Facebook announced to build its first custom-built data center in Asia that will be located in Singapore. The 170,000-square-meter data center represents an investment of more than US $1 billion and enable it to grow its presence in Singapore and across Asia.
In a statement, the company said “Our data centers are highly advanced facilities that help bring Facebook apps and services to people around the world every day. The Singapore Data Center will join our portfolio of hyper-efficient facilities; it has been designed from the ground up with new features to minimize the use of water, energy and land. For example, this data center will be the first to incorporate the new StatePoint Liquid Cooling system. This technology minimizes water and power consumption and, according to our testing, can reduce the amount of peak water used by 20 percent in climates like Singapore’s.”
The company plans to be power this data center by 100 percent renewable energy, and when compared to other facilities in the region, it will be a leader in energy efficiency with annual Power Usage Effectiveness of 1.19. To conserve space, Facebook has developed a new 11-story building design specifically tailored to Singapore. The building façade is made of a perforated lightweight material that allows airflow and provides glimpses of the state-of-the-art mechanical equipment inside.
