Verne Global, the dual-sourced renewable energy green data center at Asbru in Iceland, will receive a modular data center facility from Colt Data Center Services later this month.
Bernard Geoghegan, Executive Vice President of Colt Data Center Services, said, “This will be one of the biggest logistical challenges in the data center industry, with 37 modules being delivered in total.”
Once the modules arrive in Iceland, they will be reassembled on the Verne Global campus making it the first wholesale data center space in Iceland, and also the world’s first zero-emission data center powered by dual-sourced renewable energy.
Geoghegan continued, “By the end of this year, Verne Global will be open for business with a prime quality, flexible data center in a shorter time than a traditional build would allow.”
The location of the data center has been strategically placed so that it will be the first in the world to use 100 percent dual sourced renewable energy sources – a mixture of geothermal and hydro-electric power. In addition to this, the cooling system has been optimised to suit Iceland’s climate, allowing for free cooling 365 days a year.
Furthermore, Verne Global last week announced that it has signed its first contract – a joint agreement with the U.S. based company Datapipe – to deliver carbon neutral managed IT solutions.