Eemshaven

Google · Eemshaven, Groningen, Netherlands

Water — consumed, not returned

Taken from the basin296M gal/yr

Evaporated on site119M gal

Making the power176M gal

Basin stressLow-Medium

Where the water comes from: Surface water — river, lake or canal
Cooling: Industrial water from the Eemshaven port supply, plus free cooling
Basis: Modelled from cooling design — WUE 0.37 L/kWh

Air — what the stacks emit

Nitrogen oxides121t/yr

Sulphur dioxide60.7t/yr

Fine particulates10.9t PM2.5

Health damages$9.69M/yr

Where it burns: Netherlands — TenneT
Generation mix: Gas 38 · Wind 25 · Solar 17 · Coal 8
CO₂e: 325 kt/yr — climate, not air quality

Who wanted it

Who asked for it: Google — self-build
Who approved it: Province of Groningen permits; the Netherlands imposed a national pause on new hyperscale permits in 2022 before reopening under stricter siting rules
What it serves: Google Cloud europe-west4
IT capacity: 180 MW running of 300 MW announced

Dutch backlash over a Meta application in Zeewolde led to a national moratorium on hyperscale permits in 2022. Groningen kept building because the wind interconnection was already there.

under a growth moratorium

Where it is

53.4400°, 6.8300°

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Water and air figures are modelled from disclosed capacity, not measured — site-level error is roughly ±40%. Diesel backup generators are not counted, so on-site figures are floors. Full method.