http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/inexact-computer-chip-15-times-more-energy-efficient/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/inexact-computer-chip-15-times-more-energy-efficient/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 14:43:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=77375 Researchers have designed an “inexact” computer chip (pictured) that they say is up to 15 times more energy efficient than today’s chip technology. The prototypes cut energy use by allowing processing components – like hardware for adding and multiplying numbers – to make a few mistakes. By managing the probability of errors and limiting which [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/25/inexact-computer-chip-15-times-more-energy-efficient/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/intel-sustainability-report-tech-giant-commits-to-10-ghg-cut/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/intel-sustainability-report-tech-giant-commits-to-10-ghg-cut/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:40:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76839 Intel has pledged to reduce its direct greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent on a per-chip basis by 2020 compared to 2010 levels, and announced a 34 percent reduction in its total CO2 emissions last year. The company has also committed to a host of other goals covering its building practices, the efficiency of its [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/intel-sustainability-report-tech-giant-commits-to-10-ghg-cut/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/miserware-launches-it-power-monitoring-tool/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/miserware-launches-it-power-monitoring-tool/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:50:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74711 Software company MiserWare has released IT power use monitoring program Granola Enterprise 5.0. The program allows companies to measure the energy use of all of their laptops, PCs and data centers without installing any additional hardware, MiserWare says. The program has been released under the “freemium” model, where the basic product is available at no [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/20/miserware-launches-it-power-monitoring-tool/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/salesforce-worst-of-dirty-cloud-companies-greenpeace-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/salesforce-worst-of-dirty-cloud-companies-greenpeace-says/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:30:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74486 Salesforce, the world’s largest vendor of enterprise cloud computing, gets the worst ratings in a Greenpeace report that claims cloud computing companies are perpetuating the use of fossil fuel, while Apple has shown marked improvement from last year. The report, How Clean is Your Cloud?, compares energy choices from global IT and internet giants including [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/salesforce-worst-of-dirty-cloud-companies-greenpeace-says/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/1e-wins-sky-chefs-pc-power-management-contract/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/1e-wins-sky-chefs-pc-power-management-contract/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:31:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74481 Software company 1E has been contracted by in-flight services provider LSG Sky Chefs to increase the efficiency of its PCs. LSG, which belongs to Lufthansa’s catering division, will run 1E’s NightWatchman Enterprise power management software on its computers following a test on a small subset of LSG PCs. Based on the pilot project, powering down [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/18/1e-wins-sky-chefs-pc-power-management-contract/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/16/difficulties-of-going-green-in-the-data-center/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/16/difficulties-of-going-green-in-the-data-center/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:46:52 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74284 A concept little discussed in the business world as recently as a few years ago, green IT has entered the corporate mainstream with astonishing speed. Eager to lower energy spending and decrease their carbon footprint, companies of every size and description are working diligently to increase the energy efficiency of their IT infrastructure. Yet for [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/16/difficulties-of-going-green-in-the-data-center/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/how-efficient-is-your-server-estate/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/how-efficient-is-your-server-estate/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:05:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74080 Probably the most fundamental pieces of equipment in your IT asset arsenal are servers. But they are also probably the most disregarded when it comes to looking at efficiency. Many Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solutions concentrate on everything else in the facility but not on the humble server itself. With virtualization and cloud computing [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/12/how-efficient-is-your-server-estate/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/ebay-installs-solar-panels-after-utah-lobbying-victory/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/ebay-installs-solar-panels-after-utah-lobbying-victory/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:19:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74021 Ebay has installed its largest renewable energy project – a 665 kW solar installation at its Topaz data center in South Jordan, Utah – enabled by a recent legislative victory. Senate Bill 12, signed into law on March 21, allows companies to buy and transmit power directly from renewable energy developers. Ebay lobbied for the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/ebay-installs-solar-panels-after-utah-lobbying-victory/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/google-plans-thermal-storage-system-for-data-center/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/google-plans-thermal-storage-system-for-data-center/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:45:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73776 A Google data center planned for Changhua County, Taiwan, is to use a thermal storage system, Data Center Knowledge reports. Thermal storage systems, typically made of ice or liquid coolant, are used to cool buildings in the day through a heat exchange when outside temperatures and electricity rates are at their highest and air conditioning [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/google-plans-thermal-storage-system-for-data-center/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/shell-oil-explores-hybrid-cloud-it-infrastructure-to-lower-power-costs-for-big-data/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/shell-oil-explores-hybrid-cloud-it-infrastructure-to-lower-power-costs-for-big-data/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:25:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73699 When Shell Oil’s power requirements grew 3.6 MW in a nine-month period at its three global data centers and 400 regional sites, the company’s IT subsidiary started investigating cloud-based capacity to lower energy costs, Computer World reported. Part of the challenge for Shell Oil IT has been the upcoming deployment of a new seismic sensor. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/shell-oil-explores-hybrid-cloud-it-infrastructure-to-lower-power-costs-for-big-data/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/green-approach-to-data-centers-gaining-ground/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/green-approach-to-data-centers-gaining-ground/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:31:52 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73360 The proportion of IT professionals that say green initiatives are a key reason behind their data center consolidation efforts has risen from 34 percent in 2010 to 43 percent in 2011, according to research by technology firm CDW. In the 2012 Energy Efficient IT Report, some 54 percent of respondents said they have or are [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/green-approach-to-data-centers-gaining-ground/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/30/ir-introduces-600v-integrated-circuits-for-energy-efficient-inverterized-motor-drives/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/30/ir-introduces-600v-integrated-circuits-for-energy-efficient-inverterized-motor-drives/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:04:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72941 International Rectifier introduced the compact IRS2334SPbF and IRS2334MPbF three-phase, 600V integrated circuits for inverterized motor drives used in energy efficient appliance and industrial applications. The new ICs utilize IR’s advanced high-voltage IC process, which incorporates next-generation high-voltage level-shifting and termination technology to deliver electrical over-stress protection and higher field reliability, the company says. The IRS2334SPbF [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/30/ir-introduces-600v-integrated-circuits-for-energy-efficient-inverterized-motor-drives/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/29/standards-compliance-briefing-igcc-leed-milestone-energy-efficiency-standards-u-s-army-drops-leed/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/29/standards-compliance-briefing-igcc-leed-milestone-energy-efficiency-standards-u-s-army-drops-leed/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:07:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73064 The ICC has released the 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC), the first model code that includes sustainability measures for the entire construction project and its site. The new code, released with cooperating sponsors American Institute of Architects (AIA), ASTM International, ASHRAE, USGBC and IES, is expected to make buildings more efficient, reduce waste, and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/29/standards-compliance-briefing-igcc-leed-milestone-energy-efficiency-standards-u-s-army-drops-leed/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/27/lucid-providing-energy-water-monitoring-to-seattle-2030-district/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/27/lucid-providing-energy-water-monitoring-to-seattle-2030-district/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:00:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72762 Energy and water monitoring services from Lucid’s Building Dashboard product have helped building owners in an area of downtown Seattle to track cuts in their consumption. By centrally tracking and communicating performance data, members of the Seattle 2030 District have been able to benchmark themselves against other participating buildings, as well as typical buildings, and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/27/lucid-providing-energy-water-monitoring-to-seattle-2030-district/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/26/amazon-it-guru-questions-facebook-apple-solar-arrays/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/26/amazon-it-guru-questions-facebook-apple-solar-arrays/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:44:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72635 One of Amazon’s leading data-center experts has called into question the environmental logic behind large solar farms recently installed or proposed by Facebook and Apple. In a recent blog post, James Hamilton writes that he couldn’t ”make the math work” for the completed solar array at Facebook’s Prinevill, Ore., facility or the proposed system at Apple’s [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/26/amazon-it-guru-questions-facebook-apple-solar-arrays/feed/ 1