A Very Green (But Not the Greenest) Data Center Opens in Europe

EnterpriseITplanet.com / Green (Sep 7 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

1. After three years of planning and construction, and at a cost of over 17 Million Euros, a new green data center opened last week in Strassbourg, Germany. Operated by PlusServer, the "datadock" data center is located right along the French/German border and utilizes the myriad of fiber running through the area to ensure high bandwidth and low latency to Europe and the rest of the world. More importantly, the area is also home to naturally cold groundwater. The water runs at a constant 12 degrees Celsius, and is part of the geothermal cooling system used in the datadock. The water is pumped out out of the well, filtered, and then brought inside the datadock to heat exchangers that run the air conditioning systems. The cold air is piped down cold aisles through perforated floors in the data center, cooling the server front sides. Heated air from the server back ... (Read Full Article)

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