Category: Carbon Footprint

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Categories:
Data Center Design: Construction, Container, Data Center Outages, Monitoring, Power and Cooling
Policy: Cap and Trade, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Reduction Commitment, Carbon Tax, Emissions
Power: Biomass, Fossil Fuel, Geothermal, Hydro, Nuclear, Solar, Wind
Application: Cloud Computing, Grid Computing
Technology: Microblogging, Networking, Servers, Storage, Supercomputer

  1. Capgemini Swindon Data Center Aims To Be Greenest In The World

    Explore Article big4.com (Sep 1 2010) Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel

    Capgemini Swindon Data Center Aims To Be Greenest In The World Douglas Farquahar, Head of Sustainable Outsourcing at Capgemini U.K has jumped squarely on the green data center bandwagon, and with good cause. A big portion of the company s revenues are generated through IT and when you consider the statistic that the green IT service sector is set to grow at a rate of 60% until 2013, it’s easy to see why companies like Capgemini need to make clear which side of the fence they’re on. Things are not always what they seem and that applies to information technology. It seems data centers are huge part of the IT wave ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   Greenpeace

  2. Fujitsu stakes claim in green IT services

    Explore Article zdnet.com (Sep 1 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

    Fujitsu stakes claim in green IT services After a successful test in Australia, Fujitsu is launching a portfolio of green IT services that it says will help the average enterprise reduce its carbon footprint and energy costs. Kartik Ravel, senior director for Fujitsu enterprise business services, while the new offerings absolutely will address data center efficiency, they are more focused on changing user electricity consumption habits related to desktop and peripheral technologies. “A kilowatt is a kilowatt, regardless of what device it comes from,” he says.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The New York Times   Fujitsu

  3. Sustainable Practices Can Lead To Business Savings

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Sep 1 2010) Carbon Footprint

    Sustainable Practices Can Lead To Business Savings Technology specialist Capgemini says putting energy efficiency at the forefront of business will give long-term cost benefits to organisations. According to Paul Anderson, programme director for infrastructure outsourcing at Capgemini, sustainability is set to become ‘critical’ to businesses, as it comes under increasing scrutiny from governments and regulators. “It will be high on the agenda because of everyone becoming more aware of the requirements,” said Anderson. “In regards to business, for elements of sustainability and greening there can be massive savings and it will bring down the scale of their overall carbon footprint.”

    Comment on Article Mentions:   CRC

  4. Greenpeace Asks Facebook To ‘Unfriend’ Coal

    Explore Article Home - eWeekEurope.co.uk (Sep 1 2010) Carbon Footprint , Wind

    Greenpeace Asks Facebook To ‘Unfriend’ Coal Greenpeace has intensified its campaign against Facebook’s use of coal-fired electricity, with a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, and a Facebook group that now has half-a-million members. The head of the environmental campaign group has written directly to the boss of the social network giant, following news that Facebook plans to double the size of a data centre in Oregon which has been criticised for using coal-based electricity. At the same time, 500,000 people have signed up to ask Facebook to “unfriend coal“.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Peter Judge   Greenpeace   Google

  5. Companies Get the Basics of Green IT, But Lack Maturity

    Explore Article GreenBiz.com (Aug 31 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

    Companies Get the Basics of Green IT, But Lack Maturity SYDNEY, Australia — While awareness of green IT and energy used by a company's computing departments are widespread, a new survey sponsored by Fujitsu found that every area of green IT could use improvement ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   United Kingdom   Fujitsu

  6. Cap and Trade Makes a Comeback

    Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Aug 18 2010) Cap and Trade , Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel

    Cap and Trade Makes a Comeback Many of us thought that earlier this year we saw the end of cap and trade. But with the oil disaster, cap and trade is poised to make a big comeback. But is emissions trading the answer or just a Band-Aid on a bullet hole? Though there has been a great deal of debate surrounding cap and trade in its most recent context of carbon trading, cap and trade in history has had its successes. It all started back in 1988 when former President George H.W. Bush came into office in the midst of a major environmental issue, acid rain—rain ...

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  7. Fed Spending on Energy Solutions May Hit $19 Billion

    Explore Article Homepage (Aug 17 2010) Monitoring , Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

    Fed Spending on Energy Solutions May Hit $19 Billion According to a new report from Virginia-based research firm, Input, federal spending on energy solutions could reach $19 billion by 2015. The report, "Federal Technology Strategies for Energy Efficiency, 2010-2015," discusses the technology solutions that federal agencies are turning to for help in reducing government energy consumption and carbon footprint. The report projects billion-dollar spending on energy-saving approaches that include cloud computing, virtualization, green hardware and building management systems. The report cites the following IT-related strategies the government will deploy to reduce energy consumption:

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  8. Facebook Announces Doubling of Data Center and Runs into Buzzsaw of Criticism

    Explore Article EnterpriseITplanet.com / Green (Aug 15 2010) Carbon Footprint , Emissions

    Facebook Announces Doubling of Data Center and Runs into Buzzsaw of Criticism 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 ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Greenpeace   Google

  9. Consonus Upgrades Cooling Tower at Utah Data Center

    Explore Article Web Host Industry Review (Aug 11 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

    Consonus Upgrades Cooling Tower at Utah Data Center Managed IT services provider Consonus (www.consonus.com) announced on Wednesday it has completed a new, energy-efficient evaporative cooling tower at the company's West Data Center in Salt Lake City. The company decided to upgrade the data center to meet the growth in power demand, in a conscious decision to invest in new, environmental-friendly technology that supports its green initiatives. By eliminating inefficient dry coolers and the humidification process, Consonus is able to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the data center.

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  10. The global IT industry is becoming greener

    Explore Article The Independent (Aug 10 2010) Carbon Footprint , Emissions

    The global IT industry is becoming greener 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. ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Department of Energy   Pike Research   Apple

  11. Europe investing in solar and carbon capture

    Explore Article examiner.com (Aug 9 2010) Construction , Monitoring , Cap and Trade , Carbon Footprint , Carbon Tax , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Nuclear , Solar

    Europe investing in solar and carbon capture 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 ...

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   George W. Bush

  12. XPC Web Hosting Announces Green Web Hosting Initiative

    Explore Article MyHostNews (Aug 8 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

    XPC Web Hosting Announces Green Web Hosting Initiative XPC Web Hosting is pleased to announce that we have launched a green enterprise hosting initiative. Over the past month we have successfully moved our entire hosting operation into the RackForce Cloud hosting system located in the GigaCenter green data center in Kelowna, British Columbia. “As a business grade web hosting company in Vancouver we are proud that our operations are now located in the RackForce GigaCenter and running off their enterprise cloud solution.” says Shone Anstey VP operations for XPC Web Hosting. “In addition our clients have expressed their approval and excitement to have their websites at such an ...

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  13. Site Selection process means choosing a vendor network

    Explore Article greenm3.com (Aug 8 2010) Carbon Footprint

    Site Selection process means choosing a vendor network So you might be thinking, ‘Great, I just need to find the areas that have cheap power and a good Carbon Emission Factor right?’ The answer is no. Many Site Selection processes that I see emerging in the generic space start and stop right at this line. I would however advocate that one takes the next logical step which is to look at the relationship of these factors together and over a long period of time.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   IBM   Microsoft   Phil Horstmann

  14. Green Data Center Renewable Network in Canada

    Explore Article greenm3.com (Aug 4 2010) Carbon Footprint , Solar , Cloud Computing , Networking

    Green Data Center Renewable Network in Canada The quest for the ever-greener data center has long focused on more energy-efficient hardware and software platforms, both to lower consumption for actual data processing and lessen the resulting heat load. Most of the these initiatives have one thing in common: They target energy use at individual facilities. This has been a problem for supporters of renewable energy in particular, who have faced resistance from those who say such sources are unreliable.

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Green ICT

  15. Afcea Cuts Data Center Power and Cooling Costs by 50%

    Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Aug 2 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing , Servers

    Afcea Cuts Data Center Power and Cooling Costs by 50% The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA International) has reduced its physical and carbon footprint by transitioning its data center infrastructure into a virtualized environment with the help of HP. The consolidation cut AFCEA’s data center from 12 servers to two principal servers and two backup servers. The streamlined operations reduced both energy consumption and [...]

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