Inside Facebook's new Arctic Circle data centre

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On the edge of the Arctic Circle lies Facebook's newest data center. Located in Luleå, Sweden, the new centre is now handling live traffic from around the world.
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All the equipment inside is powered by locally generated hydro-electric energy. In addition to harnessing the power of water, Facebook is using the chilly Nordic air
to cool the thousands of servers storing photos, videos, comments, and Likes. Picture: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg


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Nearly all the technology in the facility, from the servers to the power distribution systems, is based on Open Compute Project designs
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A 'no photography' sign sits on a wall
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An employee removes a printed circuit board (CPU) from a server rack
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A pool table stands in the games room at Facebook Inc.'s new data storage centre
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The Open Compute Project encourages the development of 'vanity-free' hardware designs that are highly efficient and leave out unnecessary bits of metal and plastic
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In early tests, Facebook's Luleå data centre is averaging a PUE (power usage efficiency) in the region of 1.07.
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The data center is Facebook's first outside the US, and is poised to handle all data processing from Europe, Middle East and Africa
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The server hub is largest of its kind in Europe, and most northerly of its magnitude anywhere on Earth
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