DEAC and Neste join forces to cooperate on sustainable data storage solutions. 
DEAC is one of the largest independent data centers in Northern Europe, which 
has been acquiring renewable electricity starting from 2021. Cooperation with 
Neste, world's leading producer of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, 
and renewable feedstock solutions for various polymers and chemicals industry 
uses, will mark DEAC's goal to switch to 100% renewable energy as early as 
2022. By utilizing Neste MY Renewable Diesel(TM), DEAC will increase the 
sustainability of data storage during possible electricity outages. 

According to a 2020 study in the AAAS Science Journal [ 
https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aba3758 ], data centers account 
for around 1% of global electricity usage. Some analyses suggest that energy 
use of global data centers will even triple or quadruple within the next decade.

"In 2021, DEAC already switched to 100% renewable electricity from wind farms 
for managing the day-to-day data storage. We also upgraded the infrastructure 
to reduce the energy consumption and introduced an improved cooling system. 
Our  cooperation with Neste and the supply of Neste MY Renewable Diesel enable 
our diesel generators to sustainably safeguard the data in emergency 
situations, like power outages. With this, we are happy to mark the switch to 
100% renewable energy sources," says Andris Gailitis the CEO of DEAC. 

"We are pleased that global data centers, the backbone of the digital world, 
follow more resource-intensive industries in search of solutions for a more 
sustainable future. Cooperation with DEAC marks  Neste's first time partnering 
with a data center to provide it a solution - Neste MY Renewable Diesel - that 
reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90%- compared to fossil diesel use," 
says Heidi Peltonen, responsible for sustainable partnerships in Marketing & 
Services, Neste.

DEAC is one of the largest independent data center operators in Northern 
Europe, owned by a Swiss investment infrastructure fund managed by Quaero 
Capital. DEAC has points of presence in the major cities of Central and Eastern 
Europe. DEAC serves thousands of customers in more than 40 countries by 
offering innovative IT services and applying individual business approaches and 
top-notch technologies.

- The methodology for calculating life cycle emissions and emissions reduction 
complies with the European Union's Renewable Energy Directive (2018/2001/EU).	

SOURCE: DEAC and NESTE