE ALLIANCE LIMITED
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 197 162,50
Address
Mill Court, Mill Lane 2-3
RG14 5RE Newbury

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Region
South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Berkshire
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
STICHTING GREEN IT CONSORTIUM REGIO AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 163 556,00
Address
Keizersgracht 62
1015 CS Amsterdam

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Region
West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam
Activity type
Research Organisations
Other funding
€ 0,00
CERTIOS BV
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 250 917,50
Address
Keizersgracht 241 Kamer 241
1016 EA Amsterdam

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
CARBON3IT LTD
United Kingdom
Net EU contribution
€ 139 408,75
Address
5 The Elms Station Road Hatton
CV35 8XN Warwick

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
West Midlands (England) Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire Warwickshire
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
TELECITYGROUP GERMANY GMBH

Participation ended

Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 12 045,00
Address
Gutleutstrasse 310
60327 Frankfurt Am Main
Region
Darmstadt Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
WOLF MARC-ANDREE

Participation ended

Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 0,00
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
NORLAND MANAGED SERVICES (IRELAND) LIMITED
Ireland
Net EU contribution
€ 159 448,75
Address
118 Baggot Street Lower
Dublin 2 Dublin

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Region
Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
MAKI CONSULTING GMBH
Germany
Net EU contribution
€ 202 431,00
Address
Wendelsteinstrasse 42
83059 Kolbermoor

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Bayern Oberbayern Rosenheim, Landkreis
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00