Most renewable energy sources require a lot of land. Methane farming is no different, says Peter Judge, but it is still well worth doing.
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Apple Buys Bloom Fuel Cells, Promises 100% Green Data Centre
Apple is using Bloom's fuel cells in North Carolina, and says a new plant in Oregon will use 100 percent renewable power
Jimmy Wales Backs Government Scheme To Free Academic Research
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales will help get government-backed research freely available online
Infinity Launches Methane-Powered Data Facility On UFO Base
A data centre powered by biogas is ready for your use, says Infinity
UK Government Details Solar Storm Preparations
Government discusses space weather and EMP weapons of the future
Maude Says G-Cloud Costs £4.93m
Cabinet Minister Says G-Cloud is making "good progress"
Trevor Baylis: Will Somebody Run With My Electric Shoes?
Creator of the clockwork radio Trevor Baylis tells TechWeekEurope how industry should support inventors
IBM Helps Leicester Tigers Predict Their Game
Predictive analytics will be used to help the team reduce number and severity of injuries
Could PCs-On-A-Stick Clear Up e-Waste?
Homekey's USB computer is supposed to get the older generation online, but Peter Judge thinks it could also reduce e-junk
EMC And NetApp Poised To Fight Over Green Storage Company?
EMC and NetApp are eyeing up the all-Flash storage firm XtremIO
UK And Scandinavia Make Gains In Data Centre Rankings
UK becomes the second best location for data centres, while green concerns puish Nordic states up the rankings
HomeKey £70 PC-On-A-Stick Launched For Elders
Valerie Singleton's SimplicITy outfit has a granny-friendly Linux-based USB machine she made earlier
Data Centre Module Switches To DC To Cut Power
The data centre module from ABB and IO uses DC power throughout and claims to significantly reduce power and equipment costs
CSC Cuts 640 More Staff After Failed NHS Project
CSC staff on the failed NPfIT get compulsory redunancies
Apple Responds To Greenpeace Criticism
Apple has claimed an upcoming Oregon data centre will run on '100 percent renewable energy'
Microsoft Announces Biogas-Powered Green “Data Plants”
Data centres built on rotting landfill sites could be self-sufficient in power, says Microsoft
Volta To Build Reliable Data Centre In The Heart Of London
Old Reuters building will become a state-of-the-art co-location facility
Do O2’s Telecommute Savings Add Up?
O2 saved 12 tonnes of CO2 emissions by closing its office for a day. Peter Judge asks, is that a big deal?
Apple Defends iCloud Against Greenpeace Attack
Environmental organisation blames Apple for using “dirty” energy
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