Green electricity production in Iceland
55'000 kWhgreen electricity per capita and year in Iceland – the highest figure worldwide.
SUSTAINABILITY / ICELAND
100% with
nature.
Iceland is the world's largest producer of green electricity per capita. That is exactly where our data centre is located – and it runs exclusively on renewable energy.
01 / FIGURES
Why Iceland.
Three figures explain why our data centre is located in Iceland and nowhere else.
Average of the European Union
<6'000 kWhis the average of the European Union in comparison.
Iceland's renewable electricity sector
100% renewableHydropower, geothermal and wind – Iceland's electricity sector is fully renewable.
02 / ENERGY MIX
Three sources.
No fossil fuels.
Iceland's electricity sector
is based entirely on renewables.
Hydropower
Rivers and glaciers supply a large share of Iceland's base load. Hydropower is predictable and available all year round.
Geothermal energy
Iceland's volcanic setting makes geothermal energy a reliable source – around the clock, independent of the weather.
Wind energy
It complements the mix and helps ensure that Iceland's electricity sector manages without fossil fuels.
03 / CONTEXT
Sustainability is
a question of location.
Computing power needs one thing above all: electricity – and plenty of it. Where that electricity comes from determines how large the ecological footprint of a facility actually is. That is why our data centre is located in Iceland.
Iceland produces around 55,000 kWh of green electricity per capita per year – more than any other country. The average of the European Union is less than 6,000 kWh. Iceland's electricity sector is based entirely on renewable energy: hydropower, geothermal energy and wind energy.
On top of that comes the cool climate. Cooling is a significant energy factor in data centres – in Iceland it is considerably lower than in warmer regions. Location and operation therefore reinforce each other.
As a young company we also work with a lean business model: efficient, cost-effective, flexible and fast to react. That too is a contribution – because resources are not tied up in structures that are not needed.
Learn more about
operations.
How the facility is secured, who operates it and what role photovoltaics plays – on the following pages.