What Is The Carbon Debt Of Cloud Computing?
Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are the best choices if you are sourcing Cloud services today and environmental impact is an important concern.
Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are the best choices if you are sourcing Cloud services today and environmental impact is an important concern.
Netherlands-based startup Nerdalize wants to put some of those computing systems in homes, and use the excess heat to provide warmth to the occupants.
Dell’s Learning Lab is a solar powered classroom set up for training students in computer technology, even though they’re nowhere near a power grid.
Zonergy has chosen solar modules by Trina Energy to install in its projects around China.
Editor’s Note: I recently saw headlines related to the “study” being debunked in the article below. I didn’t really dig in, because the whole “how much energy does the internet use?” meme has gotten a bit old and is almost always “studied” in a very narrow, less-than-useful way… with the … [continued]
The growing could of mobile data could quadruple power demand of wireless networks by 2015, with massive emissions impacts.
Good thing that a new study from the GreenTouch consortium outlines energy efficiency measures that could cut net energy consumption 90% by 2020.
This is a special guest post on a recent report regarding cloud computing and energy efficiency. Enjoy! With many businesses venturing into the relatively young world of cloud computing, the question has arisen: “Could cloud computing be a viable way to save significant money on energy costs?” The answer to … [continued]
Data centers use a massive amount of energy. In response to demands for a greener internet, a growing number of data centers are going underground, making them more energy efficient.. not to mention nuke-proof. Assuming a continuous energy supply, “data bunkers” like these will keep the internet running no … [continued]
While the debt ceiling debate gets super hot, I thought I’d bring you our weekly round-up of energy efficiency stories from around the internet. Here are the top 6 energy efficiency stories I’ve found this week (other than what we’ve covered):
Verizon and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory announced a first-of-kind partnership aimed at finding innovative ways to reduce energy consumption in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, which currently accounts for 3% of US electrical power consumption.