On September 15, CBRE (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), a large commercial real estate services company, signed an agreement with Ishikari No. 1 Renewable Energy Data Center, a limited liability company and Ishikari City, Hokkaido to acquire data center in Ishikari City, Hokkaido, it was announced that the agreement has been signed.
Concept drawing of a data center operating 100% on renewable energy
(Source: Flower Communications)
Ishikari Data Center No. 1 was established by Flower Communications (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) with the aim of commercializing a data center powered by 100% renewable energy. The project will build a data center in Ishikari city with a total floor area of about 10,000 m2, 1,350 server racks and 10 MW power capacity, scheduled to open in April 2026. For the renewable energy source, assumed on-site/off-site type PPA (power purchase agreement) and Hokkaido Electric Power's renewable energy portfolio.
Ishikari City is ideally located for a decarbonized data center, with connections to international undersea fiber optic cables and the prospect of abundant renewable energy sources, mainly offshore wind power. Under this agreement, CBRE will promote the attraction of companies by planning, developing and implementing measures to attract operators and companies based on information collected and analyzed by CBRE. Analyze the company's needs for data center locations.
The content of the cooperation is (1) consulting services related to consulting on the use of facilities developed and operated by Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No. 1 LLC, (2) use data centers and data center services for “domestic and local production”. consumption of renewable energy" (3) Marketing services related to organizing seminars, consulting conferences to attract companies; (4) Many initiatives aimed at increasing recognition in the market Global.
