The Green Grid Turns Five, Ready for More

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 16 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Servers

...l 2011. This represents a 50 percent reduction in overhead energy. In fact, PUE was just adopted by ASHRAE (pending public review) into Std 90.1. The Green Grid-Energy Star Project Management Office acts as......The Green Grid-Energy Star Project Management Office acts as a good-faith industry interface to the EPA for Energy Star rating on data centers, servers, UPSs and storage. The work done in The Green Grid ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   The Green Grid   ASHRAE

Is the Rising Data Center Energy Crisis Over?

Explore | CTO Edge (Aug 3 2011) Cloud Computing

...rs being the scourge of the earth, energy-wise, may not be as high as the often-cited original 2007 EPA report to Congress, which projected as much as a 100 percent increase over the 2006 to 2011 time pe... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The New York Times   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

Power Usage Effectiveness 2 – The Sequel

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jun 1 2011)

...dopted in early 2010 by the Data Center Efficiency Task Force, a group consisting of 7×24 Exchange, ASHRAE, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now Program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Program, United States Green Building Council, Uptime Institute and The Green Grid. W... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

The Green Grid Others Agree to Recommendations on Measuring Energy Efficiency

Explore Web Host Industry Review (May 17 2011)

...t, the organization says Tuesday’s task force report includes contributions from the 7x24 Exchange, ASHRAE, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the US Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now and Federal Ene......Group, the US Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now and Federal Energy Management Programs, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Program, the US Green Building Council and the Uptime Institute. The report puts forw... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

Task Force Updates Guidance on Measuring PUE

Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 17 2011) Monitoring , Servers

...Organizations The report represents the collective work of a task force representing 7×24 Exchange, ASHRAE, The Green Grid, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, U.S. Department of Energy Save Energy Now Program......The Green Grid, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, U.S. Department of Energy Save Energy Now Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Program, United States Green Building Council, and Uptime Institute. PUE compares a ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

Equinix Using Renewable Energy in Paris Data Centers

Explore seekingalpha.com (May 16 2011) Cloud Computing

...ew to green data center initiatives. Equinix is a member of the Green Grid, a participant in the US EPA Energy Star Data Center Rating initiative, and its employees are regular participants and contribut...... Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), which focuses on issues of efficiency and sustainability. In 2008 Equinix won the first ever Data... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   The Green Grid   ASHRAE

Tips for data center efficiency

Explore csemag.com (Mar 16 2011) Fossil Fuel , Servers

...of the drivers of energy efficiency. Several private organizations in the United States and Canada (ASHRAE, Green Grid, Green Globes) and worldwide (CIBSE, Japan CASBEE, Australia Green Star) have developed...... strongly encouraged or compulsory reductions in resource use and greenhouse gas emissions. The new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star Data Center Energy Efficiency Initiative is an example of a program that will quickly g... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   ASHRAE   Barack Obama

Energy Efficiency Guide: Data Center Temperature

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 10 2011) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing , Servers

...pward temperatures. The American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) expanded its recommendations for ambient data center temperatures, raising its recommended upper l......ngs compared to the test results,” said the report on the Clustered Systems technology, prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Some are deliberately pushing cooling water temperature even further. IBM deployed a supercomputer... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Intel   Google   ASHRAE

Green Data Center Resolutions for 2011 - Peter Judge

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Dec 20 2010)

... Europe and the LEED standards in the US.   Behind these, the US heating and cooling industry’s ASHRAE standards have put their weight behind the use of outside air for cooling, turning “economizers” fr......are the energy efficiency of different products.   In some ways, Emerald is a challenge to the EPA and other bodies, who have not really made as much progress as they should on energy labelling for ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   The Green Grid   ASHRAE

Raritan’s Power IQ 2.0 Energy Management Software Helps Data Center Managers ...

Explore Newswire Today's (Sep 14 2010) Carbon Footprint , Servers

...provides Thermal Analytics for monitoring rack temperatures based on industry guidelines, including ASHRAE's (American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) guidelines* that recom...... Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design associations. The company has been recognized by the EPA for its contribution to the agency's data center initiative. Raritan's power management solutions h... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Gartner   The Green Grid   ASHRAE

"Greening" The Data Center

Explore Processor.com (Jul 5 2010)

The EPA reported a few years ago that data centers in the United States consumed about 60 billion kWh (kilo......ads to huge power savings. Data center managers also have more leeway to raise temperatures because ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) maximum temperature ran... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Iceland   ASHRAE   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The Greening of the Data Center

Explore | CTO Edge (May 20 2010) Servers

... data centers. However, even if you are not yet in the crosshairs of the your state government, the Environmental Protection Agency might not be far behind with federal incentives for those sites that improve their power usage efff......HINK8760.org, which is focused on improving data center and IT energy efficiency and is a member of ASHRAE and IEEE. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Hewlett Packard   ASHRAE   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Combating Thermal Issues with Next-Gen Tools

Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 10 2010) Cap and Trade , Servers

... solutions include The Green Grid (an industry group focused on data center energy efficiency), the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), 7×24 Exchange, Uptime Institute, AFCOM and ASHRAE TC9.9.  The latter is working with server manufacturers to improve hardware energy efficiencies and... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

US, Europe, Japan agree on data center efficiency ...

Explore NetworkWorld.com (Apr 2 2010) Servers

..., an industry consortium in the U.S., the agreement is backed by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the European Union Code of Conduct and the Japan Ministry of Economy, according to a statement fro......ollows several meetings of stakeholders and interested parties. In January representatives from the EPA met with several data center industry groups from the U.S., including 7x24 Exchange and ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Europe   The Green Grid   ASHRAE

New federal data center energy-efficiency guidelines on tap

Explore Data Center (Feb 26 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

...veloping widely accepted standards for measuring a data center's energy efficiency. Along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working with six data center industry groups: 7x24 Exchang......oups: 7x24 Exchange, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the Green Grid, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the Upt... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Google   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute

Energy Savings In The Data Center

Explore Processor.com (Feb 25 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

... wires and cabling restricting airflow. Finally, administrators should avoid relying exclusively on ASHRAE’s recommended equipment temperature ranges (64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit) and pay heed to the higher......ify the older and less efficient equipment. To serve as a guideline for data center efficiency, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the first Energy Star requirements for servers in May 2009. To earn Energy Star status, a... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   ASHRAE   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   SunGard

Cool Sensor Technology For Hot IBM Data Center

Explore Relocate (Feb 9 2010) Cloud Computing

...nded preferred temperature range for data center interiors had been set at 77 degrees Fahrenheit by ASHRAE (American Society for Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers). Now with the advances ......s, it would surely not have any problems in getting Energy Star certification for its facility. The EPA rating would encourage companies to strive and reach for their certification and the ones who would... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   ASHRAE   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory   IBM

Top Data Center Groups Meet, Discuss Efficiency

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 4 2010) Servers

...ange, The Uptime Institute, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Program, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the HVAC industry group ASHRAE. * Top Data Center Groups Meet, Discuss Efficiency The Green Data Centers Channel is brought to yo......d reduce energy consumption,” according to an announcement by ICF International on behalf of the EPA. “Member ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

Move Over Pue

Explore | CTO Edge (Nov 17 2009) Power and Cooling

So maybe EUE is PUE after all, but different. On Nov. 12, the EPA released the finalized direction for its new Energy Star for Data Centers program. This is the foll......HINK8760.org, which is focused on improving data center and IT energy efficiency and is a member of ASHRAE and IEEE. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   ASHRAE   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory