Methane Power – Let’s Not Burst The Bubble

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (May 2 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell

...it has the power on hand, and the sheds in which to put the data centre. As we learnt on a visit to Iceland, all you need for a sustainable data centre is a source of energy and a good shed and Cold War air ......e Bubble Most renewable energy sources require a lot of land. Methane farming is no different, says Peter Judge, but it is still well worth ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Peter Judge   Microsoft Corp

The Renewable Energy Behind Iceland’s Data Centre Bid: In Pictures

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Feb 20 2012) Construction , Geothermal , Hydro

Iceland’s bid to be a data hub is all about energy. It generates surplus electricity from renewable sources......ted the Arctic Circle to investigate the northern seat of sustainable power On February 20, 2012 by Peter Judge 0 Hydro-electric power Cave at Irafoss The tops of the Westinghouse turbines Irasfoss - the ASEA tu... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Peter Judge

Iceland’s Thor Data Centre: In Pictures

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Feb 17 2012) Geothermal

This month saw the launch of Iceland’s bid to become an international data hub.  The new Verne Global data centre was the main feature o......wer is based on two data centres. We took a trip round the first one – Thor On February 17, 2012 by Peter Judge 0 Outside view of Thor In the warehouse: the container The container - end view Stefán Hrafn Hagalí... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Oracle

Exporting power in the form of hosting by Peter Judge

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

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... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

Verne Global's Icelandic Data Centre: In Pictures

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Feb 10 2012) Construction , Geothermal

...renewable energy, the data centre in Verne’s warehouse is made from modules On February 10, 2012 by Peter Judge 0 Colt’s big idea with its modular data centres is to make conventional data centres – but really q......but really quickly, delivering them on site in four months. Verne Global’s data centre at Keflavik, Iceland is the first modular data centre which Colt has built for an external ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Peter Judge

New Centre Bids To Establish Iceland As Data Hub

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Feb 10 2012) Geothermal

...tre goes live, Colt upgrades its partnership to include a Point of Presence On February 10, 2012 by Peter Judge 0 Verne Global’s data centre in Keflavik, Iceland, has opened with a handful of initial customers and an upgraded level of network support from partn... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

Thor Icelandic Data Centre Sold To Service Provider

Explore TechWeekEurope UK (Jan 5 2012)

...odular systems from AST Modular to deliver IT services that are environmentally friendly because of Iceland’s climate and renewable energy sources. Skyrr, a long-established Icelandic service provider will s......es on the Thor containerised data centre and will sell its services worldwide On January 5, 2012 by Peter Judge 0 Icelandic service provider Skyrr has bought the container-based Thor data centre and aims to ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Norway

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......they arrive and are assembled. Datapipe Plugs Into Verne’s Icelandic Data Centre October 5, 2011 by Peter Judge verneshedtop Tweet Datapipe signs up, as the modules start to ship to build Verne Global’s green da... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

Does efficiency matter when your power is renewable (and affordable)? - By Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Oct 3 2011)

Comment "Peter, do you really think that this is good practice?, as you say its like turning the clock back. PUE ..." - Carbon3IT Ltd

An interesting issue came up when I was discussing data centers in Iceland. The use of renewable energy could potentially change the priorities you aim for in your data cente... (Read Full Article)

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Pre-Fab Green Data Centres Come In Any Size

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Sep 28 2011) Construction , Container

...-fab data centres are a reality, and containers are reaching places we wouldn't have expected, says Peter Judge. Pre-fabricated buildings have a way of becoming permanent. It looks like the data centre indus......ally, we have full-on pre-fabricated data centres, such as that provided by Colt to Verne Global in Iceland, which are being offered alongside containers, such as those used by HP to supply Airbus’ high-perf... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Peter Judge

Icelandic Data Centre Uses Modules, Not Containers

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Sep 27 2011) Construction

Data centre company Verne Global is using modular components to build a data centre in Iceland for customers in the US and Europe, which will be powered entirely by renewable energy. Verne is s...... Monroe told eWEEK Europe. Icelandic Data Centre Uses Modules, Not Containers September 27, 2011 by Peter Judge coltmodular2 Tweet Data centre company Verne Global is using modular components to build a data cen... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

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

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

...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 center. Thor ha... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Norway   IBM

Double-Decker Data Centre Container Is Cooled By Air

Explore Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Dec 8 2010) Container , Servers

...tre container. The resulting low-energy combination, which is in use at an efficient data centre in Iceland, is being sold by IBM. The Natural FreeCooling system is an add-on to data centres built inside sh...... a launch event in London. Double-Decker Data Centre Container Is Cooled By Air December 8, 2010 by Peter Judge thortop AST Modular has shoved a cooling module on top of its data centre containers AST ... (Read Full Article)

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The rise and fall of PUE - By Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Apr 12 2010)

... benefit of free air cooling, so need to use less energy (and on this site, I feel we could mention Iceland). Good luck to those sites, and if all other factors are taken into account it seems a good idea to... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   The Green Grid   Department of Energy

How Green Is your IT? By Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Feb 22 2010)

...sing cleaner energy, by and large does not save money.  There are exceptions to this, for instance Iceland, where our hosts here, Verne Global are building a data center, which they say will get power for a... (Read Full Article)

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Data Center 100211

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Feb 15 2010) Construction , Carbon Footprint

...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