Iceland hopes to export energy via datacentres

Explore ZDNet UK (Feb 10 2012)

... a 28,000-square foot facility that opened in mid-2010 that consumes around 3.5MW of power, and the Verne Global datacentre, which officially opened on Thursday and has leased a campus that gives it access to ove......ind in any other European country, according to the datacentre provider's chief technology officer, Tate Cantrell. In the next 10 years, Landsvirkjun hopes to supply one percent of Europe's datacentre power ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Apple   Iceland   Europe

US to use climate to help cool exascale systems

Explore Computerworld (Feb 8 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling

... just off the North Sea coast in the U.K. One project that is carbon free is a data center built by Verne Global in Keflavik, Iceland. The power supply comes from a combination of hydro and geothermal sources. Th......ta center. The company can "remix" the returning hot air to have "tight temperature controls," said Tate Cantrell, the chief technology officer. The air is also filtered. The data center ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Hewlett Packard

US department of energy to cool exascale HPC with local weather

Explore news.techworld.com (Feb 8 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Servers

...r just off the North Sea coast in the UK. One project that is carbon free is a data centre built by Verne Global in Keflavik, Iceland. The power supply comes from a combination of hydro and geothermal sources. Th......ta centre. The company can "remix" the returning hot air to have "tight temperature controls," said Tate Cantrell, the chief technology officer. The air is also filtered. The data centre ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Department of Energy

Up and Running

Explore blogs.techworld.com (Jan 18 2012)

... of our new modular datacentre. At the jobsite, we embrace the blend of Icelandic and English as Verne Global's and Colt's installation and testing teams work in collaboration on the end goal of tying the burg......ows | * Mac | * Linux | * Internet | * Google * * Archives | * Get Newsletters Power Consciousness Tate Cantrell January 4, 2012 11:00 AM Up and running * * * Tweet * Email to a friend * Print this article * RSS ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

Take two aspirin for that headache

Explore blogs.techworld.com (Jan 18 2012)

...ou will set yourself up for operational success. For our first datacentre deployment in Iceland, Verne Global has employed a regimen of more than just painkillers for reducing headaches at our site on the form......ows | * Mac | * Linux | * Internet | * Google * * Archives | * Get Newsletters Power Consciousness Tate Cantrell January 18, 2012 11:06 AM Take two Aspirin for that headache * * * Tweet * Email to a friend * Prin... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

PODCAST: Are Clouds Green? By the BBC One Planet

Explore BBC - Homepage (Dec 23 2011)

Hear Tate Cantrell, Verne Global CTO and Joe Cava, Senior Director, Google Data centers talk about the cloud. Our lives are incre... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

Thanksgiving Days are meant for testing - By Tate Cantrell

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Nov 25 2011)

... testing new wine pairings and new options for mince meat pie, this Thanksgiving is testing day for Verne Global's new data centre in Keflavik, Iceland. We are winding down two weeks of intense testing of our Col... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

Video: Verne, Colt Bring Modular Data Centres to Iceland

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Nov 24 2011) Construction , Geothermal , Cloud Computing , Servers

Verne Global’s new data center in Iceland will deploy customer servers in a factory-built modular server hall de...... is housed inside a large structure on Verne’s 45-acre campus in Kevlavik. In this video, Verne CTO Tate Cantrell discuss why the company selected Colt’s Modular Data Centre for its facility. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

Silicon Geyser: put your datacentres here

Explore ZDNet UK (Oct 14 2011)

...yser might be more appropriate. I spent some time at NetEvents in Frascati last week speaking to Verne Global, which has the Wellcome Trust as its majority investor and which has built a datacentre on that isl...... of modern equipment's ability to run warmer without exceeding ASHRAE limitations. As a result, CTO Tate Cantrell reckoned the datacentre "can do better than a PUE of 1.21". That's how ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Jeff Monroe

Carbon-neutral data center powered by renewable energy, cooled by Iceland's chilly climate

Explore Ars Technica (Oct 6 2011) Construction , Data Center Outages , Power and Cooling , Fossil Fuel , Geothermal

...pening a “100% carbon neutral” data center before the end of this year. “It’s all about the power,” Verne Global CTO Tate Cantrell says. “Iceland has great natural resources.” Based in a former NATO facility in Keflavik, the data ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

Top Five Trends for Green Data Centers in 2011

Explore Triple Pundit (Jan 18 2011)

...rs. Now, it’s time for us to revisit that issue and ask, “What’s new?” Recently, I spoke with Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global, and he filled me in on how he sees the data center industry progressing towards greater sustainabi... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Verne Global   The Green Grid   Tate Cantrell

Trends In Power Management

Explore Processor.com (Dec 16 2010)

...ts. ... total facilities power consumed have become a basic function of IT process reporting,” says Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global (www.verneglobal.com). ... Trends In Power Management Here’s a look at what industry expert... Use Cloud & Virtualiz... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Verne Global   Facebook   Tate Cantrell

Data Center Metrics Demystified

Explore Processor.com (Jul 2 2010)

...pment nameplate ratings, which, he says, are highly divergent from the actual power or energy used. Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global (www.verneglobal.com), points out that beyond PUE and DCiE, there are other opportunities to quantify success. Cantr... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Verne Global   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute

Iceland as a Prime Data Center Location

Explore Relocate (Jun 30 2010) Geothermal , Cloud Computing , Servers

Data centers are well known as power hogs, with their extensive information technology equipment (having its own power needs) coupled with equally extensive cooling equipment (which further increases power usage). As energy costs rise and as the political climate increasingly frowns on fossil-fuel-based energy, companies are responding by searching for ways to reduce costs, reduce their environmental impact, and rely more on “green” energy sources. In response to the needs ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

The Green Gold Rush over Iceland's Data Centers

Explore Earth2Tech (Jun 22 2010) Construction

...mpanies that have been moving into that market. The latest person to reference this phrase to me is Tate Cantrell, CTO of startup Verne Global, and he told me it’s not uncommon for his web-serving customers to bring up the description when as... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

Iceland Data Center Delivers 100% Green Power: Verne Global Video

Explore Smart Data Centers Micro (May 21 2010) Geothermal , Servers

...e of the opportunity to speak with a number of key industry players at Interop this year, including Tate Cantrell, CTO with Verne Global. Cantrell visited the TMCnet media booth for an interview captured in this video. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

In Iceland, Making Lemonade Out of Ash

Explore Light Reading (May 8 2010) Geothermal , Hydro , Cloud Computing

...s allowed us to show how we were prepared, and that the volcano did not affect our operation," says Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global. "Our facilities are built on an old NATO airbase in the southwest corner of the country, well away... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

Update: Iceland, volcanoes, and data centers

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Apr 16 2010)

We spoke this afternoon with Verne Global, which is building a data center at a former NATO Command Centre in Keflavik, Iceland. Verne’s chie......data center at a former NATO Command Centre in Keflavik, Iceland. Verne’s chief technology officer, Tate Cantrell, said Iceland’s volcanic activity was a strategic consideration in their site location. Iceland’s p... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

Data centres find Iceland hospitable

Explore computerworlduk.com (Feb 15 2010) Construction , Power and Cooling

...whereas typical prices in the United States are about  10 cents and can be 20 cents in London, says Tate Cantrell, CTO of Verne Global. By taking advantage of outside air to cool servers in the Iceland data center, Verne Global can further reduce a customer's electric bill. "There's a considerable savings opportunity here," C... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Verne Global

The Price Of Power

Explore Forbes.com (Jan 28 2010)

...owatt hour, according to Xinhua News Agency. In Iceland it is about 4 cents per kilowatt hour, said Tate Cantrell, Verne Global's CTO. But in many of these countries--or even within the U.S.--the actual cost varies. It depends ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Department of Energy

Warming Up To Iceland

Explore Forbes.com (Jan 11 2010) Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Geothermal

...ers are expected to move to even more extreme locations over the next decade. Forbes caught up with Tate Cantrell, chief technology officer at Verne Global--a data center developer based in Iceland and Washington, D.C., to talk about the shifts and what's... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Google

Cooling your data center is a breeze by tate cantrell

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Aug 12 2009) Power and Cooling

...erage annual temperature in Iceland of 30°F in January and 55°F in July, data center campuses, like Verne Global, can take advantage of free cooling 365 days a year.  We put that cool air to use through highly ef... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Google   Verne Global

Emergency Power Strategies by Tate Cantrell

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jul 10 2009) Construction , Power and Cooling

...ter recovery plan that makes sense for the business, and do it in an environmentally friendly way. Verne Global will be the first data center in Iceland to provide CIO’s with this carbon-free mission critical op... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

Iceland: Refrigerating a green data centre

Explore ciol.com (Jun 26 2009) Power and Cooling , Geothermal , Servers

ICELAND: According to Tate Cantrell, the Chief Technology Officer of Verne Global, the Data Centre industry has a real need for a clean energy solution that drives down overall cost... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

Green data centre at Asbru, Iceland offers great cost advantages

Explore enewswire.co.uk (Jun 24 2009) Power and Cooling , Geothermal

According to Tate Cantrell, the Chief Technology Officer of Verne Global, the Data Centre industry has a real need for a clean energy solution that drives down overall cost... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell

Iceland: Calm, Cool, Collected by Tate Cantrell

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Jun 2 2009) Power and Cooling , Servers

...d’s environment also provides some less publicized advantages that greatly benefit our customers at Verne Global.  Using power generated by Iceland’s very accessible pockets of underground steam, we are able to u... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   Verne Global   Tate Cantrell