World's biggest green data center planned for Arctic Circle
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A U.S.-Norwegian company is planning to build what they claim will be the world's biggest green data center.
The Kolos [a][b]data center is slated to be built at Ballangen within the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, BBC News reported.
The center will be fully powered by sustainable hydropower and wind energy, which combined with the cool climate will lead to a 60 percent reduction in energy costs, according to the Kolos website.
The site will eventually cover a total of 600,000 square meters.
The data center will initially draw on 70 megawatts of power, which is scheduled to rise to 1,000 MW within a decade.
The planned size of the Kolos facility would make it larger than a data center in Langfang[c], China that is currently the world's biggest, according to BBC News.
However it won't be as big as the Switch Citadel Campus in Nevada, which is still in development and will eventually be the largest data center in the world at more than 668,000 sqm.
RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. Location of Kolos data center
2. Overview of Kolos; 100 percent hydro and wind power combined with cold air, leads to 60 percent reduction in costs
3. Kolos will eventually cover 600,000 sq m
4. Kolos will draw on 70 megawatts of power; scheduled to rise to 1,000 MW.
VOICEOVER (in English):
"The Kolos [d][e]data center is slated to be built within the Arctic Circle in northern Norway."
"The center will be fully powered by sustainable hydropower and wind energy."
"Kolos claims green energy combined with the cool climate will lead to a 60 percent reduction in energy costs."
"The site will eventually cover a total of 600-thousand square meters."
"The data center will initially draw on 70 megawatts of power, which is scheduled to rise to 1,000 megawatts within a decade."
SOURCES: Kolos, BBC News
http://kolos.com/
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40...
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