Innovation

Google Demos Tree-Saving Tech At Copenhagen Talks

Google debuts a new technology at the climate change conference in Copenhagen that helps scientists track global deforestation

15 years ago

US Wants To Make It Easier To Develop Green Tech

US commerce secretary Gary Locke tells delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen that nations must stop…

15 years ago

Senate Panel Approves E-Waste Bill

The US senate has given its blessing to legislation that will provide funding for the recycling of old IT equipment

15 years ago

Japan Most Likely To Cut Emissions Using ICT

IDC has revealed which G20 nations have the ability to use Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to reduce their CO2…

15 years ago

10 Email Security Lessons To Be Learned From Climategate

With climate change critics using hacked emails to discredit scientists ahead of COP15, eWEEK looks at what IT managers and…

15 years ago

Intel Sees Big Hope For ICT’s Carbon Contribution

Only ten percent of computers have their power managed. It's time we did better, Intel's eco-tech manager told us, from…

15 years ago

US Fast-Tracks Green Tech Patents

Under a new pilot program, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office hopes to slice at least a year off the…

15 years ago

HP Targets SMBs With All-in-One PC Launch

HP has launched an environmentally friendly PC with a small physical footprint, for budget-conscious IT managers

15 years ago

Telehouse To Open Green Data Centre In London In 2010

A new green data centre in London's Docklands will provide heat energy to the surrounding housing developments

15 years ago

Smart Meters Allow Companies To Monitor Home-Worker Carbon

A new service could help businesses more easily include remote staff in carbon calculations

15 years ago

Cisco: Smart Grids Can Improve The World

Cisco claims smart grids can help improve the societal and economic problems around the world, but some experts have raised…

15 years ago

Russia Accused Of Climategate Hack

As the climate change summit opens, a UN scientist has accused Russia of releasing the emails which sparked a scientific…

15 years ago

IBM Takes University Data Centre Off The Grid

IBM has taken Syracuse University's data centre off the electric grid, thanks to tri-generation, which burns gas to provide heating,…

15 years ago

Microsoft-Backed Green Search Engine Attacks Google

Ecosia is being endorsed by the WWF and billed as an "eco-friendly" search engine but it is also based on…

15 years ago

Businesses Urged To Power Down At Christmas

Switch off those idle servers. British businesses are being urged to power down their non-essential equipment over the Christmas and…

15 years ago

Green IT and more (Part IV) – Changing Staff Attitudes and Taking Action

The time has come to get your hands dirty (well, green) and take action. This part is packed with ideas…

15 years ago

CIOs Predict US Recruitment Surge in 2010

Increased workloads and expectations for new projects will lead to an increase in IT hiring in 2010, according to a…

15 years ago

IBM Includes Other Vendors’ Kit In Data Centre Containers

IBM follows other vendors into the mobile data centre market - and its shipping containers don't have to hold IBM…

15 years ago

IT Could Help Meet G20 Carbon Targets, Says Analyst

IT could help the world hit targets for cuts in CO2 emissions by 2020, say analysts amid calls for more…

15 years ago

Climate Unit Appoints Replacement Director

As Professor Phil Jones steps down from the beleagured Climatic Research Unit, the new acting director tells eWEEK the work…

15 years ago

Cisco Helps Amsterdam Get The Dope On Carbon Emission

Networking giant Cisco is helping the city of Amsterdam provide detailed information on carbon emissions to its residents

15 years ago

Google Looks To ‘Air Wands’ For Data Centre Cooling

Google's patent application for a new cooling method for its servers gives a rare insight into the workings of its…

15 years ago

Vibration Energy Touted As New Power Source

Within the next five years, mobile phones could be powered by kinetic energy harvested from vibrations in the environment, according…

15 years ago

Government’s New ICT Strategy Could Save £3.2bn

UK public services will be delivered via a government cloud and app store, with an emphasis on green IT and…

15 years ago

UK’s Printing Practices Are Worst In Europe

The UK is the worst country in Europe for sustainable printing, with companies wasting up to five percent of their…

15 years ago

University To Release All Climate Research Data

The Climatic Research Unit whose emails were leaked to bloggers has said all data will be released to defuse the…

15 years ago

Green IT And More (Part III) – Greening Your Organisation

In the third of a series of articles, David Tebbutt explains how IT can help companies become greener by using…

15 years ago

Two Thirds Of Enterprises Not Ready For Carbon Accounting

With the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) looming, organisations need to get with the programme, or they will be hit with…

15 years ago

Virtualisation Moves On To Conquer Networks And Desktops

With claimed annual savings of £2500 per server and £78 per desktop, virtualisation is moving on to conquer networks and…

15 years ago

Boffins Perfect Power Capture From Wasted Heat

Researchers believe they have found a much more efficient way to harvest wasted heat from electrical devices and turn it…

15 years ago