It will power Apple's online services, including the iTunes Store, App Store, iMessage, Maps, and Siri for customers across Europe. "We're thrilled to be expanding our data center operations in Denmark, and investing in new sources of clean power," Erik Stannow, Nordic manager for Apple, said in a statement emailed to Reuters. "The planned facility in Aabenraa, like all of our data centers, will run on 100% renewable energy from day one, thanks to new clean energy sources we're adding," he said. Apple's first data center in Denmark near the town of Viborg is due to begin operations later this year. Apple said a planned data center in Athenry, Ireland, announced in 2015 had yet to begin construction. Apple confirmed that the Irish data center is currently under judicial review. Denmark, a leader in wind power, has abundant supplies of wind energy as well biomass energy.