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Facebook likes renewable energy as it flicks switch on green data centre

2013-06-13 01:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: Facebook has shared news that its latest and potentially greenest data centre went live this week, boasting renewable energy supplies and an impressive energy efficiency rating. Located on the edge of the Arctic Circle, in Lule, Sweden the new data centre is powered by locally generated hydro-electric energy and uses natural free cooling from the outside air rather than energy intensive air conditioning units. Facebook said the hydropower plants were reliable enough to allow it to remove most...

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