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Staffordshire Uni Reduces PC Power Use By 60 Percent
University on course to save £27,000 through power management software
Microsoft Wants Data Centres To Power Themselves
“Data Plants” of the future could combine data centres and sustainable energy production
BRICS To Cable The Southern Hemisphere
A 34,000 km submarine cable network linking five developing countries? Easy, says Andrew Mthembu of i3Africa
Interxion Puts Data Centre Staff In Pods For Olympics
Olympic transport trouble won't keep data centre staff from their jobs in London
British Gas Starts Major Smart Meter Roll-Out
Replacing smart meters with… smart meters?
Intel Announces Atom-Based Centerton for Low-Energy Microservers
Atom-based system-on-chip uses only six watts, making it Intel's greenest processor yet
DARPA Contest Seeks Robots Designed For Disaster Zones
US agency offers $2 million reward in robotics advancement program
Green Data Centres Could Run On Pig Manure
Google and Apple both look like using the same source to reduce their carbon emissions, says Peter Judge
IBM PureSystems Converge RISC and x86, Network And Storage
IBM's converged data centre entry attempts to package up expertise as well as hardware
Carbon Nanotubes Could Revolutionise Processors With ‘Remote Heating’ Property
Researchers discover that CNTs remain cool when a current is sent through, transferring heat to a substrate
eBay Goes Green With Solar Panels For Utah Data Centre
Despite concerns about the suitability of solar panels for data centres, eBay is to harness the power of the sun for its Utah facility
DECC Lays Out ‘Tough Guidelines’ On Smart Meters
DECC's smart meter programme expected to deliver £7.2 billion net benefit over 20 years
Green Grid Launches Online Tool To Measure Data Centre Efficiency
Self-assessment tool allows data centres to be measured against the Green Grid's DCMM
O2 Reduces Carbon Emissions In Flexible Working Pilot
Mobile operator reveals the results of its February scheme
Broadband Promises Green Future Says UN Report
Broadband allows for flexible working practices, but it's also a boon for the environment, says a UN report
Conservatives Fail To Control The Carbs
The failure to introduce carbon accounting is one more broken environmental promise by the Conservative government, says Peter Judge
DECC Hopes To Slash Cost Of CRC Carbon Tax By 60 Percent
Will the Department of Energy's proposal, to save each participant £6000 per year, be enough to save the tax?
Apple Reacts To New iPad Battery Charge Claims
Apple vice president Michael Tchao has claimed that battery charge issues in the new iPad are a feature of iOS
Google Boasts Of ‘Real World’ PUE Data Centre Rating
Google has boasted of lowering its PUE rating for its data centres, making them even more energy efficient
Amazon Queries Facebook And Apple’s Solar Plans
Solar power takes too much space, says Amazon's James Hamilton
Budget 2012: Goodbye To the CRC Green Tax?
George Osborne may be right to call the CRC cumbersome, but he needs to create something to take its place, says Peter Judge
Orange To Launch 4G Networks Across EU By 2015
Orange makes commitment to roll out 4G, NFC and reduce carbon emissions to the EU in Brussels
Bloom Energy Eyes Up Data Centre Niche For Fuel Cells
Fuel cell maker Bloom Energy is turning its attention to the data centre sector to help tackle emission reduction issues
Russia To Spike Plan To Recycle Satellite For Antarctic Broadband Access
The mis-aligned Russian Express AM4 satellite could provide fast access for Antarctic scientists if Polar Broadband can convince the Russians
Huawei Announces ‘Beyond LTE’ 30Gbps Tech
Beyond LTE will be up to 20 times faster than current 4G technology
Foxconn Criticisms Still Hold – Despite The Lies
Apple critic Mike Daisey made things up, but iPad manufacturer Foxconn still has a case to answer, says Peter Judge
Free Apps Drain Smartphone Batteries
Ads in free apps can eat up to 75 percent of battery power
Google Data Centre Cooled By Bathtub Water
At its Georgia data centre Google is using recycled water from toilets and bathtubs to cut down on cooling costs
Memset Improves VM Energy Efficiency ‘Faster Than Moore’s Law’
UK cloud provider more than doubles energy efficiency in two years