Emerson Network Power has announced that it is working with Facebook to design and deploy the company’s second data centre building in Lulea, Sweden.

‘Lulea 2’ will be the pilot for Facebook’s new “rapid deployment data centre,” (RDDC), which was designed and developed in collaboration with Emerson Network Power’s data centre design team. Facebook’s RDDC incorporates a number of modular design elements, including pre-fabricated materials and on-site assembly, to enable an increase in the speed of deployment and reduction in material use.

“We worked with Facebook to understand their wants and needs, and we collectively developed an integrated, cost-effective, tailored solution,” Emerson Network Power global business leader Scott Barbour says.

“This collaboration with Facebook illustrates our competencies in modular construction and showcases next-generation thinking. Emerson is able to deliver global, turnkey data centre solutions comprising design, construction, critical infrastructure equipment, building management system, and services.”

“Because of our relentless focus on efficiency, we are always looking for ways to optimise our data centres including accelerating build times and reducing material use,” says Facebook director of data centre design Jay Park.

“We are excited to work with Emerson to pilot the RDDC concept in Luleå and apply it at the scale of a Facebook data centre.”

Lulea 2 will span approximately 125,000 sq. ft. and Emerson will deliver over 250 shippable modules, including power skids, evaporative air handlers, a water treatment plant, and data center superstructure solutions. It will be built next to Facebook’s first data center building in Lulea, which came online in June 2013. Like its predecessor, Lulea 2 will be one of the most efficient and sustainable data centers in the world, powered by 100% renewable energy and featuring the latest in Open Compute Project server, storage, mechanical, and electrical designs.