Equinix Wins EU Code Of Conduct Energy Efficiency Award
New Amsterdam data center recognized for energy efficiency best practice and innovation.
Equinix, Inc. has announced it has received an award from the European Commission Joint Research Center that oversees the EU Code of Conduct (CoC) on Data Center Energy Efficiency for the company’s new International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in Amsterdam (AM3). Presented today at a ceremony at Datacentres Europe 2013, Equinix received the Participant category award for innovative technologies adopted to improve data center energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
“Our mission in building AM3 – as with every new facility – was to break new ground in infrastructure performance, design innovation and sustainable operation,” said Equinix EMEA CMO Dick Theunissen. “This award is a welcome proof that we have done our job well, and we will continue to deploy the latest technologies to improve energy efficiency for our customers and the environment in ways that can be replicated, not just across Platform Equinix worldwide, but across the industry as a whole.”