will excess data center heat be an asset? by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jan 10 2012)

... businesses to grow fresh produce without having to ship it in from warmer climates.  "Bananas from Iceland" has a nice ring to it, don't you think? Longer term, being able to bank and store heat could pro... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Doug Mohney

Localfacture and the data center connection - by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jan 6 2012)

...why you have companies building centers in Washington and Oregon and putting servers in places like Iceland, where power is plentiful, cheap, and typically carbon-free because there's a big dam, wind farm an... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Doug Mohney

Verne Global launches first dual-sourced renewably powered data center; Datapipe on board by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Oct 5 2011) Construction , Power and Cooling , Geothermal , Cloud Computing

...cent renewable – hydro and geothermal – power is just cool, there’s also the fact power is cheap in Iceland and there’s “Free” cooling due to the location close to the Arctic Circle.  Verne is estimating the... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

colt starts countdown for "project verne" green data centre - by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Sep 28 2011) Construction

...nter firm doesn't specify exactly how much space is available for build out on its website, but its Iceland facility is on the site of the former Keflavik Naval Air Station. Verne has a picture on its websit... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Doug Mohney

Realistic actions, not symbols are needed for Green progress - by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Sep 16 2010)

...ts server business over to carbon-free and sustainable electricity -- there's at least one place in Iceland that fully qualifies -- rather than whining about Facebook and getting nowhere. "But it's the sym... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Iceland   Barack Obama

Dude, Natural Disasters happen to everyone! - By Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 15 2010)

At least one blogger wants to call Iceland out as a Bad Place for a data center because they had some volcanic activity this week. Dude, seri... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Doug Mohney

Data Center 100211

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Feb 15 2010) Construction , Carbon Footprint

... How about data centres in space? Doug Mohney wrote here about climate matching - the practice of building a data center in a cool environment to......vers it contains. So far we've heard that data centers in colder countries like Ireland, Finland or Iceland can be run with less expensive cooling. But how far could this be taken? It sounds like a UK think ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Doug Mohney   Peter Judge

Iceland debates its energy future by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jul 12 2009) Power and Cooling , Emissions , Geothermal

For a country with lots of cold and snow, Iceland has plenty of geothermal and hydro power.  How it uses those resources is the subject of debate be... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   New York Times   Iceland   Doug Mohney