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Apple Plans Second £700m Renewable Data Centre In Denmark
Apple continues its green IT drive as renewable energy takes centre stage
Google To Hit 100 Percent Renewable Energy Target In 2017
Solar and wind investment pays off as Google reveals it will reach 100 percent renewable energy target in 2017
Apple Agrees Green Solar Initiatives In China
iPhone maker wants to clean up its supply chain and promises big solar energy projects for renewables push
Tesla Powerwall Battery Launched To Power Homes
Carmaker reveals rechargeable lithium-ion battery unit that stores solar power for homes and businesses
Could Scotland Achieve Data Centre Independence?
Customers want local data centres after The Snowden revelations. Peter Judge thinks a new site might be just what Scotland needs
Microsoft Partners University For Data Centre Energy Efficiency
Microsoft teams up with Texan university to explore green ways to meet data centre energy needs
Scotland’s Biggest Data Centre Will Be The UK’s First On Fully Renewable Power
The Queensway plant in Glenrothes hopes to serve government IT using 9MW of biomass-powered electricity
Greenpeace Slams ‘Dirty’ Amazon Web Services, Twitter
Leading tech firms praised by Greenpeace for their renewable energy drive, with the exception of AWS and Twitter
Google Launches World’s Largest Solar Power Project
Ivanpah solar plant will look to power more than 140,000 California homes
Microsoft Builds Its Waste-Powered Dream Data Centre
Microsoft's plan for a data centre that makes its own electricity sounded fanciful. Peter Judge is pleased it's becoming reality
Quiz Of The Week: Renewable Energy
Solar, wind and hydro-electric are just some of the ways to power data centres and phones
London Buildings Pack MicroGrids And Death Rays
Adding renewable energy to a building makes sense - but solar power can be dangerous, says Peter Judge
IBM To Develop Solar Collector For Green Energy Push
IBM and others are working on a solar collector that can magnify the power of 2,000 suns for green energy
Verne Global Expands Iceland Data Centre With More Colt Modules
More Colt modules will expand Verne's renewable-powered data centre in Keflavik
HP Promises Zero Energy Data Centres
Analytics and job scheduling can alter a data centre's energy demand, says HP
Does Greenpeace Even Get Tech?
It is important to make IT greener, but we need a better watchdog than Greenpeace, says Peter Judge
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
Delegation Aims To Pull Silicon Valley Data Centres To Sweden
Officials from Sweden are on a mission to lure Californian data to the cooler, greener Nordic environment
The Renewable Energy Behind Iceland’s Data Centre Bid: In Pictures
Its reliable sources of renewable energy make Iceland an ideal site for Cloud-based data centres. This month, TechWeekEurope visited the Arctic Circle to investigate the northern seat of sustainable power
Greenpeace And Facebook Decide To Friend One Another
Eco-warriors and social networkers decide to Like one another by joining forces to encourage green data centres
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
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
Interxion Brick Lane Data Centre To Use Green Energy
A data centre in London's East End has opted for 100 percent renewable energy to meet carbon targets
Data Centre Claims European Clean Power First
Companies such as BT and Logica will be taking advantage of sustainable power at no extra cost