1. Articles mentioning both Norway and Iceland

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    1. Updated: Nordics emerge as top green datacentre location

      Explore businessgreen.com (Apr 30 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Geothermal

      Updated: Nordics emerge as top green datacentre location ...he most popular datacentre location, with the UK and Germany in second and third position. However, Iceland claimed fourth spot, while Sweden came in eighth, Finland ninth and Norway 12th, with the authors crediting environmental concerns as one of the main drivers behind the growi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Google

    2. Nordic Countries Increasingly Attractive as Sites for Data Centers

      Explore The New York Times (Apr 30 2012)

      Nordic Countries Increasingly Attractive as Sites for Data Centers ...mental groups. While the cold temperatures in the Nordic countries provide natural cooling, Sweden, Norway and Iceland are also leaders in the production of inexpensive renewable energy. * 1 * 2 Next Page » A version o... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   The New York Times   Iceland

    3. Clean power isn't a leading concern for data center operators

      Explore GigaOM (Apr 25 2012)

      Clean power isn't a leading concern for data center operators ...ost energy: 1. Brazil 2. Australia 3. Singapore 4. Japan 5. Ireland Most clean power for energy: 1. Iceland 2. Brazil 3. Norway 4. Sweden 5. Indonesia Worst clean power for energy: 1. Qatar 2. Singapore 3. Hong Kong 4. Russia 5... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Iceland

    4. U.S. Still Best Data Center Location, But Nordics Gaining

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 25 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling

      U.S. Still Best Data Center Location, But Nordics Gaining ...ons, a trend driven by the focus on cool climates and renewable energy sourcing.Leading the way was Iceland,which was the fourth most popular location, followed by Sweden (eighth) and Norway (12th). The colder climate in Scandinavian countries allows increased use of free cooling (the use ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

    5. Innovative Nordic Supercomputer in Iceland

      Explore icenews.is (Apr 20 2012) Construction , Geothermal , Cloud Computing , Supercomputer

      Innovative Nordic Supercomputer in Iceland National High Performance Computing (HPC) organisations of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland have pooled resources and powered up an innovative joint supercomputer in Iceland. It is innovative not so much for its technology, but for its concept, placement and operations. Th... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

    6. Iceland Exports Energy as Data

      Explore Technology Review (Apr 11 2012) Cloud Computing

      Iceland Exports Energy as Data ...wice the length of the longest existing undersea power link, which stretches 580 kilometers between Norway and the Netherlands. Last year, a study by Landsvirkjun, Iceland's state-owned energy company, concluded that the cable could be economically feasible, though it wo... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Greenpeace   Iceland   Europe

    7. The Evolution of the Green Data Center

      Explore Triple Pundit (Mar 14 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing , Servers

      The Evolution of the Green Data Center ... centers that use water for liquid cooling near a river, lake or sea. Green Mountain Data Center in Norway, which is carved into a mountain near a fjord, claims to have no carbon footprint. * Building orie......tances. An often cited example for abundant low-cost geothermal and hydroelectric resources is Iceland but the remote location makes data movement challenging. * Server utilization – Average server util... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Norway   The Green Grid

    8. Iceland’s Thor Data Centre: In Pictures

      Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Feb 17 2012) Geothermal

      Iceland’s Thor Data Centre: In Pictures ... earlier this year. Skyrr itself has pulled off about eight mergers, including service providers in Norway, Sweden and Latvia (only 40 percent of its turnover is in Iceland), and the whole group has now emerged under the brand Advania. The whole company has about 500 IT o... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Oracle

    9. Exporting power in the form of hosting by Peter Judge

      Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Feb 12 2012)

      Exporting power in the form of hosting by Peter Judge Last week, I got to visit Iceland, to see the place’s potential as a data hub. The trip was provided by Verne Global, sponsor of this......nia is relocating some Icelandic government processing to Thor, and through its subsidiaries in the Norway, Sweden and Denmark, is starting to get international customers in there - notably the Nordic unive... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

    10. Thor Icelandic Data Centre Sold To Service Provider

      Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Jan 5 2012)

      Thor Icelandic Data Centre Sold To Service Provider ...ice there, and the Nordic supercomputer, a high-performance computing service created jointly by Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Iceland has very cheap renewable energy from geothermal and hydroelectric sources, is only 30 milliseconds ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

    11. Thor Data Center Bought by Iceland’s Skyrr

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Dec 19 2011) Construction , Geothermal , Cloud Computing

      Thor Data Center Bought by Iceland’s Skyrr ...r provides modular data center services to customers including Opera Software. Skyrr is based in Iceland but also has a solid position in the Nordic markets through its subsidiaries abroad in Norway and Sweden. Skýrr offers integrated services in software, consulting, hardware, IT operations and h... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Norway   AST

    12. Iceland-based IT company adds to enterprise with green data center purchase

      Explore icenews.is (Dec 19 2011) Cloud Computing

      Iceland-based IT company adds to enterprise with green data center purchase ...urrency and contribute to the overall development of the country’s economy. The company is based in Iceland but also has a solid position in the Nordic markets through its subsidiaries abroad in Norway and Sweden. The Norway subsidary, Hands, focuses on Microsoft Dynamics AX and vertical markets. In addition to this, Hands... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Norway

    13. Emerald plans new cloud cable to the US

      Explore businessworld.ie (Dec 5 2011) Geothermal , Cloud Computing , Networking

      Emerald plans new cloud cable to the US ...ion. Sembler said a few dozen Forbes 500 companies have already studied setting up a data centre in Iceland. One of the first global players to move there has been Norway's Opera Software, maker of world's most-used mobile browser, which opened its Iceland data centre last year. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

    14. Ireland/Iceland Atlantic cable aims for data jobs

      Explore 1450 WHTC Holland's Hometown Station (Dec 1 2011)

      Ireland/Iceland Atlantic cable aims for data jobs ...ion. Sembler said a few dozen Forbes 500 companies have already studied setting up a data center in Iceland. One of the first global players to move there has been Norway's Opera Software, maker of world's most-used mobile browser, which opened its Iceland data center last year. Trygve Jarholt, director of hosting at Opera, said so far the few cables to Iceland have been enough. "A new cable ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Google

    15. Ireland/Iceland to lay Atlantic cable

      Explore businessworld.ie (Dec 1 2011) Geothermal , Cloud Computing , Networking

      Ireland/Iceland to lay Atlantic cable ...ion. Sembler said a few dozen Forbes 500 companies have already studied setting up a data centre in Iceland. One of the first global players to move there has been Norway's Opera Software, maker of world's most-used mobile browser, which opened its Iceland data centre last year. Trygve Jarholt, director of hosting at Opera, said so far the few cables to Iceland have been enough. "A new cable ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Google

    16. Iceland Channels Volcanoes to Win Europe’s Energy-Supply Race

      Explore BusinessWeek (Feb 28 2011) Geothermal

      Iceland Channels Volcanoes to Win Europe’s Energy-Supply Race ...d come as the EU strives to reach its target of 20 percent clean energy by 2020. In about 20 years, Iceland’s energy revenue per capita may rival that in Norway, where oil income has made its $540 billion sovereign wealth fund the world’s second-biggest, Arman... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

    17. Clouds, Air Cooling...and King Canute - By Peter Judge

      Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Dec 13 2010)

      Clouds, Air Cooling...and King Canute - By Peter Judge ...en I hear people arguing about the value of trends in computing.   A king of Denmark, England, Norway and Sweden, around 1000AD Canute (or Cnut)  was a grandson of Harald Bluetooth - whose name was ado......ner, and add on the air-cooling later.   And from the way it’s deployed in the Thor facility in Iceland, the double-decker idea seems to make sense in the “big shed” style of modular data ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Norway   IBM

    18. Fjords, Caves and Mines: The New Tools for Building Data Centers

      Explore Greentech Media (Apr 28 2010) Geothermal , Servers

      Fjords, Caves and Mines: The New Tools for Building Data Centers ... complete a feasibility study in June. Kvalheim is convinced the findings will be encouraging. Both Norway and Iceland hope to take advantage of their often-frigid weather to eliminate one of the more vexing problems f... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Google   Norway

    19. U.K. Shuts Airports as Iceland Eruption Chokes Skies (Update1)

      Explore BusinessWeek (Apr 15 2010)

      U.K. Shuts Airports as Iceland Eruption Chokes Skies (Update1) ...n the U.K. and northern Europe shut down as a cloud of volcanic ash swept south from an eruption in Iceland, disrupting travel for thousands of people booked on flights with British Airways Plc and other car......til at least 7 a.m. tomorrow, according to flight-control body National Air Traffic Services, while Norway and Sweden also shut airports as the ash threatens to stall jet engines and affect ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

    20. Iceland Leads Environmental Index as U.S. Falls

      Explore The New York Times (Jan 27 2010) Power and Cooling

      Iceland Leads Environmental Index as U.S. Falls ...sity researchers, the United States ranked 39th, and China 105th. The top performer this year is Iceland, which gets virtually all of its power from renewable sources — hydropower and geothermal energy. I......er by a cluster of European countries known for their green efforts, including Switzerland, Sweden, Norway and Finland. A new ranking of the world’s nations by environmental performance puts some of the glo... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Norway   United Nations

    21. EU Hails Iceland's Membership Bid

      Explore BusinessWeek (Jul 20 2009)

      EU Hails Iceland's Membership Bid ...ad to talks on joining the EU, suggesting it is proof of the "vitality of the European project." Iceland's legislature, the 63-seat Althingi, passed the proposal to start the EU accession process by a nar......eptember * Spain Risks Losing EU Regional Funds * Britain and France Record Highest June Job Cuts * Norway to Renew Regional Aid for EU Newcomers Story Tools * post a comment * e-mail this story * print thi... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

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