New prediction models can allow utilities to rely more heavily on wind and save millions. The utility with the most wind power capacity in the United States, Xcel Energy, is relying more on this power source and saving millions of dollars thanks to new forecasting models similar to those used to predict climate change.
At our current pace of consumption, the world's demands for compute power will quickly outpace the energy provided by our data centers. The solution is a global smart grid, and Europe provides a model for what that might look like.
Microsoft: Centralization is Driving Energy Efficiency – We are now in an era of centralization, Microsoft Director of Energy Strategy Brian Janous said yesterday in his keynote address at Data Center World Spring 2013 at the Mandalay Bay, drawing many
"] More than 1,000 data center professionals from 26 countries around the world gathered this week in Las Vegas for Data Center World Spring 2013 at the Mandalay Bay conference center
Fuel cells and solar energy have been hallmarks of the most high tech datacenter deployments in recent years, starting with Google adding Bloom Energy equipment as power source in their California headquarters. Verizon has previously installed fuel-cell
Verizon is getting fuel cells for the project from Hillsboro, Oregon-based ClearEdge Power, which will install its PureCell Model 400 fuel-cell systems at the network and data center services company's California, New Jersey and New York sites.
John Donahoe, president and CEO of eBay, joined Fortune's Adam Lashinsky on stage at the Fortune Brainstorm Green conference in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Telecom giant Verizon is expected to announce on Tuesday that it plans to spend $100 million on clean power projects, including installing solar panels and fuel cells at 19 locations to help power its buildings and network infrastructure. Verizon's Chief Sustainability Officer James Gowen plans to make the ... For example, Verizon is putting solar panels on the roof of a data center in New Jersey, as well as on the ground next to the data center. The return on investment for the combined clean power projects is
Many large businesses, including industrial operations, have long produced their own power instead of relying only on their local utilities. The emergence of solar, fuel cells and other low-carbon technologies are opening up new possibilities for companies that want an uninterrupted power supply while lowering their carbon footprint at the same time.
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) said Tuesday that it plans to spend $100 million to install solar panels and fuel cells at more than a dozen facilities that will generate and use the clean power.
Severe weather shifts are forcing companies to rethink their energy strategies; they're using both technology and geography to become more energy independent.
Severe weather shifts are forcing companies to rethink their energy strategies; they're using both technology and geography to become more energy independent.
As we celebrated Earth Day this week, many corporations are looking at their environmental strategies and are seeking to become more “green.” This begs the question: for organizations that are seeking to reduce their energy footprint, is it possible for a data center to employ distributed energy resources, like incorporating solar power, without giving up reliability? This is a worthy goal but there may be major issues that need to be addressed as the organization sets about working toward this goal.
When a company wants a green data center, it often has to build its own energy sources . Google knows that's sometimes not practical, even for a company its size . To that end, it's partnering with Duke Energy on a proposed business model that would let companies explicitly purchase renewable electricity: companies could demand eco-friendly power sources, whether or not they're the most cost ...
Google tries to use its buying clout to prod utilities to offer renewable energy option. Google has spent more than $1 billion in solar and wind energy projects but it ultimately has no control over the fuel that produces the electricity that powers its data centers. Google today is proposing a new tariff to buy renewable energy directly from utilities, a model it hopes will help scale renewable ...
Google today announced a major expansion of its data center campus in North Carolina, saying it will spend $600 million to build new server farms. The search giant also said it will use its purchasing power to jump-start a renewable energy program for Duke Energy, the utility that provides...
Google is asking utilities to create programs that will sell companies clean power if they're willing to pay for it, starting with Duke Energy in North Carolina.
Stanford researchers conceive of panel that ejects building heat into space. Stanford researchers are developing rooftop panels that cool buildings by sending heat back into space, a technique that could be more efficient than running an air conditioner from solar panels.
April 18, 2013 -- A small group of Google Apps users were rocked by a service disruption on Wednesday, but the issue affecting the Google Apps Admin panel and other services has since been resolved.Keep on reading: Google Apps Recovers Minor Outage Impacting Gmail, Google Drive
Despite all the mounting scientific concern, the political rhetoric and the clean technology of the past decade, the growth rate in global carbon emissions has not reduced at all. Why? Because we continue to extract and burn fossil fuels more than ever before We have far more oil, coal and gas than we can safely burn. For all the millions of words written about climate change, the challenge ...
Europe relies heavily on imported coal and natural gas, while green power sources require subsidies that are passed on to industry and consumers.
Commercial power and fossil fuel consumption is turning out be a crucial element in deciding the opex of telecom operators in the country. The situation is alarming since many operators spend over a third of their opex on power and fossil fuels like diesel.
There has been a lot of discussion lately on the environmental impact of the proposed Keystone-XL pipeline that is intended to carry heavy oil from the tar sands in Alberta to refineries on the US Gulf Coast.
April 9, 2013 -- Web hosting control panel provider cPanel announced on Monday that its cPanel & WHM software version 11.36 has reached the "stable" tier, ensuring the software release has received significant public exposure, testing and verification.Keep on reading: cPanel & WHM Software 11.36 Reaches Stable Tier Status