Innovation

Intel Pushes Low Power Limits With Claremont Chip

IDF: Intel shows chip which needs no heatsink and can be powered by a tiny solar cell

13 years ago

ODCA Meets OCP To Accelerate Data Centre Greening

Data centre efficiency standards groups from Facebook and Intel share... for greater efficiency

13 years ago

Ethical Consumer Rates Laptop Makers’ Morals

No laptop maker scores more than half marks in a new online ethical rating system

13 years ago

Google Says The Cloud Is Green (Of Course)

Google is biased, but it has put together a strong argument for saving money and energy in the cloud, says…

13 years ago

Study: Internet Firms Lagging On Green Strategy

Companies such as Amazon, eBay and Google must do better on energy management and emissions disclosure

13 years ago

IDT Unveils Power Efficient DC Architecture

IDT is offering a power architecture designed to help existing data centres exploit their computing resources

13 years ago

British Scientists Invent Jelly Battery

A jelly lithium battery has been developed that is safer and cheaper than traditional lithium-ion batteries

13 years ago

Google Touts Its Green Data Centre Credentials

Google has for the first time released details about the energy consumption of its data centres

13 years ago

First AMD ‘Bulldozer’ Opteron Server Chips Ship

The Opteron 6200 Interlagos chips offer 16 cores with improved energy efficiency over current 12-core chips

13 years ago

Are Data Centres Going The Wrong Way On Green Power?

Peter Judge asks why data centres are switching to renewable energy, just as the government may be backing away from…

13 years ago

Marilyn Data Centre Uses Vertical Air Cooling

Vertical air cooling improved French designers' energy efficiency - and inspired the name of their data centre

13 years ago

Level 3 Certifies Three Green Data Centres

One Level 3 data centre in Amsterdam and two in London now get all of their power from renewable sources

13 years ago

Interxion Brick Lane Data Centre To Use Green Energy

A data centre in London's East End has opted for 100 percent renewable energy to meet carbon targets

13 years ago

Government Stumps Up £4.6bn For Smart Grid

The government has revealed how much is willing to pay for the smart grid and associated data services

13 years ago

Chinese Groups Reveal Apple Suppliers’ Dirty Practices

Apple's Chinese suppliers are reportedly producing high levels of pollution, creating a risk for residents

13 years ago

Smart Grids Must Short Circuit User Apathy

Smart meters might cut energy use - but only if users can be persuaded to welcome them and use them…

13 years ago

Graphene Links Could Enable Super-Fast Internet

Researchers in Manchester and Cambridge show graphene's potential for superfast broadband

13 years ago

Tiny £15 Raspberry Pi Computer Shows Off Its Power

Raspberry Pi, the tiny educational computer under development in the UK, has been filmed playing Quake III

13 years ago

Snooping Binmen Given iPads

A council in the north of England will soon arm its binmen with iPads despite pressure to cut costs

13 years ago

Wyse Touts High Performance Thin-Clients

Wyse Technology has boldly claimed that its new thin clients are the fastest in the world

13 years ago

IBM Tests Consumer Reaction To Smart Meters

Big Blue is testing consumer reaction to smart meters to see if they can change energy and water usage habits

13 years ago

Businesses Urged To Improve Green Reporting

The Environment Agency has cut its CO2 emissions by almost a fifth and urged others to follow suit

13 years ago

US Electric Utilities Investing In Secure Smart Grids

Investment in cyber-security to protect smart grids will increase as utilities upgrade control systems

13 years ago

AST Modular Opens Container Data Centre In Denmark

AST Modular has opened a data centre in Denmark, built using 21 modular shipping containers

13 years ago

Vantage And GE Go Platinum For Green DCs

Two data centres have been awarded LEED Platinum status, a high green accolade awarded to few in the US

13 years ago

Solar-Powered 3D Printer’s Future Is Built On Sand

The SolarSinter project makes objects from sand and sunlight - and it will be on show in London in September.

13 years ago

Fuel Cell Manufacturer Gets Funding Boost

A firm making fuel cell supplies for data centres has got funding to power a launch into Europe

13 years ago

Can Energy Scavenging Save The World?

Ambient heat, light, sound and radio can all be harnessed to power devices. It is well worth doing, says Peter…

13 years ago

Bristol Council Wins EU Funding For Green Projects

Bristol City Council has won £300,000 of European Union funding for two green tech projects

13 years ago

Slower Disk Drives Could Slash Data Centre Power

Disks that slow down when their data goes 'cold' could cut power in data centres, says a Facebook engineer

13 years ago