Google goes Dutch with new €600 MEELLION DC Google is to splash the cash in The Netherlands to build a new €600 million (more than $US770 million) data centre behind the dike. To be located in Eemshaven, the Chocolate Factory attributes the choice of location to the stability of Dutch energy supplies, according to Reuters. Google already operates DCs in Ireland, …
That's exactly it. €600M says "you're my beatch" to any politician, they have serious tax benefits (as the Netherlands have been party to quite a few interesting structures, which is why, for instance, IKEA has a Holding there too), they are near primary power generators AND they are close to the transatlantic cable they need to ship all that stolen EU data to the US (not on top, but near enough that running a couple trenches with dark fibre won't pose too much of an expense).
Quite an impressive feat. I'm positive that the concentration of men in dark suits will rise considerably in that part of the country over the next few months. You better start locking down everything, NSA v2 is on its way.
"If I spend nearly a billion dollars in your country, you'll help me with these pesky EU beancounters, yes?"
No. A more likely explanation is that Dutch law is quite relaxed on what constitutes a charity.. I seem to recall that Ikea's worldwide business is a charity under Dutch rules:
http://www.economist.com/node/6919139
There are things called heat exchangers and protective coatings. Great big steel ships seem to last a long time at sea for some reason. Grey water contains contaminants and pathogens and the supply may not be constant and thus require holding ponds. Is there even an existing supply of grey water available at Eemshaven?
"Great big steel ships seem to last a long time at sea for some reason."
Great, horkin' bars of zinc or magnesium bolted to the hull. They're called 'sacrificial anodes'.
Without them, a ship'd be a pile of rusty goo within a decade.
(And probably sink before that.)
http://www.gcsescience.com/ex34.htm
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