Building Data Centers in Germany Starts With the Groundwork.

We Deliver It.

Integrated environmental, geotechnical and infrastructure engineering for fast, compliant and sustainable data-center development.

We accelerate site readiness, reduce Brownfield risks and secure the environmental and permitting foundations your project depends on.

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Why Germany Is A Complex Market For Data Centers

Developing a data center in Germany requires navigating one of Europe’s most demanding regulatory and environmental frameworks. Suitable land is scarce, Brownfield risks are high, municipalities expect heat-reuse concepts, and permitting under BImSchG, water and nature-protection laws can stretch timelines significantly.

To keep your project moving, you need a partner who understands the engineering, the regulations and the stakeholders — and who can reduce uncertainty from day one.

What we deliver to your project

Site Identification & Feasibility

  • Finding suitable Brownfield or Greenfield locations
  • Assessing contamination, subsurface and historical risks
  • Ensuring power, water, cooling and fiber availability
  • Understanding early permitting constraints and community expectations

Environmental & Geotechnical Due Diligence

  • Soil and groundwater assessments
  • Contaminated sites and remediation requirements
  • Structural remains and demolition complexity
  • Impacts on timeline, CapEx and risk premiums

Site Preparation & Construction Readiness

  • Remediation and soil management
  • Demolition and hazardous-material handling
  • Stormwater, drainage and earthwork design
  • Compliance with the Ersatzbaustoffverordnung (EBSV)

Energy & Cooling Concept

  • Securing grid capacity and connection points
  • Integrating renewables and PPAs
  • Cooling-water permits and discharge constraints
  • EU-Taxonomy alignment and carbon footprint implications

Permitting & Compliance

  • Navigating BImSchG procedures
  • Environmental assessments and UVP requirements
  • Noise, emissions, groundwater and biodiversity regulations
  • Managing public engagement and stakeholder processes

Heat-Reuse & Sustainability

  • Evaluating integration into municipal heat networks
  • Partnering with utilities and local authorities
  • Quantifying CO₂ reductions and financial incentives
  • Positioning for ESG reporting and sustainability reviews

Siera
your one-stop engineering partner for all environmental topics

Site & Brownfield Services

  • Complete site search and feasibility assessments
  • Environmental and geotechnical Due Diligence
  • Risk modelling, remediation concepts and cost forecasting
  • Support during acquisition, negotiations and authority meetings

Energy & Infrastructure Engineering

  • Power-demand modelling and grid-connection management
  • Cooling, water-supply and wastewater planning
  • Stormwater and drainage engineering
  • Integration of heat-reuse systems into district networks

Environmental & Permitting Suite

  • Full BImSchG and environmental permitting services
  • Noise, emission, groundwater and biodiversity studies
  • UVP screening, scoping and documentation
  • Coordinated authority management through a single point of contact

Brownfield Execution & Site Preparation

  • Remediation management and monitoring
  • Soil classification and EBSV-compliant handling
  • Demolition concepts and hazardous-material assessment
  • Construction logistics and access planning

ESG & Lifecycle Services

  • EU-Taxonomy readiness and compliance
  • CO₂ baseline studies, LCAs and sustainability reporting
  • Ongoing monitoring during construction and operation
  • Optimisation for future regulatory changes

Water and cooling-related services

  • Water availability analysis and water risk assessment
  • Development and approval of water extraction and usage strategies
  • Strategies for water reuse and reduction of water consumption
  • Wastewater treatment and compliance analyses

Data and information management

  • GIS-supported site analyses and digital twins
  • Data visualisation, dashboard development and data integration
  • Remote sensing, drone and LiDAR-based site surveying

Infrastructure resilience and risk analysis

  • Assessment of natural hazards (floods, earthquakes, climate risks)
  • Resilience strategies for critical infrastructure
  • Emergency and continuity planning for data centre operations

Energy for AI-driven data centres

  • Energy infrastructure consulting
  • Strategies for reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint
  • Identification of alternative energy sources and smart grid strategies

Lifecycle and asset management

  • Monitoring and optimisation during operation
  • Long-term compliance strategies
  • Maintenance approaches based on data models

Ready to Accelerate Your Data Center Development?

Let’s de-risk your site, compress your timeline and secure full regulatory compliance.
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WHY SIERA?

Acceleration of Permitting

Structured stakeholder engagement and deep regulatory experience reduce approval timelines and uncertainty.

Brownfield Competence

We transform complex industrial land into build-ready, low-risk strategic assets.

Decision-Grade Clarity Early

We deliver bankable, regulator-ready engineering at concept stage — so go / no-go decisions are made with confidence, not assumptions.

Integrated Expertise

Environmental, geotechnical, infrastructure, energy and permitting engineering — all from one platform, all aligned to data-center requirements.

One Interface, Zero Fragmentation

You deal with one engineering partner — not six disconnected consultancies.

Sustainable by Design

We align developments with EU Taxonomy, CSRD and real CO₂ reductions, not greenwashing.