As industries work to reduce carbon emissions, atNorth stands out by integrating sustainability into its core operations. Its data centers, located across the Nordic region, benefit from the area’s cool climate and abundant renewable energy sources, including hydro, geothermal, wind, and solar power. This enables atNorth to run its facilities entirely on clean energy, significantly lowering the carbon footprint of its operations. Additionally, atNorth incorporates advanced energy-efficient design and cooling technologies to optimize power usage, reducing overall consumption.
A key aspect of atNorth’s strategy is its innovative heat reuse technology. Excess heat generated from data centers, which would otherwise go to waste, is captured and repurposed to provide heating for local communities and agricultural projects. This circular economy approach not only enhances energy efficiency but also strengthens atNorth’s role in supporting local infrastructure. Every new data center built by atNorth is designed with this heat reuse system in mind, and older facilities are being retrofitted to include this feature.
For its clients, atNorth offers a decarbonization platform, enabling organizations to transition to low-carbon IT operations and meet their sustainability and ESG goals. One example of this is Shearwater Geoservices, which reduced its CO₂ emissions by 92% and costs by 85% by migrating its computing infrastructure to atNorth’s Icelandic data center. By offering high-performance computing services powered by renewable energy, atNorth helps clients reduce their digital infrastructure’s carbon footprint while maintaining top-tier performance.
Furthermore, atNorth is actively involved in global sustainability initiatives, including the iMasons Climate Accord and the Climate Neutral Data Center Pact, which aims to make Europe climate-neutral by 2050. These efforts demonstrate atNorth’s commitment to industrial decarbonization on a broad scale, positioning the company as a leader in the transition to sustainable digital infrastructure.
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