Macquarie Data Centres has received approval from the Independent Planning Commission NSW to build a third data centre at its IC3 Super West campus in Macquarie Park, Sydney.
Selected early works are presently being undertaken, with the commencement of stage one construction awaiting board approval.
The new data centre will bring the total IT load of the IC3 Super West campus to a potential 63 megawatts.
Macquarie said the facility will be able to accommodate the power and cooling demands of cloud and AI technology.
“AI is the next significant megatrend for data centres and the digital economy, driving higher power density and demand for greater capacity," Macquarie Technology Group's CEO David Tudehope said.
"IC3 Super West represents the next phase of growth for Macquarie Data Centres as we become the secure and sovereign home of hyperscalers, cloud and AI customers in Australia.”
IC3 Super West will use new technology such as liquid cooling and monitoring systems.
Liquid cooling is a more energy efficient alternative to traditional air cooling that uses liquid to cool servers.
“Like Macquarie Data Centres’ other facilities, we intend for IC3 Super West to be Certified Strategic by the Australian federal government making it a secure and future-proofed choice for customers who want to do business in Australia,” Macquarie Data Centres' group executive David Hirst said.
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