atNorth Partners with Snerpa Power to Improve Energy Efficiency
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Nov. 3, 2022 -- atNorth has announced that it will cooperate with Snerpa Power in order to maximize the energy efficiency of their data centers. Under a new cooperation agreement, atNorth data centers will be connected to Snerpa Power's software solution to track electricity consumption in real time and automate processes related to load forecasting and scheduling. The objective is to minimize deviations and increase accuracy in electricity purchases.
Benedikt Gröndal, atNorth's Managing Director of Operations, commented: “atNorth builds its services on renewable energy, produced in a sustainable way. Responsible use of energy resources and excellent energy efficiency has guided our decisions from the start. Energy efficiency and the origin of electricity are often cumbersome in our conversations with customers. We are hoping that the cooperation with Snerpa Power will further improve the energy efficiency of our data centers and support important innovation aimed at better utilizing the renewable energy produced in this country, which is a socioeconomically important project.”
The Snerpa Power software platform provides a direct connection to the balancing market for electricity in Iceland. The companies will explore the possibilities for atNorth to sell electricity back to the grid in the form of balancing energy resulting in improved utilization of renewable resources, leaving more room in the market for the energy transition. The pilot project is expected to activate atNorth as a user in the electricity market, automate processes and contribute to a more efficient and sustainable power system.
Ásdís Ólafsdóttir, ESG Manager, atNorth added, “Support for sustainable innovation is close to us, so it is a joy to start collaborating with Snerpa Power and supporting the pioneering work that will lead to better utilisation of resources.”
About atNorth
atNorth is a leading Pan-Nordic data center services company that offers sustainable, cost effective and scalable high-performance computing across Iceland and Sweden. The company operates three data centers in strategic locations across the Nordics, while a fourth location is under construction in the north of Iceland.
About Snerpa Power
SNERPA Power creates intelligent energy solutions that tap into the full potential of the power intensive industry, creating new revenue streams for its industrial customers, increasing their competitiveness and leaving more room on the market for the energy transition. The Snerpa Power software platform is an intelligent link between the balancing market and the power intensive user that unleashes flexibility and activates the user as a participant in balancing the grid.
Source: atNorth
