Green data centres 'should be built in Scotland'
18 Aug 2008
Scotland could prove the ideal geographic location for future data centres, it has been claimed.
The Financial Times reports the views of lawyer Andrew Rigby, who suggests that more could be done to make the most of the country's geography and climate in order to service the data centre industry.
He tells the publication that the uninhabited islands off the Scottish coastline could provide a new element of security in terms of their physical remoteness from the mainland.
Meanwhile, the cooler climate could be an advantage, he argues, as "if you are a couple of degrees lower, you actually cut your energy consumption quite considerably".
He contends that there has so far been a relative lack of awareness of the potential for Scotland to outsource such services to business clients.
But with growing concern about the potential shortage of power for facilities in London, a move to the north may well become more appealing for many firms.
Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort was one institution to make the move out of the capital recently following power outages at its London data centre..
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