REGIONS · UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Abu Dhabi and Dubai are two coastal cities: summer there is very hot, the air humid and salt-laden. Nordik designs campuses for them that cool without consuming water and generate their own power on site.
CLIMATE
Abu Dhabi · Dubai
Natural gas dominates power generation; nuclear (the Barakah plant) and solar (the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park) are growing.
A qualitative reading, to be refined site by site. Sovereignty and sustainability
CONTEXT
The UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031 sets the course, alongside the UAE Energy Strategy 2050 for electricity.
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 protects personal data; the financial free zones of Dubai (DIFC) and Abu Dhabi (ADGM) have their own rules. A campus in the country keeps data under the jurisdiction you choose.
Fresh water is scarce and comes mostly from energy-intensive seawater desalination: one more reason to cool in a closed loop, without consuming any.
GULF COUNTRIES
WHAT WE DO
Weave every campus into its ecosystem.
Decide before you build.
An expert who defends your interests.
Keep it running, day and night.
Reinventing the desert data centre.