atNorth’s ICE03 data center is located in the town of Akureyri, which is in the north of Iceland and therefore benefits from the country’s cool climate and renewable energy sources.
Replacing technologies that are powered by fossil fuels with technologies powered by renewable energy sources is a key ingredient in the decarbonization recipe.
Bitcoin mining is regularly painted in a poor light in the media. This should be an alarm bell for the broader data center industry. Why? Because the issues raised aren’t specific to crypto.