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UK Firms Face Carbon Emissions Fines
Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Aug 23 2010)
UK businesses are facing hefty fines for failing to comply with new carbon emission regulations under the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy-efficiency scheme, reports Business.Scotsman.com. The Energy Agency estimates that only 1,229 out of about 4,000 large businesses and other commercial organizations that qualify have registered under CRC. If companies fail to register by the September [...]
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Clean tech faces muddy future
Explore Article Columbian.com (Aug 22 2010)
Southwest Washington’s emerging clean-technology industry could face long-term setbacks if the U.S. Congress fails to pass a comprehensive energy policy this year, state and local leaders say. Both the House and Senate this session have debated energy bills that seek to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in some form, whether by establishing a carbon cap-and-trade system or a national renewable energy standard. But the proposals have so far failed to move forward.
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Coal is the fuel of today -- and tomorrow
Explore Article ::: The Korea Times ::: (Aug 18 2010)
For all the talk of electricity produced by windmills and solar arrays, the Department of Energy has seen the future of electric power generation and it's coal. More than half of the U.S.'s electricity comes from coal and, says the DOE, will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. That's because of two reasons: There's a lot of it and it's relatively cheap. Nor is the supply prone to interruption like oil, wind and solar. Despite the government's best efforts, coal produces 20 times the electricity of renewable fuels other than hydropower. The power industry is betting that will ...
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US Green Data Center Market To Hit $13.81 Billion By 2015
Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Aug 17 2010)
From 2010 to 2015, the U.S. green data center market is projected to increase from $3.82 billion to $13.81 billion, according to the latest issue of EL Insights. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29% during this time period. Information technology is responsible for two percent of the world’s carbon emissions and the average data center uses as much electricity as 40,000 homes annually. Data centers operate at only four percent average utilization and represent 3 percent of all energy use in the United States. Worldwide there are 4.75 million operating servers that are not actively used ...
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Facebook Announces Doubling of Data Center and Runs into Buzzsaw of Criticism
Explore Article EnterpriseITplanet.com / Green (Aug 15 2010)
As many of you know, social media giant Facebook is building a new green data center in Prineville, Oregon. The data center isn't completed yet, but before the first server is turned on the company has already announced plans to exercise a built-in option to expand Phase II of the project, essentially doubling its initial size. The expansion comes as a result of the company's incredible growth, with over 500 million registered users. Facebook stores 50 billion photos, requiring between 500 and 800 TB of storage space. Its servers support 100 billion hits per day and generate 130 TB of ...
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CBI says new planning system must deliver timely decisions
Explore Article climatechange.cbi.org.uk (Aug 14 2010)
The CBI is warning that plans to hand back powers to ministers to approve major infrastructure projects could lead to further delays in building vital energy schemes. The UK's leading business group says the Government's decision to replace the independent Infrastructure Planning Commission (IP...Comment on Article Mentions: CBI
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How Could the Climate Bill Have Passed?
Explore Article TreeHugger (Aug 11 2010)
In the weeks since the clean energy and climate bill died unceremoniously in the Senate, there's been much soul-searching in both green and policy circles alike. Some people blame the bill's failure to pass on intransigent Republicans, others a lack of leadership from Obama, and some have pointed their fingers directly at environmentalists. Charles Komanoff, however, is simply relieved. He argues that the failure of the cap and trade bill is good news, because it clears the way for a fresh start with much better policy: Something that's easier for the American people to rally behind, something that doesn't have ...
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Green Data Center Market Poised to Grow to 28% of Total Market
Explore Article EnterpriseITplanet.com / Green (Aug 10 2010)
Relatively speaking, the green data center market still accounts for a relatively small slice of the data center pie. Many existing data centers were established or planned for at a time when carbon caused climate change wasn't part of the public awareness, and electricity was cheap and plentiful (even more than it is today). Certainly, the idea that information technology is responsible for 2% of the world's carbon emissions, equivalent to the aviation industry, wouldn't have been on anyone's minds when today's data centers were planned and built. For technologies ranging from virtualization to cooling to cloud computing, a new ...
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Green Data Center Is Going To Be $41 Billion Market by 2015, Pike Research ...
Explore Article Smart Data Centers Micro (Aug 10 2010)
For many years, IT industry did not pay heed to the aspect of energy efficiency. But it seems, now the industry is all set to make up for the lost time. The industry is now steadily focused on implementing solutions that would reduce energy expenses and carbon emissions associated with data center operations. And all these, according to leading research firm, Pike Research (News - Alert) is going to bring in the era of the "green" data center. Pike Research has recently come up with the report, “Green Data Centers”, where the research firm examines green data center trends, and ...
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The global IT industry is becoming greener
Explore Article The Independent (Aug 10 2010)
Two percent of the world's carbon emissions are produced by the IT industry; however, a new report estimates that by 2015, €31.1billion ($41.4billion) will have been invested in green IT centers. Consumers can also reduce the carbon footprint of information technology by choosing environmentally friendly products. The IT industry, which accounts for around 2 percent of the world's carbon emissions, is becoming greener according to an August 5 report from clean technology group, Pike Research. Data centers, which are the fastest growing contributor to the IT industry's footprint, are expected to receive massive investment in order to make them greener. ...
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Business fears over impending CRC scheme
Explore Article edie.net (Aug 9 2010)
Businesses say mapping energy use is their biggest concern when it comes to a new government scheme to tackle carbon emissions. Public and private sector organisations see data management as their main challenge under the New Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRCEES) - a government initiative to boost energy efficiency. David Mole, managing director of environmental data specialists, Landmark Environment, which surveyed organisations about the scheme, said: "Clearly many organisations are still looking for an effective way to manage data in this new area." The legally-binding carbon trading scheme came into force on April 1.
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Europe investing in solar and carbon capture
Explore Article examiner.com (Aug 9 2010)
The European Union (EU) is investing in solar and carbon capture. The European Union (EU) plans to aggressively cut Greenhouse Gases with new technology. The EU is investing $50 billion Euros into research and development of solar and carbon capture at coal plants. The EU is comprised of 27 members. It already has a carbon limiting cap and trade program but it is viewed as too expensive by business. Some EU countries have a carbon tax also. Solar power is getting $23 billion Euros over the next decade in investment. Carbon capture is receiving $13 billion Euros over the same ...
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Green Data Centre IT Showing Growth
Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Aug 6 2010)
Enterprises’ investment in environmentally-friendly data centre systems will grow sharply over the next five years, rising to represent 28 percent of the total data centre market, according to a study released on Thursday by Pike Research. The company found that, in a change from the past, companies are now focused on implementing systems that will reduce their energy expenses and carbon emissions. As a result, global revenues associated with green data centre technologies will grow from $7.5bn (£4.3bn) to $41.4bn by 2015, the report found.
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Green Data Centers to Capture 28% Market Share by 2015
Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Aug 5 2010)
With the IT industry responsible for about two percent of the world’s carbon emissions and data centers as the fastest growing part of that equation, investments in greener data centers will grow rapidly over the next five years, increasing from $7.5 billion in global revenue to $41.4 billion by 2015, according to a report from [...]
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Government Energy Plans Could Prompt Data Centre Exodus
Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Aug 5 2010)
Data centre operators have become the latest group to threaten to quit the UK over government regulation of their industry. In a statement released this week - reminiscent of the threats made by some financial services firms that they would quit the country over banking taxes and other regulations - data centre specialists have warned that the coalition government’s recently announced energy policies could prompt an exodus of computing facility operators for more favourable climes.
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