{"id":17681,"date":"2025-09-29T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T00:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mercuryeng.com\/?p=17681"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T10:45:23","slug":"mercury-marks-new-european-milestone-with-the-groundbreaking-of-portus-next-generation-muc2-data-centre-in-munich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mercuryeng.com\/de\/2025\/09\/29\/mercury-marks-new-european-milestone-with-the-groundbreaking-of-portus-next-generation-muc2-data-centre-in-munich\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury marks new European milestone with the groundbreaking of Portus\u2019 next-generation MUC2 data centre in Munich"},"content":{"rendered":"

On September 12, Mercury joined Portus Data Centers and regional leaders to celebrate a major milestone: the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Portus MUC2 data centre\u00a0in Kirchheim near Munich.<\/p>\n

The event was attended by Hubert Aiwanger, Bavaria\u2019s Minister of Economic Affairs, Otto Bu\u00dfj\u00e4ger\u00a0(Deputy District Administrator of Munich), Beate Neubauer\u00a0(2nd Mayor of Kirchheim-Heimstetten), along with guests from politics, business, and the wider community. Together, we marked the official start of this flagship project with a traditional groundbreaking ceremony.<\/p>\n

Combining Portus\u2019s vision with our proven expertise is a winning formula \u2013 together, we\u2019re creating a resilient, energy-efficient, future-ready facility that will power the next generation of digital infrastructure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Once completed, MUC2 will add 5.5MW of IT capacity\u00a0and 2,200 sqm of white space, making it one of the most sustainable data centres in the Munich region. Designed to support a wide range of workloads -including high-performance liquid-cooled AI systems, MUC2 will be a Tier III+ carrier-neutral facility, built for resilience, scalability, and efficiency.<\/p>\n

At Mercury, we are proud to serve as general contractor\u00a0for this landmark project, bringing our two decades of experience in the German Market to deliver a facility that is future-ready and energy efficient. MUC2 will run on 100% renewable energy, target a PUE of 1.2 or lower, and fully comply with Germany\u2019s Energy Efficiency Act.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the event, Gerry O\u2019Donnell, Hyperscale Business Unit Managing Director at Mercury, commented:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be partnering with Portus Data Centers on the expansion of its Munich campus with the build of MUC2, marked today by the groundbreaking event. As Europe\u2019s leading data centre provider, Mercury is proud to be the partner of choice for projects of this scale and complexity. Having successfully delivered projects in Germany, and particularly in Munich, for close to 20 years, we have built strong relationships with the local supply chain and remain committed to creating sustainable local employment in the regions in which we operate. Combining Portus\u2019s vision with our proven expertise is a winning formula \u2013 together, we\u2019re creating a resilient, energy-efficient, future-ready facility that will power the next generation of digital infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

The celebration was rounded off with live music, the traditional groundbreaking photo, and a Bavarian Wei\u00dfwurst breakfast -symbolising the spirit of partnership, community and Team integration, key ingredients for project success. Mercury would like to recognise the efforts of our team mobilised to deliver this project, led by Eoghan Cremin and Eoin Baker.<\/p>\n

The MUC2 project demonstrates Mercury and Portus Data Centers\u2019 commitment to building the next generation of sustainable, high-performance infrastructure that Europe \u2013 and the world needs to thrive in the digital age.<\/p>\n