atNorth, a Nordic colocation, high-performance computing and synthetic intelligence service supplier, has collaborated with Crusoe Energy Systems LLC (“Crusoe”) to colocate Crusoe Cloud GPUs in atNorth’s ICE02 information centre in Iceland.
This is Crusoe’s first undertaking in Europe and the association advances Crusoe’s mission to align the way forward for computing with the way forward for the local weather by powering Crusoe’s high-performance computing infrastructure with clear vitality sources.
“I’m thrilled that our quest to source low carbon power has led us to Iceland,” stated Cully Cavness, Crusoe’s co-founder and president (pictured proper). “This partnership with atNorth allows us to bring the concentrated energy demand of compute infrastructure directly to the source of clean, renewable geothermal and hydro energy.”
“It is very important to atNorth that we are collaborating with companies that share our approach to sustainability,” stated E. Magnús Kristinsson, CEO of atNorth (pictured left). “Crusoe’s commitment to maximize their compute while minimizing their environmental impact made them a perfect fit.”
The atNorth ICE02 website leverages greater than 80MW of energy benefiting from the sustainable geothermal and hydro vitality produced in Iceland. The nation additionally advantages from low latency networks and absolutely redundant connectivity to buyer bases in North America and Europe by way of a number of undersea fiber optic cables.
“AI and machine learning are driving the demand for data centers to grow at a record rate,” stated Chris Dolan, Crusoe’s chief information centre Officer. “We’re excited about our initial commitment to atNorth and look forward to potentially expanding capacity even more in the future.”
The information follows atNorth’s current acquisition of Gompute, a number one supplier of High Performance Computing (HPC) and information middle companies, and the announcement of three new websites,FIN04 in Kouvola, Finland, FIN02 in Helsinki, Finland and DEN01 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The enterprise continues to be acknowledged for its prowess within the sustainable information middle business by a number of awarding our bodies this yr together with the Edie Net Zero Awards, the DCS Awards, the Electrical Review and Data Center Review Excellence Awards, the Tech Capital Awards, the National Sustainability Awards and the 2023 Energy Awards. The Tech Capital Award specifically, identifies the advantages of Iceland as an information middle location, such because the abundance of pure sources and the truth that their vitality is 100% generated by renewable sources, along with their steady political state of affairs, round economic system ideas, and redundant connectivity.
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