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• PUE 2: The Sequel (Continued)

  June 1st, 2011 : Julius Neudorfer

  Going a step beyond the basic information provided by The Green Grid on "PUE 2," here are various additional insights and comments from some of the Task Force organizations that collaborated on the document. Read More

• Power Usage Effectiveness 2 – The Sequel

  June 1st, 2011 : Julius Neudorfer

  The Data Center Efficiency Task Force recently issued "Version 2 – Measuring PUE for Data Centers," better known as PUE 2. The updated PUE version is meant to clarify and reiterate the updated measurement requirements of the PUE metric. Read More

• Task Force Updates Guidance on Measuring PUE

  May 17th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  A task force of data center industry groups has published updated recommendations for energy efficiency measurement and reporting using Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). Read More

• Steel Orca: Green Data Center Atop Old Steel Mill

  May 16th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Pennsylvania company Steel Orca is developing a large data center that plans to tap the Delaware River for its cooling system and power its servers using electricity generated from landfills and solar panels. Read More

• Uptime Institute: The Average PUE is 1.8

  May 10th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  The average Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating for data centers is 1.8, according to a survey of more than 500 data centers conducted by The Uptime Institute. Read More

• Solar Power in Data Centers: No Longer A Novelty?

  April 29th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Solar power hasn’t been widely used in data centers because it takes a very large installation of solar panels to make a dent in their energy requirements. But the month of April has seen the debut of four new data centers featuring on-site solar generation. Read More

• A Data Vault With a Green Complexion

  April 26th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  The BendBroadband Vault is just 30 miles down the road from Facebook's huge new data center. But the 30,000 square foot facility, which opened its doors this week, is a data center with its own distinctive story to tell. Read More

• Closer Look: The BendBroadband Vault

  April 26th, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Here's a photo tour of the BendBroadband Vault, which integrates a solar array, a cooling system that uses a "heat wheel" (Kyoto Cooling) system, and an efficient design that uses chimney containment to isolate hot and cold air within the data center environment. Read More

• Greenpeace Seeks Data Center Energy Disclosure

  April 21st, 2011 : Rich Miller

  Greenpeace International this week broadened its focus on the environmental impact of data centers, releasing a report that profiles the energy usage of the facilities powering 10 major Internet services. The group called on the largest players in IT to disclose more information about the energy use in their data centers. Read More

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