P R O J E C T F O C U S
ICELAND
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Systems LLC ( Crusoe ) to colocate Crusoe Cloud GPUs in atNorth ’ s ICE02 data centre in Iceland . This is Crusoe ’ s first project in Europe and the arrangement advances Crusoe ’ s mission to align the future of computing with the future of the climate by powering Crusoe ’ s High-Performance Computing infrastructure with clean energy sources . “ It is very important to atNorth that we are collaborating with companies that share our approach to sustainability ,” said Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson , CEO , atNorth . “ Crusoe ’ s commitment to maximise their compute while minimising their environmental impact made them a perfect fit .”
TAIWAN
Vantage Data Centers , a leading global provider of hyperscale data centre campuses , has announced its entrance into Taipei , Taiwan ’ s largest data centre market . The company will open TPE1 – a 16MW , 215,000 square foot ( 20,000 square meters ) data centre in mid-2024 . Sited on two acres ( one hectare ), the new five-story facility will be in Taiwan ’ s capital city , just 35 minutes from the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport . Vantage selected Taipei for its crucial role as an established hub supporting Taiwan ’ s Digital Transformation , as well as its rich connectivity ecosystem and submarine cable access .
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