NIKHEF Amsterdam
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Source: OpenStreetMap
NIKHEF Amsterdam is an operating data center in Noord-Holland, Netherlands, operated by NIKHEF. It runs on Netherlands's grid, which was 46% fossil-fuelled at 254 gCO₂e/kWh in 2025 (Ember).
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkNIKHEF Amsterdam is a mapped data center in the Netherlands, operated by NIKHEF. Available records identify it only as a NIKHEF data center, with no parent company, capacity, or environmental enforcement details disclosed. Ownership above the operator is not reflected in the facts on hand.
Operator chain
The grid behind this site
source: Ember · EurostatA large data center in Netherlands pays 15.68¢/kWh for electricity — a household pays 21.44¢, 27% more than the data center (Eurostat).
Data centres used 4.6% of Netherlands's national electricity in 2024 (CBS (Statistics Netherlands)).
National grid context, not this facility's own metering. Full country picture: Netherlands data centers.
In the news
source: Google News (local + English)- Al tien jaar betrouwbare partner van NikhefKijk op Noord-Holland· Dec 3, 2025
- Odido had apparatuur mogelijk niet goed aangesloten in datacenter NikhefTweakers· Nov 20, 2025
- Odido meldt dat storing is opgelost - update 2Tweakers· Nov 17, 2025
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- Nikhef voert complexe berekeningen uit op Lenovo-infrastructuurTechzine.nl· Jun 7, 2021
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