So, Why is Iceland Ideal for Data Centers?

ABUNDANTPOWER

STABLEPOWER

Lessthan10%ofIceland’srenewableenergycapacityhasbeentappedtodate.

Nordicsprimarysourceofpowerishydro-electric.EquallyinIceland,geothermalprovidesasimilarpowerprofile.

SCALABLEPOWER

Iceland:Upto2,000MWofaddiRonalrenewablepowerbeingconsideredfordevelopment.

Source – Gov’t Offices of Iceland, 2014 Source – Landsvirkjun, 2014

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Connectivity Connectivity

Client Example: BMW

•  82% saving in HPC energy cost

•  3,570 metric tons of carbon saved

•  Equivalent to 1.46 million liters (400k gallons) of fuel

Thank You! Jorge L. Balcells

Director of Technical Services Verne Global

@DataCenterJorge @vernedatacenterjorgeglobal