Iceland Attracts New Business with Clean Energy

Explore Renewable Energy World (Apr 23 2012) Fossil Fuel , Geothermal , Cloud Computing

...rve the international community from our 100 percent renewably powered data center,” says Verne CEO Jeff Monroe. “What we have done as a first mover here in Iceland is we have secured a long-term power contract with Landsvirkjun that is substantially better than w... (Read Full Article)

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Iceland Attracts New Business With Clean Energy

Explore ecomagination (Apr 20 2012)

...rve the international community from our 100 percent renewably powered data center,” says Verne CEO Jeff Monroe. “What we have done as a first mover here in Iceland is we have secured a long-term power contract with Landsvirkjun that is substantially better than w... (Read Full Article)

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Iceland, Data-Center Hub?

Explore BusinessWeek (Mar 29 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Geothermal

On the southwestern tip of Iceland, housed in a former NATO air base, a new $700 million data center is waiting to host the world’s in...... a rare spot on the earth where there is a convergence of attributes that tick all the boxes,” says Jeff Monroe, chief executive officer of Verne Global, Björgólfsson’s venture. “You have 100 percent renewable e... (Read Full Article)

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Iceland woos microsoft for part of $41 billion data market: tech- bloomberg news

Explore Bloomberg.com (Mar 21 2012)

On the southwestern tip of Iceland, housed in a former NATO air command base, a new data center is waiting to host the world’s informa...... a rare spot on the earth where there is a convergence of attributes that tick all the boxes,” said Jeff Monroe, chief executive officer of Verne Global. Photographer: Arnaldur Halldorsson/Bloomberg   Enlarge... (Read Full Article)

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Land of Vikings and modular data centers

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Mar 20 2012) Construction , Geothermal

Verne Global built in Iceland where it is being hailed as a pioneer. Also revealed is a deepening relationship with Colt 20 March...... that operates 19 data centers and 35,000km of fiber network. Having bought and developed the site, Jeff Monroe, CEO at Verne Global, says he was grateful to the customers who agreed to be named, and that once t... (Read Full Article)

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Q&A: Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 17 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Geothermal

Verne Global recently opened the doors on its new data center in Keflavik, Iceland, which is powered entirely by renewable energy. Working with modular specialist Colt, Verne Global ......assembled into a completed data center. We recently had an email question-and-answer with Verne CEO Jeff Monroe about the process of bringing this facility into production. Data Center Knowledge: Verne Global an... (Read Full Article)

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Verne Global Officially Opens Green Data Center in Iceland

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Feb 10 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Geothermal

...ned its first data center in Reykjanesbær, formerly a US Naval Air Station, just west of Reykjavik, Iceland. The 1,640 square foot data center, whose cost is estimated at $700 million, sits on 45 acres of la......nesday, acting Minister of Industry Oddný Harðardóttir, Mayor Árni Sigfússon and Verne Global chair Jeff Monroe cut the ribbon. Verne Global’s data center is built with steel instead of concrete, making ... (Read Full Article)

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New Tenants for Verne’s Modular Colo in Iceland

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 9 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Geothermal

Has Iceland arrived as a data center destination? Today marked a coming-out party for the leading player in the......ign process while leveraging Colt’s factory controlled fabrication process to ensure quality,” said Jeff Monroe, CEO at Verne Global. “This approach also provides Verne Global with the opportunity to quickly sca... (Read Full Article)

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Colt to add POP to Verne Global data center

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Feb 9 2012)

...k access with a network that stretches across Europe, Colt is the natural choice of partner for our Iceland data centre campus,” said Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global. The deal extends Colt’s engagement with Verne who is a customer for its Modul... (Read Full Article)

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Colt Group Sa : Colt to expand Pan-European network reach into Iceland

Explore Stock Market Quotes and Financial News (Feb 9 2012) Construction , Geothermal , Networking

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Colt and Verne Global Introduce World’s First Dual Sourced 100% Renewably Powered Data Centre in Iceland inShare

Explore Telecom Review (Dec 10 2011)

...with the growing concern of rising cost and environmental impact of traditional data centers," said Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global. "We have designed a flexible, dynamic solution that answers the need for both......ne Global has selected Colt’s Modular Data Centre for its dual-sourced renewable energy facility in Iceland. This is the world's first mission critical data centre with zero-emissions to be manufactured and ... (Read Full Article)

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Global server farms around the world

Explore Telegraph.co.uk (Oct 26 2011) Solar , Servers

...rver farm to use seawater, brought in from the Bay of Finland, for cooling. Verne Global, Keflavik, Iceland Jeff Monroe, who started out working on AOL’s server farms, this year opened his new server farm based in a dis... (Read Full Article)

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Can an IT Snowball Grow in Iceland?

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

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Can Iceland's Renewables Power the Web?

Explore Science News, Articles and Information (Oct 17 2011) Fossil Fuel , Geothermal , Servers

...ucture connecting it to major population centers. "All of those things meet at a cross section over Iceland that we really don't believe to exist anywhere else," explained Jeff Monroe, CEO of three-year-old data center company Verne Global. At least, that is what Iceland's IT pros are counting on. They see their nation becoming a player in the clean technology scene. I... (Read Full Article)

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Colt manufactures and ships data centre to Iceland

Explore telecomkh (Oct 14 2011)

...operator, has selected Colt’s Modular Data Centre for its dual-sourced renewable energy facility in Iceland. This is the world's first mission critical data centre with zero-emissions to be manufactured and ......rting our mission of delivering the world’s first dual-sourced renewably powered data centre,” said Jeff Monroe, CEO at Verne Global. “We see a strong demand in the colocation market and we required a partner wh... (Read Full Article)

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Silicon Geyser: put your datacentres here

Explore ZDNet UK (Oct 14 2011)

Is Iceland destined to be the new Silicon Valley? Or maybe Silicon Geyser might be more appropriate. I spen...... from Icelandic companies that generate using geothermal and hydro-electric means. According to CEO Jeff Monroe, customers -- the first of whom is DataPipe -- save money because there's no premium for being gree... (Read Full Article)

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UK firm opens carbon neutral datacentre in Iceland

Explore Insight for IT leaders (Oct 10 2011) Power and Cooling , Emissions , Cloud Computing , Servers

...ise two datacentres at the same price, the enterprise would always pick the eco-friendly one," said Jeff Monroe, chief executive of Verne Global. The centre will use Iceland's dual-sourced renewable energy (hydroelectric and geothermal) power grid in addition to the free c... (Read Full Article)

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Datapipe signs up for green data centre

Explore comms-express.com (Oct 7 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

...ompany Datapipe has revealed that it will be utilising equipment at the Verne Global data centre in Iceland, which will be powered by renewable energy. It is set to use the server racks and data cabinets ......ne Global centre because it runs using green energy and has two sources of power at a low price. Jeff Monroe, chief executive officer of the latter company, asserted that modules are already being ... (Read Full Article)

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Datapipe Partners with Verne Global to Deliver Green Cloud from Iceland

Explore MyHostNews (Oct 6 2011) Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

...provide free cooling. ...and more » Datapipe Partners with Verne Global to Deliver Green Cloud from Iceland By MyHostNews.com October 6th, 2011 | Posted under Press Releases, Web Host News Tweet Web Host New......e solutions to power data centres. Datapipe’s leadership in this area is one to be applauded,” said Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global. “The source, availability and cost of power remain one of the primary conce... (Read Full Article)

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Datapipe Plugs Into Verne’s Icelandic Data Centre

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Oct 6 2011) Construction , Geothermal , Cloud Computing

... announced a customer for, and released more details of, the data centre it announced last month in Iceland, powered by renewable energy. Managed services firm Datapipe will deliver what it calls “green clo...... Verne gets its warehouse ready “The modules are now in the shipping process,” said Verne’s CEO Jeff Monroe, speaking to eWEEK Europe at the NetEvents press summit in Frascati, Italy. The data centre, appare... (Read Full Article)

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Web Host Datapipe Signs as Tenant at Verne Globals Iceland Data Center

Explore Web Host Industry Review (Oct 5 2011) Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing

...pipe announced that its cloud is PCI certified. Web Host Datapipe Signs as Tenant at Verne Global's Iceland Data Center * By Nicole Henderson, October 05, 2011 * + Tweet + + + A video still of Verne Global's......inable solutions to power data centres. Datapipe's leadership in this area is one to be applauded," Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global said in a statement. "The source, availability and cost of power remain ... (Read Full Article)

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Verne Global Opens Dual-Sourced 100 Percent Renewably Powered Data Center in ...

Explore Green Technology (Oct 5 2011) Construction , Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing

... forward in terms of availability, cost and environmental impact. Verne Global first announced the Iceland data center plan in early 2010. According to Monroe, CEO of Verne Global, Iceland is an ideal place to house select IT applications due to its unique location and environmental feat......with the growing concern of rising cost and environmental impact of traditional data centers,” said Jeff Monroe, CEO of Verne Global, in a statement ... (Read Full Article)

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Iceland cometh

Explore SmartPlanet (Oct 5 2011)

There’s no country on the planet with cleaner electricity than Iceland’s. It generates 100 percent from renewable sources – about 75 percent from hydropower, 25 percent f......ower remain one of the primary concerns for data centre operators around the globe,” said Verne CEO Jeff Monroe. Geothermal forces on display at the Strokkur Geyser. Geothermal forces on display at the Strokkur ... (Read Full Article)

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Datapipe Goes Modular With Verne in Iceland

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Oct 5 2011) Construction , Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Geothermal

...a. “We have been systematically setting the stage for the data center industry to take advantage of Iceland’s attributes,” said Jeff Monroe, the CEO of Verne Global. “The industry continues to move toward environmentally sustainable soluti... (Read Full Article)

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