Technology Magazine June 2022 | Page 170

DATA CENTRES IN NORWAY
SUSTAINABILITY WITH A COST BENEFIT
Electricity Generation in Norway
Thermal power - 11.9 %
Wind power - 1.0 %
Hydro power - 87.1 %
From 4 cent / kWh Incl . grid fee
Source : SSB
Green Energy

• Electricity production in Norway is 98,9 % renewable

• Consecutive annual energy surplus

Source : government . no
Lowest Energy Prices in Europe Lowest electricity prices in Europe Competitive grid fees

• Lowest energy tax in Europe

Read more on TCO on p . 06
Sustainability to the next level Heat Reuse projects Average PUE : < 1 . 2

• Cold and wet climate

Source : PUE numbers from operators
Carbon footprint of electricity :

• Norway average : 34 . 02 gCO2eq / kWh

• FLAP-D average : 260 . 35 gCO2eq / kWh

Source : Average in 2021 Electricity Map . org
Carbon Intensity - Europe 2021
Germany : 329.70 gCO2eq / kWh France : 59.03 gCO2eq / kWh United Kingdom : 246.55 gCO2eq / kWh Ireland : 363.42 gCO2eq / kWh Netherlands : 329.7 gCO2eq / kWh Denmark : 190.36 gCO2eq / kWh Norway : 34.02 gCO2eq / kWh
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