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    1. How Green Is The Cloud?

      Explore UK Business News, UK Financial News (Nov 8 2011) Cloud Computing

      How Green Is The Cloud? How Green Is The Cloud?IBTimesThese massive investments in efficiency will result in data center energy consumption being cut by one-third by 2020, according to the green tech analyst firm Pike Research. “What used to sit on a single sever is now being shared at a multi-tenant ...and more » (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Pike Research   Microsoft Corp

    2. Cloud Computing Could Cut Data Center Energy Consumption by Nearly One-Third by 2020

      Explore UK Business News, UK Financial News (Sep 22 2011) Cloud Computing , Servers

      Cloud Computing Could Cut Data Center Energy Consumption by Nearly One-Third by 2020 Though the inner workings of the global communications network are so complex that they remain opaque even to those who operate it, the redundancy and fail-over capabilities of the system have made it so reliable that the internet-based cloud has become a trusted place to store and transmit critical data. The rapid spread of cloud computing has enabled enterprises to outsource many information technology capabilities, including and especially data centers, leading to savings on manpower, money, and energy. According to a recent report from Pike Research, the energy-efficiency benefits of cloud computing are substantial, and growth in the market will have important implications for both energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts that the continued adoption of cloud computing will lead to a reduction of data center energy consumption of 31% from 2010 to 2020. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pike Research

    3. NREL data set shows clouds' effects on solar power

      Explore UK Business News, UK Financial News (Sep 1 2011) Solar

      NREL data set shows clouds' effects on solar power The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)has produced and made available a rich data set showing what happens, second-by-second, when clouds pass over a solar power installation. Seventeen measurement stations near Hawaii’s Honolulu International Airport on the island of Oahu collected data at 1-second intervals over the course of a year. The data set is of great interest to utilities, developers of large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, forecasters, system operators, laboratories and universities. By understanding the characteristics of cloud shadows that pass across a large PV system, utility officials can devise strategies to better manage those fluctuations so the grid isn’t adversely impacted. The sun reliably beams down on the Earth every day, and just as reliably clouds pass by each day, shading flora and fauna, buildings and mountains, for better or worse. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   General Electric   Department of Energy   National Renewable Energy Laboratory