Varde dataparksA Part of Business Region Esbjerg

Business Region Esbjerg3 municipalities

The municipality of Varde is a part of Business Region Esbjerg in southwest Denmark - a collaboration between the municipalities

  • Esbjerg
  • Tønder
  • Varde

In addition to the primary municipal tasks, this collaboration addresses a joint effort to make the area visible as a hotspot for datacenters in the western part of Denmark.

FACTS about Business Region Esbjerg

208,000 inhabitants 

1.2 mio inhabitants in the Region of Southern Denmark

Esbjerg

is the 5th largest city of Denmark

Highly skilled 

– and experienced workforce within all aspects of the energy sector

Newcomer service

To help expats; we offer a newcomer service to assist international families a quick integration in the municipalities

Two universities

… and 60 higher educations as well several bachelor educations

International education

Esbjerg International School and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB)

Direct train

International train connections

Highway

… directly to Copenhagen, DK (3 hours). Hamburg, DE (3 hours), and the rest of Europe

Airport

Billund International airport – worldwide connections. Only 40 minutes by car

InfrastructureLatency in and from Varde

From – to Sum of stretches RTD in ms
Varde – Copenhagen 319 km 3.19 ms
Varde – Stockholm 1155 km 11.55 ms
Varde – Oslo E 835 km 8.35 ms
Varde – Hamburg F 379 km 3.79 ms
Varde – Frankfurt I 973 km 9.73 ms
Varde – Amsterdam 874 km 8.74 ms
Varde – Newcastle 637 km 6.2 ms
Varde – New Jersey 5.996 km 72.0 ms

Source: Global Connect and Aquacomms

Internet Exchange in Business Region Esbjerg

Closely connected 

– to european gateways

Landing point

For translantic submarine fibre-cables

Ready to build sites 

– with great infrastructure

Internet exchangeSubsea Fiber Optic Cable Connectivity

TAT-14 (Transatlantic)

  • Leg 1) Blaabjerg* (DK) – New Jersey (US)

  • Leg 2) Blaabjerg* (DK) – Katwijk (NL) – Norden (D) – Bude (UK) – New Jersey (US)

 

Atlantic Crossing  1 (Transatlantic)

  • Leg 1) Sylt (D) – Brookhaven NY (US)

  • Leg 2) Sylt (D) – Beverwijk (NL) –
    Whitesands Bay (UK) – Brookhaven NY (US)

 

DANICE

  • Blaabjerg* (DK) – Landeyjasandur (ISL)

 

PANGEA (DK-UK-NL)

  • Leg North) Fanø/Måde (DK) – Redcar (UK)​

 

COBRA

  • Esbjerg (DK) – Eemshaven (NL)

 

AquaComm Projects

  • Havfrue: New Jersey (US) – Blaabjerg* (DK)

  • North Sea Connect (Havhingsten) Blaabjerg* (DK) – Newcastle (UK)


*Landingspot Blaabjerg Is in The Municipality of Varde

Land for large scale sites available

By the end of 2025 there will be possibilities for establishing large scale sites near the powerstation Karlsgårde in Varde Municipality, near the powerstation Lykkesgaard in Esbjerg and near the powerstation Bredebro in Tønder Municipality

Want to know more? Contact us today

Jørgen Nielbæk, Senior Consultant, Varde