ForHLR II
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Source: OpenStreetMap
ForHLR II is a mapped data center in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, operated by Steinbuch Centre for Computing. It runs on Germany's grid, which was 41% fossil-fuelled at 330 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkForHLR II is a mapped data center in Germany operated by the Steinbuch Centre for Computing. Available records identify it as a Steinbuch Centre for Computing data center, but do not disclose an ultimate parent, power capacity, or footprint for the site.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentSteinbuch Centre for Computing
- Files asSteinbuch Centre for Computing
- This facilityForHLR II
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatA large data center in Germany pays 21.56¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 39.43¢, 45% more than the data center (Eurostat).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Germany data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- Ausbau von Supercomputing-Netz für die KI-ForschungMinisterium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg· May 10, 2024
- 40 Jahre Supercomputing in KarlsruheHelmholtz Blogs· Sep 13, 2023
- Das KIT - Medien - Presseinformationen - Archiv Presseinformationen - PI 2017Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)· Oct 13, 2017
- Supercomputer des KIT in jeder Hinsicht hervorragendKarlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)· May 8, 2017
- Im Maschinenraum der WissenschaftHelmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren· Aug 15, 2014
- KIT Supercomputer one of the 15 fastest in EuropeEurekAlert!· Jun 29, 2021