Green Data Centers

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• Apple Plans 20MW of Solar Power for iDataCenter

  February 20th, 2012 : Rich Miller

  Apple has revealed new details about the operations of its huge data center in Maiden, North Carolina, including plans to build a 20-megawatt solar power facility to support its operations. Apple also plans to use a fuel cell powered by biogas that could generate up to 5 megawatts of power. Read More

• Energy Efficiency Trends to Watch in 2012

  December 30th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  We wrap up our reader predictions on 2012 with a look at data center energy efficiency, and some of the strategies that we may see more of during the new year. Read More

• Poll: Green Power and Data Center Site Selection

  December 16th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Facebook said yesterday that its data center site location policy "now states a preference for access to clean and renewable energy." Will other data center operators follow suit. Take our poll and share your opinion. Read More

• Greenpeace, Facebook Announce Truce

  December 15th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  After two years of sparring over data center energy, Greenpeace and Facebook today announced a truce, with Facebook agreeing to prioritize the use of renewable energy for its data centers, and Greenpeace suspending its "Unfriend Dirty Coal" campaign. Read More

• Data Center Energy Efficiency Strategies

  November 29th, 2011 : Kevin Normandeau

  A major concern for the IT professional administering the cost and efficiency of the data center is energy consumption. This information rich whitepaper, Tackling Today’s Data Center Energy Efficiency Challenges – A Software-Oriented Approach, is a detailed explanation of dealing with the energy questions by the subject matter experts at Schneider Electric and in particular their Square D Engineering Services team. Read More

• NTT Partners with Vigilent to Cut Energy Costs

  November 18th, 2011 : Michael Potts

  NTT America is set to collectively reduce the energy required to cool its two largest North American data centers by over 7.6 million kWh. NTT has selected Vigilent as its energy management partner after a successful pilot project at the NTT San Jose Data Center. Read More

• Facebook, Yahoo Gain LEED Certifications

  November 18th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  On Thursday Facebook reported that it had gained LEED Gold status for its new data center in Prineville, Oregon and Yahoo said it had earned Silver LEED status for its facility in La Vista, Nebraska. Read More

• Roundup: Green House Data, Interxion, Nirvanix, IO

  November 16th, 2011 : John Rath

  Green House Data to build second Wyoming data center, Interxion (INXN) to build sixth facility in Amsterdam, Nirvanix selected by USC for cloud storage, IO selected by Binary Pulse. Read More

• Can Open Hardware Transform the Data Center?

  October 28th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Is the data center industry on the verge of a revolution in which open source hardware designs transform the process of designing and building data centers? The Open Compute Project is gaining partners, momentum and structure. Yesterday it unveiled a new foundation and board to shepherd the burgeoning movement. Read More

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