Got Plants? by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 11 2012)

...e you probably don't want to put plants into the hot aisles of the data center -- unless you are in Iceland or other "free cooling" climates -- putting air-cleaning plants might make sense in a network opera... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Doug Mohney

North American/Iceland/European data center mindsets - Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Feb 22 2012)

...eothermal power that comes in at roughly about a third of the power cost per megawatt than London.  Iceland officials have quoted $37 a megawatt hour (Mwh) for a long term contract.  Compare that to $150 or ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

what i learned in iceland. no really! by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Feb 16 2012)

By this time, you’ve probably seen lots of stories about Verne Global, clean energy, and how Iceland wants to "export" energy by running data centers.  Hopefully I can offer a slightly different persp... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

The Growing (Green) Power of

Explore Green Technology (Feb 13 2012)

Last week, I was in Iceland as the guest of Verne Global and Colt. Verne Global has built the industry's first carbon-neutral, ......ent off the local market price would leave plenty of margin to pay for the delivery infrastructure. Doug Mohney is a contributing editor for TMCnet and a 20-year veteran of the ICT space. To read more of his art... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

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