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PUE and Marketing Mischief
July 13th, 2009 : Rich Miller
Is it possible to "reclaim PUE from the marketing department." Mike Manos poses the question in the latest in a growing conversation about the effectivness of the energy efficiency metric. Read More
Scottish Data Center Village Raises $1B
July 6th, 2009 : Rich Miller
Internet Villages International said this week that it has secured nearly $1 billion in financial backing for its planned 3 million square foot "data center village" in Annandale, Scotland. Read More
L.L.Bean Data Center Earns LEED Silver
June 30th, 2009 : Rich Miller
L.L.Bean’s new Data Center in Freeport, Maine has achieved Silver certification through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. Read More
Wikipedia Adds European Data Center
June 22nd, 2009 : Rich Miller
The creators of Wikipedia will add about 50 servers in a new European traffic hub in a "green" data center in Amsterdam, the company said today. Read More
Manos: Prepare for Data Center Regulation
June 22nd, 2009 : Rich Miller
Mike Manos calls for a data center industry trade group to ensure that legislators tasked with regulating carbon emissions have an accurate understanding of the industry. Read More
LEED Gold for Digital Realty Santa Clara Site
June 16th, 2009 : Rich Miller
Digital Realty Trust (DLR) has earned a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its 1500 Space Park facility in Santa Clara, Calif. Read More
James Hamilton on Improving PUE
June 15th, 2009 : Rich Miller
Amazon's James Hamilton identifies some of the areas of contention around Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), and then proposes a new standard called tPUE (Total Power Usage Efficiency). Read More
The Geography of Green Job Growth
June 11th, 2009 : Rich Miller
A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts provides a state-by-state breakdown of job growth related to the "clean energy economy." Read More
Reclaiming Wasted Cooling Capacity
June 5th, 2009 : Kevin Normandeau
Reclaiming wasted cooling capacity which results from hot air leakage and cool air bypass is possible with an intelligently managed cooling distribution system. Read More