Iceland Exports Energy as Data

Explore Technology Review (Apr 11 2012) Cloud Computing

...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... (Read Full Article)

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Australia introduces carbon tax

Explore DatacenterDynamics (Jul 11 2011) Cap and Trade , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel

...rst government to implement a carbon tax. Finland introduced 20euro-a-tonne tax on CO2 in 2010, the Netherlands has a general fuel tax on fossil fuel use, Sweden brought a carbon tax into play in 1991 along with......has a general fuel tax on fossil fuel use, Sweden brought a carbon tax into play in 1991 along with Norway, Denmark waited until 1992 and more recently Switzerland and Ireland also introduced ... (Read Full Article)

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

Explore BusinessWeek (Apr 15 2010)

...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 the air quality ......ter-continental services have also been affected. Japan Airlines Corp. flights headed to London and Amsterdam turned back to Tokyo, spokeswoman Sze Hunn Yap said by phone, while Singapore Airlines Ltd. said tw... (Read Full Article)

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The Green Grid Calls for Widespread Adoption of Data Center Energy ...

Explore businesswire.com (Oct 2 2009) Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing

..., Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukr... (Read Full Article)

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