After local reports blamed the company for three outages A series of power outages in the Swedish town of Katrineholm is not due to work on an Amazon Web Services data center Local media reports claimed that a power failure at the facility where the company is in the midst of upgrading the electrical infrastructure with utility Vattenfall “We are aware of the power interruptions in Katrineholm on the afternoon of Dec 16 During that power outage the generators providing backup power to our site came on and operated as expected," AWS told DCD in a statement "At the time of the power interruptions we closely coordinated with Vattenfall to execute a planned re-energization of a utility supply connection at our site Our initial investigation has not identified any fault within our site but we continue to work closely with Vattenfall as they investigate to understand the wider power interruption that occurred.” The exact cause of the outage is not yet known The data center ran on its generators during the power outages The company has operated a data center in Katrineholm since 2018 Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia has officially inaugurated its fifth warehouse in Sweden marking a significant expansion of its operations in the Nordic region boasts 30,000 pallet positions and will enable Seafrigo to further enhance a range of its services in the region April 11, 2025 by The grand opening was conducted by Seafrigo President and Founder They were joined by Seafrigo Nordics Directors Peter Jönsson and Magnus Mohlin along with customers and local councillors for a tour of the state-of-the-art facility Seafrigo specializes in the storage and handling of foodstuffs across four temperature zones ranging from frozen to controlled ambient conditions The company’s Nordic operations are headquartered in Helsingborg Seafrigo handles 3,000 specialist pallets daily and conducts 600 tonnes of blast-freezing of meat per week The new Katrineholm site alone has the capacity to handle 100 tonnes of blast-freezing every week reinforcing Seafrigo’s commitment to providing premium Built to the highest environmental standards the Katrineholm facility is Miljöbyggnad Silver certified in accordance with Sweden’s stringent environmental building certification system Seafrigo operates fully electric trucks in the region eliminating the use of diesel and further reducing the company’s carbon footprint Seafrigo Sweden is a key player in the protein logistics sector The company receives daily deliveries directly from slaughterhouses blast-freezing products from +2°C to -18°C in preparation for export The principal export markets for Seafrigo’s frozen products include Asia and Africa The company also provides storage for meat before distribution to Swedish retailers Seafrigo ensures that 80 percent of the Nordic region receives overnight deliveries for products destined for local distribution “This new development enables us to further enhance Seafrigo’s extensive service offering across the Nordics and ensures we can better serve our customers’ precise specialist needs,” said Managing Director Peter Jönsson “Located close to major retailers’ national distribution centres we can meet and exceed their requirements while maintaining our commitment to sustainability.” Seafrigo continues to be a market leader in cool-chain food logistics This expansion reinforces Seafrigo’s dedication to innovation and environmental responsibility in food logistics Seafrigo Group has developed a worldwide network in food logistics within the refrigerated space leading to business partnerships with global clientele and brands which is growing strongly both in France and internationally now has its own infrastructure in 32 countries and has built up a global network of partners Seafrigo Group has 2,500 committed employees who organize the international transport of goods on 5 continents on a daily basis It also offers a controlled global logistics chain: reception of goods storage at ambient or controlled temperature www.seafrigo.com Other Topics: , , , , you consent to receive marketing emails from Asia Food Journal You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link Your go-to resource for all the latest trends and news about the food and beverage industry Disclaimer: Translations on this website are automated using Google Translate as machine translations may contain errors consider seeking professional human translation We are not liable for any reliance on the translated content This content is hosted by a third party (www.youtube.com) you need to consent to cookies by selecting Accept all in the popup banner and then select On under Functional Cookies Performance Cookies and Advertising Cookies Amazon Web Services (AWS) is working with the Swedish municipality of Katrineholm and local water supply company Sörmland Vatten to support a vital upgrade of the town’s storm water infrastructure – creating a new wetland just outside of Katrineholm in Stora Djulö The new wetland and storm water infrastructure improvement project is supported by a $4 million contribution from AWS as part of our long-term commitment to sustainability The project is due to complete in 2026 and will help reduce flooding and provide citizens with a new recreational space for outdoor activities The water conservation project will also form part of a long-term solution for sustainable surface water management to the Katrineholm Logistics Center industrial park Climate change is putting pressure on the current storm water infrastructure systems designed to protect the city from flooding which also impacts water quality in the lake There is an urgent need to address storm water infrastructure to prevent flooding in the city center and large volumes of storm water running directly from the city into the lakes which could result in pollution and overfertilization a pilot study commissioned by the municipality made recommendations for managing surface and storm water by establishing wetlands just outside Katrineholm This water conservation project brings that vision to reality by diverting storm water from high-risk areas in the city center and by protecting water quality in the regional watershed The wetland works by delaying and filtering water runoff through different types of vegetation before being released into nearby lakes which reduces pollution and other risks through a natural In addition to providing several environmental benefits the new wetland will offer the citizens of Katrineholm a new green space for recreational activities and habitat for wildlife The wetland design includes paths for hiking and opportunities for observing wildlife and bird watching Mayor of Katrineholm Göran Dahlström said: “AWS’s continued investment in Katrineholm we’ve been able to accelerate the launch of this project which will help enable sustainable growth for the city It will improve our management of storm water and it will provide our citizens with a new place for recreation and education.” an environmental strategist for the municipality of Katrineholm explained how the collaboration with AWS has enabled the project to move quickly: “We are very pleased that AWS will be working with us on this important long-term project to benefit water quality in the nearby lakes and water courses of Katrineholm We see similar challenges in many Swedish cities and the collaboration with AWS has helped us deal with this quicker and better than we otherwise would have The wetland will not only help us protect the city from surges but also reduce pollution in our local lakes.” Head of Enterprise at AWS Nordics and Baltics saying: “AWS is committed to building a sustainable business for our customers and water conservation is a key part of that As proud members of the Katrineholm community since we built our first data center here in 2018 we are excited to support the local environment and provide new recreational opportunities for the community.” we are focused on innovation in water conservation as part of our long-term commitments to sustainability and communities To reduce both energy and water use in our Swedish data centers we employ direct evaporative cooling systems which are designed to utilize outside air to cool servers and significantly reduce the demand for electricity and water to power air conditioning systems This results in AWS using no water to cool its Swedish data centers for 95% of the year During the few very hot days Sweden experiences each year the company uses a minimal amount of water to help cool the air and remove heat from servers AWS is committed to making a positive difference in the communities where we operate and our commitment to water stewardship goes beyond our own buildings AWS looks for opportunities to return water to the community we partnered with the City of Umatilla in the state of Oregon in the U.S to deliver water to farmers in the AWS US West (Oregon) Region instead of sending it to a waste-water treatment plant Cooling water goes into a canal that delivers water to the local community to be repurposed for irrigation and we reuse 96% of the wastewater we discharge from our data centers there This is why we’re funding community water programs around the world and groundwater recharge projects that will bring 250 million gallons of water annually to 165,000 people in India and Indonesia and watershed restoration projects in Cape Town Brazil that will increase water supply by 41 million gallons per year Amazon set a goal to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2030 and we are on a path to reach this goal by 2025 we believe our cross-industry leadership will continue to drive the agenda for a greener planet Climate change is the biggest crisis of our time and we are committed to using our size and scale to fight it The 10,000sqm warehouse facility is located in Katrinehol a US-based cold chain logistics service provider in the food industry The company aims to expand its operations in the Nordic region with the new facility which spans 10,000sqm and is located southeast of Stockholm in Katrineholm This addition will enable Seafrigo to further enhance the variety of its regional services This new platform joins the four Swedish warehouses already in operation in Helsingborg The Katrineholm facility is Miljobyggnad Silver certified per Sweden’s environmental building certification system The opening was attended by Seafrigo president and founder Eric Barbé and chief projects officer Stéphane Desseigne They were joined by Seafrigo Nordics directors Peter Jönsson and Magnus Mohlin Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis said: “This new development enables us to further enhance Seafrigo’s service offering across the Nordics and ensures we can better serve our customers’ precise “Located close to major retailers’ national distribution centres we can meet and exceed their requirements while maintaining our commitment to sustainability,” he added Seafrigo Sweden works in the protein logistics sector blast-freezing products from 2°C to -18°C in preparation for export The company mainly exports its frozen products to Asia and Africa It also provides meat storage before distribution to Swedish retailers Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg claimed his second professional tournament in two weeks after carding a 15-under-par to win the Barsebäck Resort Masters title Thursday in Sweden was tied for the lead with nine holes left before recording birdie on five of his final six holes toward a five-stroke victory over Mikael Lindberg Aberg was coming off winning the Katrineholm Open in Katrineholm Sweden on July 4 for his first professional victory Aberg's first win took his World Amateur Golf Ranking to No 38 which propelled him into the conversation for a spot in the US Open the top-seven ranked amateurs in the WAGR on Aug will secure their spot in the US Open at Winged Foot Golf Club which was moved to Sept The next ranking will be released next Wednesday JAJA Architects has won second prize in an open competition for a combined affordable housing and market hall in the heart of Katrineholm Designed for a site currently occupied by an arcade and bus stop known as "Torghallen," focuses on reconnecting two open plazas by devoting the ground floor to the public which selected JAJA’s design ahead of 135 other proposals stated: “The clear concept of a light building that touches the ground in few points creates a strong connection and transparency between the surrounding urban spaces.” Plaza. Image © JAJA ArchitectsFrom the architects: At 15-meters-wide, 12-meters-tall and 65-meters-long, Torghallen, volumetrically, is defined as a floating slab with a significant presence in the cityscape. Programmatically, it is organized with market hall on the ground floor and affordable housing on the upper three floors.  Apartment. Image © JAJA ArchitectsExternal circulation is the most cost effective solution for affordable housing; however it can often feel invasive to privacy as people pass by we propose a semi-public concept where the circulation space through spatial organization can perform as both circulation and informal areas to the apartments The semi-public space creates niches for private functions and voids where daylight can filter through which makes the semi-public spaces comfortable throughout the year the semi-public space becomes a setting that encourages social communities within the housing complex You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Thank you for downloading this report! You can view it at the link below:View PDFIf you can not access the report, please contact ariana.lynn@thefastmode.com Get updates and alertsdelivered to your inbox SLP announced in November that it had signed an agreement regarding a new construction project of 11,000 square meters in Katrineholm as well as signed a 15-year lease with an international logistics operator The transaction was conditional on the building permit being obtained and the land acquisition from the municipality being approved The annual rent amounts to approximately SEK 16 million and is fully indexed The building will be built on a property of a total of 52,000 square meters which means further expansion possibilities it is important to be able to develop together with our existing tenants It is therefore pleasing that we can offer our existing tenant Seafrigo new premises in the form of a modern cold storage The project enables us to expand together with the tenant and jointly strive for increased sustainability that contributes to a better environment and reduced energy costs," says Tommy Åstrand The construction has begun and the building will be equipped with solar cells and be environmentally certified Move-in will take place preliminary in December 2024 The meeting also made apparent the need to create different relations between data giants Big Tech data center developments are exemplary of the problems that these dynamics generate A decade ago the Swedish government stated that “we are open for business” and welcomed Big Tech companies to build their data infrastructures in the country the Nordics host some of the largest data center facilities in Europe Just think of Google and their largest European data center in Hamina Finland or Amazon Web Service’s data center complex stretching across three towns in the county of Sörmland in Sweden – in Katrineholm These establishments have been possible because of the well developed and affordable infrastructure networks in the Nordics and communications are equally open and affordable for businesses and citizens This is a quality and public value that has been an essential part of the idea of building the welfare state and the Folkhemmet The infrastructural properties of the Folkhemmet are often taken for granted affordability of connection and universal access to infrastructure can make societies susceptible to developments that not only undermine public values but can create  problems that we are not prepared to handle While Big Tech leverages existing public infrastructures the promises of progress might turn out to be limiting of local development.If we do not take this seriously tomorrow we might not have lost only public values of the welfare state but also access to much of the basic infrastructures which we rely on – like electricity local economies and the trust in our own institutions When politicians in the Nordics welcomed Big Tech for business wealth and brand value to struggling municipalities This was also connected to the hope that they would reinforce the image of Sweden Finland and Denmark as global tech leaders and boost their position as the most digitalised countries in the world — something that we the Nordics are turning into the next Big Cheap processing place for the global digital economies If China remains the place of cheap labor for Silicon Valley innovations the Nordic countries are today the source of cheap land and cheap renewable electricity for machines needed to produce the new business of Sillicon Valley around data processing and AI This development brings completely new problems that we are not ready to handle Amazon and Facebook have claimed very high amounts of the capacity of electric grids to power the computers in their data centers These grid capacities are much higher than actual use or need The energy industry jargon calls this practice “air bookings” (luftbokningar) This means that a lot of the available capacity of a regional electricity grid is reserved by one actor who does not make use of it but keeps the booking indefinitely in order to enable its own further growth in a situation that the whole society needs more energy and particularly green electricity It also means that the grid capacities reserved by Big Tech are someone else’s lost opportunity to connect to the grid The immediate problem is that the Big Tech capacity reservations prevent development projects by local municipalities and practically eliminate competitors — through curtailing access to electricity — and putting Big Tech companies in a position of informal monopolies over the available capacities in a grid in those regions where their data centers are establsihed – In Skåne, Microsoft booked so much electricity from the grid in the Malmö region that the local Swedish bread company Pågen could no longer build a bread baking factory in the area and had to expand elsewhere The “air bookings” and scale of grid capacity reservations has created instabilities in the power grid the prospect of power cuts for households and the prioritisation for vital service provision in case of shortage of capacity or grid overload both Microsoft and AWS are currently engaged in projects to build new power lines and diesel backup generators in order to secure even more access to electricity and grid capacities entering in conflicts with local farmers and climate-concerned citizens The scale of their diesel constructions is also huge – AWS are currently planning for building a 600 MW diesel generator in Katrineholm which is a fossil fuel driven industrial complex with the capacity of a nuclear power production factory.2 This happens while other companies in Sweden are struggling to get on to the grid at all and while municipalities such as Uppsala can not develop public transport electrification projects because of shortages of grid capacity and non-digital industries in favour of providing storage space and substantial parts of the available electricity to Big Tech giants Is this trade-off the best and most needed one in light of current developments And are we ready to pay more for electricity or face conflicts with citizens about land use because data companies have vacuumed the available electricity and destabilized electric grids built over many years to cater to all citizens Another Nordic value that is compromised is publicness and trust Big Tech corporations keep their operation secret Driven by fear that they might choose another place to build their data centers we in the Nordics have allowed them to create and normalize a climate of industrial secrecy within a tradition of openness that has taken decades to build These companies are unapproachable and largely disconnected from the places in which they are built They refuse to talk to researchers or the public but instead communicate through press releases and YouTube videos This is perhaps the only industry in Sweden where the public cannot easily know how many people work for them fiber optic and other capacities are they using or what kind of operations happen in these facilities They also have the courage to lie about their operations – such as when Microsoft admitted in public that they lied in their official planning documents in Staffanstorp that they would build a conventional wearhouse and not a large scale industrial data center in order to avoid environmental assessment and bypass other construction regulations “Stock exchange” was their explanation as to why they lied This culture of industrial secrecy and lying is unprecedented and strange in a Nordic context where all other industries are expected to operate in a climate of honesty openness and publicness about their operations – for the common good The question that we have to ask is – Why do we have such low expectations of Big Tech to keep up with Nordic values And why do we fear that they might not choose us if we start to expect more of them these companies are relieved from obligations while they benefit from state subsidies and public infrastructure We need governing bodies and regulations that can set the limit to data center infrastructures – in scale We also need to assess carefully where it is possible and desirable to create data centers with least harms to grids It is crucial that data centers do not jeopardize local development opportunities This requires putting media policies and telecom regulations in conversation with urban and regional development planning policies and evaluating the impacts of large scale data center and telecom infrastructure on regional development while regulating them via telecom or other legislation/directives We also need to create a code of obligations for these industries to align their operations with Nordic values of publicness we could also have greater demands to having a share of their computing power or fibre optic infrastructures for local public uses In conclusion: Rather than bending to Big Tech values and modes of operation – act fast break down things and then move on – we should bend them to comply with our Nordic This will be a positive step not just for us but it could also be transformative for these companies potentially bringing much wider positive effects All streams are available via this link, and are stored in a data center like those that I described above Many thanks to Minna Ruckenstein and Flora Mary Bartlett for constructive feedback and edits on the text; as well as to the Reimagine ADM project colleagues for their input Thanks to Helle Sjøvaag for the invitation to be part of the panel in Stockholm The green steel will be used in the Västerås data center Amazon Web Services (AWS) has agreed with SSAB to pilot the use of green steel in one of its three new data centers in Sweden The green steel will be used to construct the roof and wall structures at the AWS Västerås data center SSAB subsidiary Ruukki Construction will supply the steel for the data center SSAB has developed a novel steel-making technology with iron ore company LKAB and Swedish energy giant Vattenfall The Hybrit (hydrogen breakthrough ironmaking technology) solution uses hydrogen produced from carbon-free electricity to make iron The iron is then converted into steel using an electric arc furnace (EAF) powered by renewable energy “We are thrilled to welcome AWS as a new partner By choosing steel made with the Hybrit technology AWS shows it’s possible to reduce the carbon footprint of data center construction regardless of whether the steel is made from scrap or virgin iron ore,” said Thomas Hörnfeldt the steel produced has one-tenth of the carbon emission of a conventional blast furnace to basic oxygen furnaces (BF-BOF) AWS will procure green steel from SSAB’s Hybrit pilot facility in Luleå before production volumes increase will have a capacity of 2.5 million tons per year and be supplied with a mix of fossil-free sponge iron from the Hybrit plant in Gällivare and recycled scrap The new mill's startup is planned for the end of 2028 limited quantities of steel are expected to be available earlier for the Amazon project “Reducing the embodied carbon associated with the construction of our data centers is a key priority for AWS as we work to achieve net-zero carbon across our operations by 2040,” said Kellen O’Connor "By partnering with innovative local companies like SSAB and Ruukki we’re taking an important step to decarbonize the materials used in our data centers and set a new standard for sustainable infrastructure," O'Connor continued AWS also plans to use steel made from recycling scrap through an EAF in its Eskilstuna and Västerås data centers The recycled steel will represent 70 percent of the steel used in construction EAFs emit a quarter of the emissions seen in blast furnaces to basic oxygen furnaces (BF-BOFs) The final data center in Katrineholm will deploy scrap-EAF steel for all the structural open steel sections of the installation Scrap-EAF steel production is currently limited by how much waste steel and iron is produced The International Energy Agency has projected that by 2050 scrap steel will only meet 45 percent of global demand This increases pressure on green steel producers to scale primary steel production through low-carbon energy sources The data centers are located on the outskirts of Stockholm in Västerås and Katrineholm and are expected to be completed by mid-2025 Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia Samskip has raised rail freight capacity between Duisburg in Germany and Katrineholm in Sweden by one third following an agreement with TX Logistik to launch a new multimodal service connecting the Ruhr and the greater Stockholm area two new TX Logistik roundtrips are running each week from Samskip’s Duisburg Rail Terminal with TX Logistik taking over traction from Krefeld-Uerdingen via Padborg (Denmark) the Öresund Bridge and Malmö to the GDL terminal at Katrineholm With Samskip responsible for slot management the launch also increases overall service frequency between Samskip’s Duisburg rail hub and Katrineholm The Katrineholm terminal can accommodate 700m length trains and therefore handle 42 unit loads in a single operation “Door-door service demand on this route is rising and we look forward to working with TX Logistik to bring home the efficiencies of multimodal to the commercial heartlands of Sweden and Germany,” says Johan Grootkarzijn “Increased frequency strengthens the case for sustainable multimodal transport responds to growing demand in the market and answers requests from freight forwarders.” the agreement creates a new option in its expanding European network of transport solutions reinforcing its presence in Sweden and targeting industrial and consumer freight volumes moving over the rails to/from the key Södermanlands län region Around one third of Sweden’s population is within a 150-kilometer radius of Katrineholm The products and services herein described in this press release are not endorsed by The Maritime Executive Just a week after opening its first data centers in the region Amazon Web Services is eying expansion in Stockholm The cloud company has acquired two plots of land in the area around Stockholm: one in Katrineholm and the other in Eskilstuna AWS bought 21 hectares of land in Katrineholm for SEK 52.5 million (US$5.8m) and 12.3 hectares in Eskilstuna for SEK 30.7 million ($3.4m) It already operates data centers in both regions "sends a strong signal that the data center market is developing very strongly in the Stockholm region and that our region is a strong attraction point to international investors," Anna Gissler AWS is not the only cloud company interested in the region - last week, it was joined by Microsoft, which acquired 130 hectares of land across two sites in the vicinity of Stockholm for SEK 269 million (US$29.6m) Further north, lies land owned by Google. In 2017, the company acquired 109 hectares of land in the Avesta municipality but said that it had no immediate plans to build a data center at the site Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia A Swedish man has admitted killing his 21-year-old daughter in what is said to be a possible honour killing According to local newspaper Sodermanland Nyheter the woman’s body was found in Katrineholm on Monday after her father turned himself into the police “I am not sure that the case meets all the criteria to be classified as honour-related but it leans in that direction,” said the man’s lawyer “There was no specific event that triggered the murder but something has been bottled up in him for a long time The woman was previously married and there are events in connection with the divorce that may have triggered the whole incident,” he added according to prosecutor Anna Carlsson Lundh the motive of the killing is still not clear but the motive could also be something else We have not restricted ourselves to any one theory It remains unclear what is behind this crime,” she said the police have declined to comment on the subject “It is too early to divulge any details about what the man said during questioning I do not want to say anything about the motive for the sake of the investigation It would be inappropriate,” said Michael Backman operations director of the county criminal investigation department in Sodermanland I can say that the man provided information that can be considered an admission,” he added This murderer deserves at least life imprisonment without parole The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden Please log in here to leave a comment