1. Cheap energy and green credentials lure business to Iceland datacentres

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    Cheap energy and green credentials lure business to Iceland datacentres

    As growing numbers of European businesses look to reduce their carbon footprint, many are turning to Iceland to build datacentres and make use of cheaper energy and natural cooling resources to improve their green credentials. “A fifth of datacentre costs are spent on power and half of that is used for cooling. But in Iceland, businesses can use free-air cooling all year round and save on cooling costs,” said Einar Hansen Tomasson, project manager at Invest in Iceland, the government body that aims to attract foreign direct investment to Iceland.

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    1. A fifth of datacentre costs are spent on power and half of that is used for cooling. But in Iceland, businesses can use free-air cooling all year round and save on cooling costs.
      By Einar Hansen Tómasson
    2. Carbon footprint is beginning to hurt now.
      By Thordur Hilmarsson
    3. Everything we put in the grid is 100% renewable which can give businesses a truly green datacentre.
    4. Power in Iceland costs 3-3.5 cents per kWh (kilowatt per hour) whereas it costs around 7 cents in central Europe and about the same in the UK.

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