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Is Iceland the coolest location for data centres? (E&T)

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Originally published by E&T on 12 December

Iceland has pitched itself as providing the most sustainable and cost-efficient data centres in the world. E&T took a tour of some of the most notable to find out if this is the case.

Life on the North Atlantic island is chilly, foggy, and windy all year round. And while they may have to wrap up warm, and are unlikely to get a tan, Icelanders have acknowledged that their natural cold climate is ideal for one particular industry: data.

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