CyrusOne has broken ground on its latest German data centre, located in the Frankfurt Westside industrial park.
The new facility – FRA7– will be built on a 63,000 sqm plot as part of a commercial and industrial mixed-use regeneration project, managed by BEOS AG and Swiss Life Asset Managers.
According to a statement by CyrursOne, FRA7 will be able to deploy up to 40 MW of waste heat to Frankfurt Westside’s heating network when the data centre is operating at full capacity.
CyrusOne and BEOS have secured 150 MVA utility power supply at 110 kV and plans to implement a redundant high-voltage grid connection and a dedicated substation to serve the data centres and the entire campus.
The site will also incorporate PV cells on its roof to generate power for the office areas and other spaces and 1,800 sqm of the facility’s walls and roofs will be ‘green space’ aimed at improving air quality by filtering pollutants, reducing noise and supporting thermoregulation.
The initial phase of 9 MW of IT capacity is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2026.
“Germany is currently a critical growth market for CyrusOne in Europe,” said Carsten Schneider, MD Germany at CyrusOne.
“We are investing significantly in the State of Hessen, and this groundbreaking further solidifies our commitment to make a positive impact and contribution to this state and to the German economy more widely. We look forward to continuing our valued partnership with BEOS AG as we work toward our shared objective to build the most sustainable and community-focused development.”
“CyrusOne’s commitment to Frankfurt affirms the strategic importance of Hesse as a hub for digital infrastructure in Europe,” added the Prime Minister of Hesse, Boris Rhein.
“As one of the leading providers of data centre services, CyrusOne strengthens the attractiveness of the data centre market in the greater Frankfurt metropolitan area and contributes to the economic strength of Hesse. Data centres are an essential requirement for further digitalisation, the application of artificial intelligence, and to enable digital transformation in our country.”
