DC Generators Reducing Data Center Power Consumption

Explore Information Technology (Jan 30 2012) Construction , Solar , Cloud Computing

... landline telephone systems, several electric motors, batteries, ships and airplanes all run on DC. Facebook (News - Alert) adopted DC architecture for its Prineville, Ore. data center, ABB bought a controlli......ht a controlling interest in Validus DC systems, which specializes in DC data center equipment, and General Electric bought Lineage Power, producer of DC equipment. Maybe alternating current (AC) generators have been... (Read Full Article)

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Data Center Efficiency A Chill Project

Explore EarthTechling (Nov 16 2011) Cloud Computing

...e) brings together some of the biggest companies affected by data centers, including: IBM, Facebook, Microsoft, Commscope, Bloomberg, General Electric, Corning Inc., Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Emerson Network Power and Emerson Delaware Vall... (Read Full Article)

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Academia, industry team up for better green data centers - By Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Nov 9 2011)

...nting the entire supply chain for data centers" have signed up as members including Microsoft, IBM, Facebook, Commscope, Bloomberg, General Electric, Corning Inc., Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Emerson Network Power and Emerson Delaware Valle... (Read Full Article)

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Facebook funds UT Arlington to discover energy efficiencies for computer centers

Explore Press Release & News Distribution (Nov 8 2011)

...ompanies signed up to be consortium members. Others firms include data heavyweights like Microsoft, General Electric, Commscope, Bloomberg, General Electric, Corning Inc., Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Emerson Network Power, Verizon and Comcast. Facebook has made a multi-year commitment to work with a UT Arlington engineer for a National Science Founda... (Read Full Article)

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General Electric Unveils Efficient Data Center

Explore Greentech Media (Aug 18 2011) Wind , Cloud Computing

Greentech Media (blog)General Electric Unveils Efficient Data CenterGreentech Media (blog)Green IT has grown rapidly as a result. Some of ......n the 2 to 3 rating often seen in corporate America, but not as good as some champion data centers. Facebook’s latest Oregon data center sports a PUE of 1.07 and consumes 38 percent less power than average th... (Read Full Article)

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A Roadmap to Green IT

Explore Greentech Media (Apr 13 2011) Servers

...te hot air more effectively. Cooling. While ambient air is a favorite, other techniques exist, too. Facebook, through its recent Open Compute Project, designed and now uses taller-than-normal servers to chann......have created systems that convert high voltage AC and distribute DC through racks in big buildings. General Electric recently bought Lineage Power Holdings, which makes similar equipment, for $520 million. Conversely... (Read Full Article)

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Skimming niches for greener power - by Doug Mohney

Explore Views and Opinions on Green IT (Oct 6 2010)

Comment "Good that Canada is leading the field with renewable power. Personally, my site http://www.lookrichforless.com is hosted at a webhost that ..." - jakobneu

... of providing upgraded gear to airfields next to wind farms to mitigate interference). Meanwhile, General Electric (yes, THAT GE) picked up Calnetix Power Systems last week, a company that uses waste heat from engi......r and wind power.  Maybe next week Greenpeace will send them a pat on the back rather than flogging Facebook.   In the quest for more and better (i.e greener) power, a number of companies are ... (Read Full Article)

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