Iceland Exports Energy as Data

Explore Technology Review (Apr 11 2012) Cloud Computing

...es of stock exchanges. But the renewable sources of Iceland's power could give the country an edge. Greenpeace last year published a report excoriating major tech firms, including Apple and Facebook, for relyin......ud computing operation that bills itself as "100% carbon neutral." However, Verne marketing manager Lisa Rhodes says it's "still debatable" whether green energy will be a major selling point. She says Verne, who... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Iceland   Europe

What's behind Iceland's first major data center

Explore ITworld (Oct 14 2011)

...very, via Verne Global’s Icelandic data center facility. I had the chance to interview executives – Lisa Rhodes, VP of marketing and sales for Verne Global, and Sean McAvan, Datapipe’s VP of Sales for Europe and...... continues to grow, so will the amount of energy required to power data centers. Organizations like Greenpeace (see their “Dirty Data Campaign”) have already been active in trying to mobilize consumer and inves... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Iceland

Industry Trends: Part 2 - Business Efficiencies, Regulation, and Security Risk Management

Explore Data Center Post (Feb 23 2011)

...ting that we turn the tables and focus on energy efficient monitoring and impending regulation. - Lisa Rhodes, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Verne Global (www.verneglobal.com), says: A couple weeks ...... to take carbon usage into consideration. Take Facebook, for instance. Facebook has been blasted by Greenpeace for using coal to generate electricity and is now caught up in a battle to “Unfriend Coal” and embr... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Google   Verne Global

Data Center Greenwashing? Time Will Tell If It Was

Explore Relocate (Apr 29 2010) Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Geothermal , Cloud Computing

...ter Greenwashing? Time Will Tell If It Was Time Well Spent Thursday, 29 April 2010 18:57 Written by Lisa Rhodes E-mail Print PDF Every year around Earth Day, countless individuals and organizations look to make ......ncover deceitful messaging or contradictory efforts in an organization's environmental stance. Greenpeace recently released a controversial report criticizing a number of companies for potential conflictin... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Greenpeace   Iceland   Google