We support the United Nation “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”
and work on various activites to achieve SDGs goals, such as zero CO2 emissions, environmental care, and contributing to the latest technology.
Projects
White Data Center
White Data Center (WDC) is a data center that has achieved zero CO2 emissions by using the cold energy from snow removal and renewable energy.
Technically, it’s not hard to build a 100% renewable energy data center, but creating a data center as such with cost effectiveness that can withstand commercial use is challenging.
WDC uses snow that are removed from streets by local government thus to greatly reduces the cost. In general, out of all electricity used for a data center, roughly about a half of them is used for cooling servers.
WDC uses snow, not electricity in order to cool severs, and this enables WDC to achieve zero CO2 emission with cost effectiveness at the same time.
Data Center with Zero CO2 Emissions
World’s Highest PUE Value
For example, if the PUE value is 1.0, no electric power other than running servers are consumed.
However, in the case of a normal data center, the amount of electricity to cool servers requires a comparable level of electricity running them. Therefore, the PUE value of a normal data center is about 1.5 to 2.0.
WDC PUE is 1.04 Even in The Summer
By minimizing the amount of cooling power usage, we’re able to achieve a price-competitive data center even by using 100% renewable energy (electricity).
Data Center Building
WDC can be expandable on demand basis.
- 1st Building
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Steel Frame, Single-Story (110.46㎡)
Server room: 75.48㎡
Electrical room: 33.44㎡
Rack Capacity: 20 racks
Pumping facility: (37.90㎡)
Completion: September 18, 2015
Snow Mound
The snow mound is made from those which are obtained by Bibai municipal road snow removal.
By covering the surface with wood chips, the snow will remain until the next winter.
There’s a panel underneath the snow mound that lets the recycled water infiltrate into scallop shells. Furthermore, the antifreeze liquid which flows in the pipe circulates through the data center for cooling servers.
Food Production Facility
In the food production facility, the internal temperature is kept between 15~20 degrees by feeding server waste heat in the winter in order to cultivate vegetables and seafoods.
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Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) -
Abalone -
Snow Eel
Location
Bibai, Hokkaido
Location
3, Chashinai-cho, Bibai, Hokkaido (Sorachi Industrial Park Area)
Size
Area: 9ha
Transportation
- By car
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About 7 km to Hokkaido Expressway Bibai IC (about 10 minutes)
- Railway
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About 7 km to JR Hakodate Main Line Bibai Station (about 10 minutes)
About 3 km to JR Hakodate Main Line Naie Station (about 5 minutes)
- Airport
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About 102 km to New Chitose Airport (about 75 minutes)
- Harbor
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About 85 km to Ishikari Bay New Port (about 75 minutes)
About 115 km to Tomakomai Port (about 80 minutes)
Overall Image of Sorachi Industrial Park
The Journey of Data Center Establishment
Services
Server Housing
We will safely operate your server in the WDC data center.
The price will be estimated upon confirmation of the specific usage, so please feel free to contact us.
News
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Yuki Unagi® First Shipment! The Long-awaited Hokkaido Japanese Eel Farmed Using Meltwater
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The Commencement of Japanese Eel Farming
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We will attend The 3rd Decarbonisation EXPO【September】
Contact us
Inquiries upon email only.
Please click here for Eel Sales Inquiries.
Company
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Company name
White Data Center Inc.
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Established
April 1st, 2021
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Capital
100 million yen
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Head office
3623-10 Chashinai, Bibai
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CEO
Shinichi Ijichi(CEO of Kyodo News Digital Co., Ltd.)
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Board Member
Director Toru Fujita
Director Hiroshi Tokonami
Director Kota Honma
Auditor Kiyotoshi Murata
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Shareholders
Kyodo News Digital Co., Ltd. 59.52％
Toko Electrical Construction Co., Ltd. 14.43％
P.S. Mitsubishi Construction Co., Ltd. 5.95％
Kaga Co., Ltd. 5.95％
Snow-shop Kobiyama Co., Ltd. 4.76％
White Data Center
History & Backgrounds
2008
WDC was proposed by “Bibai Nature Energie Research Association”, a research institution in Bibai City.
2011
Kyodo News Digital started feasibility study.
2012
Bibai WDC Project Consortium was formed
2013
Signed a comprehensive partnership agreement among Bibai City and Kyodo News Digital for the WDC commercialization.
2014
Received subsidy as a research project from New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a national research and development agency.
2018
Patent was granted for WDC related technologies (Patent No. 6450068).
2019
NEDO’s research project completed. Received high evaluation from NEDO for excellent experimental results
2020
White Data Center commercialization plan stared.
2021
April 1st
White Data Center Inc., has been incorporated by incorporation-type company split from Kyodo News Digital.