European colocation firm Penta Infra has acquired a data center in Belgium.

The company and its lead investor Photon Capital, this week announced the acquisition of the newly-built Nexus data center campus in Brussels from international real estate investor and developer Ghelamco.

Terms of the deal weren't shared.

Opened last month in the Green Energy Park in Zellik, the 10,000 sqm (107,639 sq ft) nine-story data center offers 7.2 MW of IT load based on a 12.5 MVA renewable power feed.

“We are delighted to add this brand new ultra-sustainable facility to our portfolio as Penta Infra BRU01,“said Bob Sprengers, Penta Infra CEO. “Brussels is at the heart of both Europe and the data-intensive FLAP hubs, and this beautifully-designed facility is the perfect flexible platform for digital growth. Its exceptional sustainability credentials also make it a perfect fit for our low impact, 100 percent renewable-powered portfolio.”

The facility includes a photovoltaic facade generating up to 0.5MW, rainwater recuperation for cooling, and heat reuse based on a thermal smart grid.

The company said the site offers “plenty of room” for future development.

The facility was designed with the collaboration of anchor tenants, the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (Free University of Brussels), and the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussels (Brussels University Hospital). The site will house the VSC Flemish Supercomputer.

This latest acquisition expands Penta Infra’s portfolio to cover 11 cities and five countries, including across the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Leeuwarden, Geleen), Germany (Frankfurt, Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Cologne), France (Paris), and Denmark (Copenhagen).

Founded in 1985, Ghelamco is an international real estate investor and developer. It has projects across Europe in Belgium, Poland, the UK, and Cyprus.

“We are very proud of what we have achieved in developing this facility along with our partners," said Michael Gheysens, Ghelamco managing director, Belgium. “It is innovative and progressive, we are confident it provides a valuable blueprint for next generation sustainable data center design. For Ghelamco this is the first of many data centers we will develop internationally, and we feel it is a perfect match for an experienced and environmentally-responsible colocation provider like Penta Infra."