Innovation

Al Gore Narrates Google Earth Tour For COP15

Green campaigner and former US vice president Al Gore is providing a voice for a 3D map of climate change,…

15 years ago

Greens Dispute Dell’s Carbon Cuts

Dell says it has cut its carbon emissions by 18 percent year on year - but climate scientists say it…

15 years ago

US Announces £88m Smart Grid Training Fund

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for smart grid work force training…

15 years ago

Intel Looks To Create Energy Efficient “Microservers”

Intel officials say that demand is growing for servers that are small, relatively cheap and energy-efficient

15 years ago

Networks are sucking power: should you worry?

Power efficiency hax become a major factor for data centre equipment. While vendors compete on greenwash, users need to test…

15 years ago

Cloud Security Issues Come To The Fore

While some commentators dismiss cloud computing for security and regulatory  reasons, other viewpoints are emerging at a virtual summit

15 years ago

Utilities Attack Ofgem Over Smart Grid Investment

Companies including Scottish Power claim they need more funding to make their networks "smart" enough to cope with renewables

15 years ago

Brown To Flashmob: I’ll Go To Climate Summit

Prime Minister Gordon Brown told a group of campaigners assembled outside Parliament, that he would personally go to the Copenhagen…

15 years ago

Cisco, Samsung Named In Carbon Savings Report

Tech companies have ranked highly in a report on carbon emission progress

15 years ago

UK Green Start-Up Gets Fujitsu Backing

UK start-up company Romonet has developed an open source Java-based simulator tool which will be deployed internally by Fujitsu

15 years ago

US City Becoming Centre For Green Jobs

California's most Southern city is quickly becoming one of the best places to work in technology

15 years ago

Never Mind If Cloud Is Secure. Can You Prove It?

It doesn't matter how secure cloud computing is, says Wayne Rash. To comply with regulations, you will have to prove…

15 years ago

Green Transport Research Receives £1.8bn Funding

The legislation authorises long-term funding of public-private vehicle research, development, demonstration and commercial application activities in the US Department of…

15 years ago

IBM Brings Green IT Initiative To Iowa

The alliance is part of IBM's larger Smarter Planet initiative, which uses IBM technology to address sustainability issues

15 years ago

AT&T Named Most Sustainable US Carrier

An ABI Research report has named AT&T the top “green” US carrier, followed closely by Sprint Nextel

15 years ago

Tories Promise To Dump ID Cards and End Surveillance State

Less Government snooping would also mean a cash saving, says shadow justice secretary

15 years ago

Cisco: Smart Grid Means Less Cash For Utilities

Cisco is continuing its push for a slice of the smart grid market and is working closely with utility companies…

15 years ago

Cisco: Smart Grids Mean More Security Risks For Utilities

Smart grids have been championed by governments around the world as a way to help utility companies and consumers cut…

15 years ago

IBM Brings Energy Efficient Technology To Utilities

IBM's SAFE platform is designed to give utilities a simple way to bring energy-efficient technologies to their operations, while giving…

15 years ago

HP Promises To Cut Enterprise Printers – For A Price

New HP division will cut the number of printers you have... if you sign up for a full printing service…

15 years ago

Dirty IT: The Moral Side Of The Tech Lifecycle

You can argue whether to replace your IT every three years or ever five years. But, says Peter Judge, if…

15 years ago

UK Government Bodies Urged To End “Dirty IT”

Our 21st century industry relies on mediaeval disposal systems which cause illness and death in the developing world, a conference…

15 years ago

Wiltshire Mines To Hold Record-Breaking Green Data Centre

Ark Continuity is opening a green data centre which will ultimately use stone mines and nuclear bunkers to set efficiency…

15 years ago

Microsoft Builds Energy-Saving Data Centre

Moving servers to a new more efficient site will change how development teams work, the company says

15 years ago

Government Says Keep Your IT Kit Longer

Sustainable IT means consuming less IT kit - as well as being more energy efficient - Cabinet Office Minister Angela…

15 years ago

US Gets First Smart Grid City

But some critics have questioned if power companies really want their customers to have accurate information on their energy use

15 years ago

Microsoft Launches Windows 7 Deployment Tool Early

Deployment tool comes out early to help keen administrators - or encourage those who aren't so sure?

15 years ago

Stop Over-Clocking Your Data Centre Fans, Says Sun

Throwing energy at servers to keep them chilled is a waste of money - and bad for the environment

15 years ago

RightNow Buys Social Software Firm To Match Salesforce.com

Salesforce.com rival RightNow has agreed to buy enterprise social software concern HiveLive as the social bridge to its multichannel contact…

15 years ago

CBI Calls For Government Support On Low-Carbon Innovation

British innovation needs better support and incentives to take on low-carbon technologies, says business group

15 years ago