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Apple to Open New, Green Data Centers in Denmark and Ireland

posted by janrinok on Tuesday February 24 2015, @11:36AM   Printer-friendly
from the that's-a-lot-of-wind dept.

SemperOSS writes:

Bloomberg has an article that Apple plans to spend €1.7 billion ($1.9 billion) on new data centers in Denmark and Ireland.

It seems that Apple is focusing on green technology using only renewable energy for these centers:

The centers, located in Athenry, Ireland, and Viborg, Denmark, will be powered by renewable energy, Cupertino, California-based Apple said on Monday. The facilities are scheduled to begin operations in 2017 in the two countries known for their use of wind power.

The project lets Apple address European requests for data to be stored closer to local users and authorities, while also allowing it to benefit from a chilly climate that helps save on equipment-cooling costs.

This is good news for the two countries that have invested heavily in renewable energy, especially Denmark that supplies a quarter of all windmills globally. More local coverage of this can be found at the website of Danish newspaper Politiken (Danish, Google translation here) and Irish Business ETC

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 24 2015, @07:32PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 24 2015, @07:32PM (#149241)

    Another way they could help level out the grid is by quickly bringing servers on-line (and taking them off-line). Wind starts to blow, Apple customers get faster response times. Wind dies down and they have to wait a little longer for their data fix...