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EC Announces €300m Smart And Green Networks Fund
The future is smart and green, says the European Commission
Google PowerMeter Arrives In The UK
Google is teaming up with first:utility to launch its PowerMeter online energy monitoring service in Britain
Microsoft Sends Mixed Messages On Consumption
Microsoft is encouraging adoption of its Windows 7 operating system - even if that means replacing working XP machines - but is still critical of unbridled consumption
Obama Awards Smart Grid Investment Grants
In the largest group of Recovery Act awards ever made in a single day, President Obama names winners of $3.4 billion (£2.1bn) in Smart Grid Investment Grant awards
DC Versus AC Power Debate Continues
The age-old debate over whether DC versus AC power is best looks set to continue, thanks to the potential green benefits of DC in data centres, says Chris Gonsalves
University Hopes To Cut Electricity Usage With Virtualisation
Middlesex University joins the likes of Queen Margaret and Southampton in rolling out energy efficient IT systems
UK Points To Space As The Final Economic Frontier
Conference held in London focuses on role of space technology in economic recovery and combating climate change
Powermat Wireless Charger Arrives In UK
A wireless charging system has arrived in the UK - but questions have been raised as to its value compared with a proposed standard
Embrace The EU Data Centre Code Of Conduct – Or Risk Legislation
A year after the EU issued its Code of Conduct for data centres, lack of participation could damage the autonomy of the industry, says TelecityGroup's Rob Coupland
Green Light For Universal Phone Charger
The arrival of a universal phone charger has moved one step closer after official approval from the United Nations
Chloride Launches Mega-Efficient Megawatt UPS
New uninterruptible power supply for the data centre gives you the choice - power efficiency, or smoothing to control your power
Toshiba Launches USB Methanol Fuel Cell
The device allows for speedy charging of two handsets from one dose of methanol
Fewer Americans Convinced About Climate Change
Fewer Americans are finding global warming an important issue, a report from the Pew Research Center find
Practical Steps To Green The Data Centre
For IT managers with limited budgets there are a couple of low-impact moves that could yield high-impact cost savings in the data centre
CA Gets Energy Efficiency Endorsement
Already in use by companies such as Tesco, carbon calculation tools from CA have been acredited by environmental reporting specialist CDP
PC World Gives £100 Laptop Trade-In With Windows 7
DSGi's PC World promises to dispose of old laptops responsibly, when it starts offering a trade-in to celebrate Windows 7, from midnight tonight
Apple Boosts Mac Energy Efficiency, Updates Magic Mouse
Apple updates to its MacBook, iMac and Mac Mini and the debut of the super Magic Mouse
Mobile Operators Spy Profits From Solar Charging
Solar charging technology can make mobile phones a more practical option in rural areas and developing countries - and boost revenues in the process
IT Staff Ignorant About Server Utilisation Rates
A survey sponsored by 1E and the Alliance to Save Energy found that one in six servers—about 4.7 million worldwide—are doing nothing useful, costing businesses as much as $25 billion a year (£15.4bn)
Bill Gates Pushes GM Crops As Cure For World Hunger
Bill Gates announces during a keynote address at Iowa's World Food Prize event that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $120 million to funding bioengineered crop development and small-farmer policies in Africa
UK Firms Block Facebook Over Legal Fears
Over 50 percent of UK organisations block access to social media sites, because Facebook data could be required in legal eDisclosure requests
IT Managers Need To Invest In Efficiency
IT professionals are being judged by efficiency, not results - and they need to understand the best way to get that, according to an eWEEK Europe guide
UK Troops In Afghanistan Want Solar Gadgets
MOD announces a new scheme to get troops the gifts they need in the run-up to Christmas - and solar powered chargers are a favourite item
HP Discusses Green Data Centre Progress
With data center power and cooling costs becoming a key issue for businesses, vendors such as Hewlett-Packard are using their expertise to help customers find ways to make their new or existing facilities greener
Recession Hasn’t Killed Data Centre Demand
Is the recession cutting demand for data centre space? Not according to analyst Nick Mayes of PAC Consulting.
UK Companies Offered Carbon Management Widget
The software could help managers and employees cut wasted energy from idle PCs
Dell Says Efficiency Drive Will Shrink IT Industry By £125Bn
Michael Dell aims to cut spending on IT by end user companies by pursuing the concept of the efficient enterprise
1E Launches Energy-Saving Server Software
PC energy saving company branches out into servers and makes non-productive ones drowsy
Twitter And Wikipedia Smash Pollution Gagging Order
An attempt to prevent media discussion of waste-dumping in Cote d'Ivoire by Trafigura was broken by a mass Twitter campaign