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Government Keeps Simpler Green CRC Tax
The CRC green tax remains, but adjustments have been made, and there is still room for consultation
Greenpeace Makes Peace With Data Centres
Data centre operators should be more open about their energy use, according to Greenpeace
Data Centres – Watch Japan’s Energy Crisis
Japan's energy crisis is bringing about changes to data centres. The same thing will have to happen here, says Peter Judge
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 Peter Judge
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
Data Centre Measure Rates Transactions Per Joule
Power Assure says PAR4 measures how much work your servers do. Doesn't SPECpower already do that?
Greenpeace Praises Facebook’s Solar Effort
Facebook gets a cheer for using a bit of solar energy, but Greenpace isn't satisfied yet
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 benefits, says Peter Judge
Facebook Open Sources Green Data Centre Hardware
Facebook shared specs for its custom built low-energy servers, but Greenpeace is not impressed
Data Centres: What’s In A Green Label?
Energy efficient data centres are complex. But the information about them needs to be as simple to read as food labels, says Peter Judge
How To Use The Green Grid Maturity Model
eWEEK wasn't sure how useful the Green Grid Maturity Model was. The Grid's Harkeeret Singh talked us through it
Greenpeace TV Ad Pushes Facebook On Coal Power
A Greenpeace advert aims to shame Facebook into giving up coal-fired electricity in its data centres
Why Does Your Data Centre Depend On Diesel?
Data centres could benefit in many ways from renewable power, but governments could kill that off, warns Peter Judge
Intel And AMD Chips Power Dell Next-Gen Micro Servers
Dell's shows non-partisan approach to third-generation, greener PowerEdge C5000 micro servers
Nanotube Batteries Could Power Mobiles For Months
Researchers in the US are working on mobile phone batteries that could run for weeks, or even months
Micro-Modular Data Centres Roll Into Britain
Fully-enclosed racks could roll in to take the place of data centres, says Elliptical Modular Systems
The Inconvenient Truth About Carbon Intensity
Even the most efficient data centre has a carbon footprint, dependent on its source of electricity, says Peter Judge
Can PC Power Management Really Go To The Cloud?
Desktop management can cut energy waste, but it's tricky for smaller businesses, unless a cloud solution can be made to work, says Mark McGinn
Modularity Wins The Day In Iceland
Modular data centres really can be more efficient, according to evidence from Iceland, says Peter Judge
Green Grid Starts To Measure Data Centre Carbon Use
Alongside PUE to measure power efficiency, the Green Grid now has CUE to measure carbon use
EU Code Of Conduct For Data Centres ‘Failing’
The EU code of conduct for data centres is failing to engage the industry, say critics
When Will All Our PCs Be Managed?
Eighty percent of our PCs are free to stay on all night right now. Peter Judge thinks this will change very soon
What On Earth Is CRC?
It's too late now to register for the government's CRC scheme to reduce emissions, says Peter Judge. How come half of you haven't heard of it?
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
Capgemini Offers Modular Green Data Centres
Capgemini has magically turned its Merlin green data centre technology into a marketable package
Network Vendors Play The Green Card
Data centres could make "huge" energy savings through lower energy networks, says Juniper
Yahoo Unveils ‘Chicken Coop’ Green Data Centre
A chicken shed design lets Yahoo equal the world record for data centre efficiency, and cuts energy costs by 40 percent
Fujitsu Develops Power Transmitter For Mobiles, Cars
Fujitsu said it has made a significant step toward efficient chargers that work over a distance and could charge electric vehicles
IBM Summit: World Is Ready For Smart Grids
The UK is facing a looming energy crisis - but smart meters can help - according to the government's Minister for Energy and Climate Change