Europe
Pan-European Datacenter Research Project Commences
The European Commission has awarded 1.7 million Euros (US$2.26 million) to a datacenter-focused R&D initiative. Full Article
Clean Energy Conundrum: In Europe, Regulations Have Helped Create a “Golden Age Of Coal.”
EU Regulations intended to shift utilities from fossil fuels to renewable energy are having the reverse effect. As America shifts to natural gas, European coal prices drop, and utilities ...Full Article
European Data Center Operator Switch Datacenters Opens Incubator To Test Energy-Efficient Technology
Amsterdam-based Switch Datacenters announced on Monday that it has opened an incubator that it will use to test and deploy energy-efficient data center technologies. Hardware that passes its testing ...Full Article