Take a look inside Europe’s first underground mine transformed into a high-tech data centre

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Take a look inside Europe’s first underground mine transformed into a high-tech data centre  Buried deep inside a working mine in the Dolomites, in northern Italy, a powerful digital data centre is being built alongside storage depots of apples, wine and cheese.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/02/take-a-look-inside-europes-first-underground-mine-transformed-into-a-high-tech-data-centre  Euronews Next is a future-focused news section covering global innovation, science and technology with a European perspective. Our dedicated team of journalists aims to educate and inspire today’s leaders by providing them with analysis and insights into the people and organisations shaping our future

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00:00The first time I heard you talk about the 31 Data Mine project, I was absolutely fascinated.

00:27In the past, we talked about data centers in particular locations, but we never heard about the use of a mine,

00:38because in the collective imagination, the mines are typically a humid place, so idone to a data center.

00:45In the Trentino's case, we have a special project, because the Dolomitica rock is absolutely dry,

00:54in a stable mountain, but above all, we have to connect the needs of spaces of this type

01:01with what is the first industrial waste, which is the already used mine.

01:06We are very pleased that this data center comes with other initiatives,

01:27the deposit of milk, wine, cheese and, in perspective, other initiatives,

01:33because we have to develop synergies.

01:37Who needs heat can use the heat that we produce.

01:41Working in the world of artificial intelligence, one fundamental resource is the data center,

01:55the power of calculation that we have at the disposal.

01:58So, to think that the university at a certain point can have a part or have contributed to

02:05to make sure that we can create a new data center within the Trentino territory,

02:08which has unique features,

02:12it has certainly been, I would say, very emotional in some cases.

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