Cooling

How Green Is Apple’s iCloud?

Apple's iCloud will boost adoption of cloud computing - but questions remain about the energy efficiency of the project, says…

13 years ago

Green Google’s Sea Change In Data Centre Design

A Finnish data centre will use seawater to cool Google's servers and wind power to supply the electricity

13 years ago

What Is Behind This New Efficiency Measure?

A new way to measure efficiency for data centre servers seems to duplicate and misrepresent other measures, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Facebook’s Open Compute Gets Discussion Going

When Facebook opened up its green data centre ideas, it also opened up a big discussion which could provide more…

14 years ago

Fluid Dynamics Helps Cool Data Centres

Data centres get a tool which models air flow, to help eliminate hot spots and cut wasted energy

14 years ago

Data Centre Models In Ferment

The Green Grid's Maturity Model could be a useful tool, but let's give it time to mature, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Micro-Modular Data Centres Roll Into Britain

Fully-enclosed racks could roll in to take the place of data centres, says Elliptical Modular Systems

14 years ago

New Green Grid Guide Extends To Servers And Storage

In its Data Centre Maturity Model, the Green Grid adds servers and storage to its power and cooling concerns

14 years ago

Daxten Cuts Energy Costs With Curtains

Cages and curtains cut cooling costs in the data centre, says Daxten

14 years ago

ASHRAE Says Data Centres Can Get Hotter

Cooling experts ASHRAE's new set of guidelines will turn the heat up in data centres

14 years ago

Containers Could Simplify Data Centre Cooling

Data centre cooling can look complex, but the message on saving energy comes down to a simple one, says Peter…

14 years ago

Scottish Council Uses Free-Air Cooling For ‘Listed’ Data Centre

A Scottish local authority is cutting servers and saving energy at a data centre in a listed building

14 years ago

Modularity Wins The Day In Iceland

Modular data centres really can be more efficient, according to evidence from Iceland, says Peter Judge

14 years ago

Container-Based Data Centre Launches In Iceland

Containers got the Thor data centre in Iceland off the ground without hitting the efficiency

14 years ago

Double-Decker Data Centre Container Is Cooled By Air

AST Modular has shoved a cooling module on top of its data centre containers

14 years ago

Why Data Centre Cooling Is Getting Simpler

Free air and evaporative cooling are far more simple than the chillers and refrigeration units they could replace, says Peter…

14 years ago

APC Launches Modular Data Centre Cooling

Outside-air cooling for data centres is now available off-the-peg, from APC

14 years ago

Researchers Build Victorian-Inspired Computer Switch

The switch, inspired by a Charles Babbage design, could allow computers to operate at extremely high temperatures

14 years ago

Energy Now Fastest Rising Cost For Data Centres

Energy related costs now make up 12 percent of data centre expenditure, Gartner has found, and things will get worse

14 years ago

Concerns Raised Over Home Working After ‘Laptop Fire’

Concerns have been raised about working from home after a staff member blamed a company's laptop for starting a fire…

14 years ago

Silly Season: Electricity From Waste Server Heat?

It's not perpetual motion, but the idea of generating electricity from server heat is a very wasteful way to save…

14 years ago

Sony Issues Recall For Overheating Vaio Laptops

Sony has issued a recall for more than half a million Vaio laptops, following overseas reports of severe overheating, which…

14 years ago

EcoCooling Touts Cleaner Data Centre Cooling

Could evaporation cool data centres in a greener way than traditional refrigeration units?

15 years ago

Gartner: Data Centres Set For Fresh Headaches

Data centres are set to face a rapid rise in problems associated with power, cooling and space, thanks to the…

15 years ago

Hardcore Unveils Liquid Cooling For Blades

In a development that could remove the need for air cooling inside data centres, a company is now offering liquid…

15 years ago

New Server Cooling System Puts Blades In A Bucket

GRC's data centre cooling system saves energy costs and keeps things simple - by dunking standard blades vertically in a…

15 years ago