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Server farms take heat during crisis
News Expectations of a long, hot--and dark--summer in power-strapped California are putting some of the technology industry's biggest energy consumers on the hot seat.
Google, Intel target efficient PC power supplies
News An awful lot of juice meant to power PCs never gets used. Tech companies team up to make PCs and servers run more efficiently.
Tags: Power supplies, surge suppression, Cost control
Sprint's speedy search for a new CEO
News news analysis The board is looking beyond the United States. and aims to install a new chief in weeks.
Tags: Executive recruiting, Organizational structure
Utility energy storage no longer just giant batteries
News Latest smart-grid programs give alternative storage tech, from compressed air to flywheels, a shot at proving themselves at utility scale.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, turbine, Duke Energy Corp., natural gas, California, Green IT, Storage, car battery, lithium-ion
The final frontier: Solar power from space
News California utility PG&E has contracted with stealth company Solaren to capture solar energy with satellites in space for delivery to Earth via radio frequency.
Tags: Green IT, Satellite, PG&E Corp., Pacific Gas & Electric, Renewable Energy, radio frequency, Earth, scientist, California, radio
Hydrogen fuel cells power Fujitsu data center
News Hydrogen is the alternative fuel everyone hates--but apparently it works, according to Fujitsu.
Tags: Data centers, Power supplies, surge suppression
West Coast lands safely in 2000
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VMware shrugs off shaky markets
News The virtualization software maker's initial public offering is generating plenty of interest. Can it live up to the expectations?
Tags: Business applications, Server consolidation, Business Strategies & Functions
CEOs endorse 'foothold strategy' for electric cars
News The Electrification Coalition of different companies pushes for policies to promote electric vehicles in six to eight regions in the U.S. as a way to build critical mass.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Electrification Coalition, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., CEO, U.S., Green IT, Plug-in, electric vehicle, Sales
Green your IT using power management techniques
Techguide By following a disciplined path and measuring results using metrics, IT heads can make the greening of IT using power management techniques an exercise in financial success and corporate responsibility.
Tags: Data centers, Green IT, PG&E Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Green Grid, Server, energy efficiency, power management, data center, technique
Researchers light energy Web site
News Lawrence National Berkeley Laboratory researchers unveil a new Web site to inform consumers about the supply and demand for electricity.
Wave power to go commercial in California
News Northern California's Pacific Gas & Electric has signed a power purchase agreement with Finavera Renewables for supply of electricity from a wave farm.
Tags: Green IT
The skinny on virtual applications
News ZDNet UK assesses the state of the virtualization market at VMworld's Los Angeles gathering, where virtual applications are all the rage.
Tags: Business applications
Data centers eye power costs
News Sun-commissioned study indicates that IT executives are considering energy in purchasing decisions.
Tags: Servers, Business Strategies & Functions
