Green-IT

Smart Meters Offer Best Hope Of Cutting Energy Use

IT applied to home energy use just might bring down our emissions, says Pilgrim Beart of AlertMe

13 years ago

Businesses Are Unprepared for Carbon Accounting

With carbon taxes in the offing, more than half organisations have not heard of carbon accounting, says a survey

13 years ago

EU’s New WEEE Directive Fails On Reuse, Says Computer Aid

The EU has forgotten that re-use is better than recycling, says charity Computer Aid

13 years ago

DOE Olympus Supercomputer Cooled By Groundwater

US Department of Energy makes big savings cooling Olympus supercomputer with 65 degree groundwater

13 years ago

The SOPA Protests: What Next?

After the site blackout, what can non-US citizens do to protest a law which would damage the World's Intenret, asks…

13 years ago

PureSilicon Launches Kage Platform Solid-State Storage Series

Both products are available for pre-order via the company’s Website and begin shipping late in the first quarter

13 years ago

Smart Meters Get A Parliamentary Kicking

Savaged by Parliamentery committees and consumer watchdogs, the people behind the government's smart meter plan need to get work on…

13 years ago

Government Smart Meter Benefits Called Into Question

The Public Accounts Committee warns the benefits of smart meters are unproven, ahead of an £11.7bn project

13 years ago

Apple Offers Cash For Old Hardware

Apple has launched a recycling scheme offering cash for old Apple or Windows hardware, including iPhones and iPads

13 years ago

CES 2012: EcoATM To Roll-out Automated Phone Recycling Machines Across US

ecoATM which gives instant cash for gadgets, helping to solve e-waste problem, shown at CES

13 years ago

The Uphill Struggle For Data Centre Efficiency

After years of effort, why has the efficient data centre movement made so little impact, asks Peter Judge

13 years ago

UK Data Centres Won’t Cut Energy In 2012

The majority of data centres in the UK will fail to cut energy use in 2012, despite environmental and economic…

13 years ago

Businesses Lack Credit Access For Green Schemes

The lack of credit to finance energy-efficiency schemes is hamstringing potential green moves by British businesses, a report has warned

13 years ago

IBM Data Centres Get Green Kudos From EU

The European Commission has recognised 27 IBM Data Centres for energy efficiency

13 years ago

Active Power Receives $10m Flywheel Order

Power distributor NetPower Safe plans data centre campus in Switzerland

13 years ago

Thor Icelandic Data Centre Sold To Service Provider

Iceland's Skyrr takes on the Thor containerised data centre and will sell its services worldwide

13 years ago

Brits Waste £134m A Year By Not Unplugging Chargers

The average UK household could save £60 a year by unplugging laptops and phones

13 years ago

Businesses Overlook Power Management Cost Savings

Businesses are not taking advantage of the potential cost savings associated with built-in power-saving technologies

13 years ago

Greenpeace And Facebook Decide To Friend One Another

Eco-warriors and social networkers decide to Like one another by joining forces to encourage green data centres

13 years ago

Nokia Solar Energy Test Produces Disappointing Results

Nokia admits that solar panel ona phone's phone back cover need a lot of sun to power a phone

13 years ago

Physical Infrastructure Still A Power Play In Virtualised Worlds

Virtualisation and cloud computing continue to grow but Panduit’s David Palmer-Stevens stresses the importance of the underpinning physical infrastructure

13 years ago

Green Data Centres Hold The Keys To Better Management

Green data centres and technologies offer a good ROI for IT departments looking to cut costs and complex infrastructures, says…

13 years ago

Schneider Electric Buys Viridity To Increase Power Management Offerings

With Viridity, Schneider Electric is the latest UPS hardware maker to add power management to its product portfolio

13 years ago

Thinfilm Teams With Xerox PARC For Printed Memory Device

The Palo Alto Research Center has teamed up with Thinfilm to develop non-volatile memory on plastic sheets

13 years ago

Self-Healing Electronics Breakthrough Promises Device Longevity

US researchers have created a 'self-healing' circuit board, a development that could have big implications for space travel

13 years ago

IBM’s Top 5 Innovations Will Change Your Life Within 5 Years

The 2011 predictions cover green power, mind-reading machines, desirable junk mail, DNA passwords, and digital profusion

13 years ago

WindData Plans Wind-Powered Data Centre In Texas

New wind power venture claims to offer long-term cheap power to businesses

13 years ago

EIA Calls For Elimination Of Harmful Air Con Gas

The EIA has called for the “global elimination” of HFCs, commonly used in data centre cooling systems

13 years ago

The Cloud And The Client: Apple’s Green Dilemma

Apple could find itself attacked simultaneously for wasting energy at the client, and burning coal-fired power in its iCloud data…

13 years ago

Trane And GE Add Fine Adjuster For DC Savings

Tracer XT is designed to unify control of data centre environments to optimise power use and reduce costs

13 years ago