Energy
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Energy-aware Internet routing coming soon
News Researchers say they have developed routing algorithm that can help big Internet companies reduce their energy bills by millions of dollars.
Tags: Green IT, Energy, Cisco Systems Inc., Akamai Technologies Inc., Energy Usage, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Carnegie-Mellon University, networking company, researcher, Internet
'Energy scavenging' the next big thing
News Microprocessors capable of "stealing" and harnessing energy from the environment can help address power scarcity, says expert in embedded systems.
Tags: Processors, Network administration/implementation, RFID, Security, Embedded System, Energy, India, software, processor, bank
Getting the green on 'green' PCs
News ZDNet Asia finds out from experts what companies should look out for when they evaluate "green" PCs, and what savings to expect from an energy-efficient machine.
Tags: Personal Computers, Green IT, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Business, Hewlett-Packard Co., International Data Corp., Power Supply, Asia-Pacific, computer
Is US missing the boat on green tech?
News GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and famed venture capitalist John Doerr warn policy makers that the United States is lagging China in developing green-technology industries.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Government, Energy, Carbon Emission, General Electric Co., greenhouse gas, Renewable Energy, electricity grid, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Microsoft crunches numbers on energy, carbon
News Part of an environmental sustainability push, Microsoft updates is Dynamics packaged applications for midsize companies to tally energy use and to calculate greenhouse gas emissions.
Tags: Green IT, Software, Microsoft Corp., Energy, Carbon Emission, Renewable Energy, electricity grid, Dynamics AX Application, Environment, energy efficiency
Earth Day a good time to rethink power use
News Devices in your home as well as your interactions with Internet servers can waste electricity.
Tags: Green IT, Energy, Electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista, Spam, Cell Phone, software, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, carbon dioxide
Lack of global climate deal won't crush green tech
News No matter what happens at global talks in Copenhagen next month, industry and national governments are likely to drive investment in the near term.
Tags: Green IT, Climate, Cap-and-Trade, greenhouse gas, climate change, Carbon Emission, Green IT, U.S. Senate, Copenhagen, Environment
Google PowerMeter energy tracker works without smart meter
News Google connects its PowerMeter Web-based energy tool to a monitoring device, which means that consumers don't need to have smart meters for real-time energy tracking.
Tags: Green IT, Web 2.0, Google Inc., Phone, Web 2.0, Green IT, Smart Phone, Web Browser, Tool, monitoring
It's down to you to save the world, IT industry
News Brussels calls on tech to cut its own carbon--and help everyone else do the same.
Tags: Green IT, Commission, Information Technology, Carbon Emission, Green IT, Video Conferencing, Information And Communication Technology, Europe, public sector, industry
IT essential for businesses' green success
Insight perspective IT is becoming ever more closely linked with organizations' environmental impact. An analyst offers energy-saving tips for IT managers.
Tags: Green IT, IT Governance, Accommodation, Storage, Hardware, IT administration, data center, program director, user behavior, IT Governance
Cash for Clunkers could raid renewable-energy loans
News Trade-in program for fuel-efficient vehicles is popular with politicians and consumers alike. But a proposal to extend it could take money allocated for renewable-energy loan guarantees.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Department Of Energy, Renewable Energy, U.S. Senate, White House, finance, U.S. Congress, biofuel, Business Strategies & Functions, Barack Obama
IBM's North Carolina smart-grid trial shaves power
News Electricity use drops by an average of 15 percent in a pilot test of a smart-grid system among 100 commercial and business customers.
Tags: Green IT, Verizon Communications Inc., IBM Corp., Conference, Wireless, HVAC, 3G, adjustment, Washington D.C., PC
Smartphone batteries need 'breakthrough'
News Getting smartphone power usage to acceptable levels will take "years" and need technology "breakthrough on multiple fronts", says Nokia's research head.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile processors, Nokia Corp., Battery, Phone, cell phone, Smart Phone, Cloud Computing, Smartphone, high-performance
LHC on course for November restart
News The giant particle accelerator should restart in mid-November, and could commence high-energy experiments before the end of the year.
Tags: Hardware, Magnet, Gillies, Beam Collision, CERN, Beam, scientist, Large Hadron Collider, Hardware
IBM data center gets deep energy retrofit
News Big Blue's "green innovation" data center in the United States uses technologies such as temperature sensors, and building designs aimed at cutting energy consumption.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Data Management, Green IT, IBM Corp., Storage, Business Process, Cloud computing, Server, server rack
