Can an IT Snowball Grow in Iceland?

The New York Times (Oct 20 2011) Fossil Fuel , Geothermal

1. Iceland is working to tip the scales toward renewable energy in a world where most computing needs are powered by coal. More News From ClimateWire DOE Project Probes for a Major CO2 Repository for Northeast Power Plants Republicans Probe Whether DOE's Effort to Save Solyndra Violated 2005 Energy Act Nations Heading to Durban Climate Talks Remain Deeply Divided British Engineer Says Climate, Resource Problems Make Future Economic Growth Much Harder One Man's Struggle to Bridge the Landlord-Tenant Energy Divide A blog about energy and the environment. Go to Blog » The familiar fuss is that fossil fuels make the most business sense for computing. Data centers -- the big warehouses full of servers that process all our Googling, emailing, online banking and so forth -- are situated in areas that have easy access to cheap energy. Coal and other traditional energy sources keep them running. But as data centers proliferate to ... (Read Full Article)

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