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Verne Global’s Icelandic Data Centre: In Pictures
Cooled by the outside air and powered by renewable energy, the data centre in Verne's warehouse is made from modules
New Centre Bids To Establish Iceland As Data Hub
As Verne Global's Icelandic data centre goes live, Colt upgrades its partnership to include a Point of Presence
Semprius Sets Solar Panel Efficiency Record
Smaller, cheaper and making more electricity - Semprius claims a breakthrough in solar panels
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 their figures, says Peter Judge
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 pressure
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
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
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
Can Solar Power Be More Than Window Dressing?
Solar power has been only capable of producing a small part of data centre energy needs, but this may change, says Peter Judge
Flywheel Power Looks For A New Spin
Batteries only last a few years and contain noxious chemicals, says Active Power
Flawed Energy Efficiency Incentives Fail Industry
Cutting costs and carbon is critical, but Romonet’s Zahl Limbuwala says the way data centre services are ‘charged back’ is the key
UK Data Centre Power Could Fuel 6m Homes
UK data centres currently cover three square miles - says DatacenterDynamics Research
Green Data Centres Will Be Measured On Money
PUE and other efficiency measures are useful, but data centre owners are chasing money now, says Peter Judge
Green Grid Plans Online Data Centre Efficiency Tool
Users will be able to compare data centre efficiency using an online tool from the Green Grid
Datapipe Plugs Into Verne’s Icelandic Data Centre
Datapipe signs up, as the modules start to ship to build Verne Global's green data centre
Pre-Fab Green Data Centres Come In Any Size
Pre-fab data centres are a reality, and containers are reaching places we wouldn't have expected, says Peter Judge. All sizes are catered for
Power Will Be Wasted, Until IT Pays Its Bills
Even after years of Green IT promotion, only a minority of IT people know how much power they use. Peter Judge is shocked
Cool Technology Could Revive Moore’s Law
A California research team has found a way to increase power on chips without creating heat: micro-capacitors
ODCA Meets OCP To Accelerate Data Centre Greening
Data centre efficiency standards groups from Facebook and Intel share... for greater efficiency
Google Says The Cloud Is Green (Of Course)
Google is biased, but it has put together a strong argument for saving money and energy in the cloud, says Peter Judge
Google Touts Its Green Data Centre Credentials
Google has for the first time released details about the energy consumption of its data centres
Are Data Centres Going The Wrong Way On Green Power?
Peter Judge asks why data centres are switching to renewable energy, just as the government may be backing away from it
Fuel Cell Manufacturer Gets Funding Boost
A firm making fuel cell supplies for data centres has got funding to power a launch into Europe
Can Energy Scavenging Save The World?
Ambient heat, light, sound and radio can all be harnessed to power devices. It is well worth doing, says Peter Judge
What Cuts Power Use: Recession Or Efficiency?
The recession may be cutting our emissions. It's better if we can apply efficiencies while still growing, says Peter Judge
Recession Saps Data Centre Power Growth
Data centre power usage has expanded significantly less than expected - due to the economic crisis
Scavenging Free Green Power From Radio Waves
Radio wave propagation may be a form of pollution but it could be a source of free, ubiquitous energy
Microsoft Proposes Servers As ‘Data Furnace’ Heaters
Small micro-data centres could help to heat homes and run cloud services, says Microsoft
Users Take the Lead On Power Management
Users want to save power by turning their PCs off - it's their companies that are holding them back, says research