The Rutgers Computer Science Department has built a solar-powered "micro data center" comprised of a small container, a set of solar panels, and batteries. The Rutgers team is also developing GreenNebula, a customization of the OpenNebula cloud...
Can existing energy strategies be tied together to create a "net zero" data center that requires no net energy from traditional power grids? HP Labs said this week that it is developing such a concept, which is being tested at a 3,000 square foot...
Apple is doubling the size of its already-huge solar array at its data center in North Carolina, buying another 100 acres of land to house a second large installation of solar panels. The company said the expansion, along with its plan to use fuel...
Data center service provider QTS (Quality Technology Services) is building new solar power installations at its Richmond and Atlanta Metro Data Centers that will provide a total of one megawatt of power generation capacity upon completion.
What would an aircraft carrier look like when it's covered with an array of solar panels? The 2 megawatt solar array atop the DuPont Fabros Technology data center in New Jersey will give you an idea.
Increases in energy costs have greatly impacted the operational costs of data centers, especially the costs to cool and power facilities. Going in a more “green” direction within the data center can significantly reduce an organization’s costs as...
