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Energy-Saving Strategies Should Start with Data Centers

May 7, 2010May 7, 2010 by Gina Roos

When it’s time to buy new equipment, IT buyers should think green because it can result in significant savings for businesses, says Processor.com. The savings from new data center equipment comes from their lower energy consumption, less heat and waste generation and longer life cycle. Case-in-point: Verizon’s energy-efficiency standards for the ... Read more »

Hormel Cuts Water Use by 9%, Energy Use Rises by 3%

May 5, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Hormel Food has reduced water consumption by 9 percent and solid waste to landfills by 16 percent or 7,275 tons in fiscal year (FY) 2009, compared to 2006 levels, according to the company’s corporate responsibility report. However, Hormel’s indirect energy consumption increased 3 percent in fiscal year 2009 while direct ... Read more »

Three Options for Energy-Efficient Data Centers

April 21, 2010 by Gina Roos

The best options for cost-effective data center retrofits that significantly reduce energy consumption include electrical equipment upgrades, server virtualization and cooling optimization, according to an article written by Coy Stine, director of Data Center Services for Bluestone Energy Services for Data Center Knowledge. As an example, replacing UPS and PDU equipment ... Read more »

Software Tools Ease Environmental Data Tracking

April 19, 2010 by Gina Roos

Organizations will find it easier to track their environmental performance with new and upgraded software tools from iReuse, Enviance and FirstCarbon. These Internet-based enterprise software solutions for tracking environmental data including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy consumption and water use are easier to use and more customizable. As an example, ... Read more »

General Mills Cuts Solid Waste, Behind on Other Targets

April 15, 2010April 15, 2010 by Gina Roos

General Mills has cut its solid waste generation rate by 24.5 percent since 2005, which exceeds its goal of 15 percent, according to the company’s 2010 Corporate Responsibility report (PDF). The company is also making progress on its five-year goals in the areas of water usage, energy consumption, and greenhouse ... Read more »

Novo Nordisk Cuts CO2 Emissions by 32%, Water Use by 20%

February 8, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Novo Nordisk exceeded long-term targets for reducing CO2 emissions, water consumption and total energy consumption, while increasing its workforce by 8 percent and sales by 12 percent in 2009, according to the company’s integrated annual report. The pharmaceutical company reduced CO2 emissions by 32 percent and water consumption by 20 ... Read more »

Analyzing Energy-Efficiency Metrics Can Reduce Energy Use in Data Centers

February 5, 2010February 4, 2010 by Gina Roos

Capturing and analyzing energy efficiency-metrics in data centers can improve business management decisions in several areas, particularly as computing and storage requirements grow, coupled with rising electricity costs, according to a report from Info-Tech. These include improving capacity planning for power and cooling infrastructure, avoiding costly brownouts and service interruptions, ... Read more »

Quaker Oats Cuts Energy Use, Earns Cash Incentive

January 29, 2010January 29, 2010 by Gina Roos

Quaker Oats, part of PepsiCo, has earned more than $100,180 in rebates, in addition to lowering its energy bill, for reducing the company’s energy consumption at its Cedar Rapids facility, reports Interstate Power & Light Company, an Alliant Energy company. As part of the Custom Rebate program, Quaker Oats replaced ... Read more »

Philadelphia to Reduce Energy Use by 10% in 2010

January 19, 2010 by Gina Roos

The cash-strapped city of Philadelphia, which is in dire need of energy-efficient retrofits at many of its government buildings including City Hall, has come up with a unique way to pay for the no-money-down improvements, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. The city has contracted with private company Noresco to do the ... Read more »

U.S. Energy Consumption to Grow 14% from 2008 to 2035

December 15, 2009December 14, 2009 by Paul Nastu

U.S. energy consumption is projected to grow 14 percent from 2008 to 2035, while the share of energy consumed via fossil fuels will drop from 84 percent in 2008 to 78 percent in 2035, according to an early release of “Annual Energy Outlook 2010,” a report from the U.S. Energy ... Read more »

Federal Government Energy Consumption to Rise 36% in 2010

December 8, 2009 by Paul Nastu

In contrast to rhetoric from the government to reduce residential and commercial energy expenditures, government energy spending is projected to go up dramatically. In fiscal year 2010, the government is projected to spend $28.8 billion on energy consumption, up a staggering 36 percent from the $21.2 billion spent in 2009. ... Read more »

Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008

November 20, 2009 by Gina Roos

Whirlpool Corp. is on track to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6.6 percent by 2012, according to the company’s first global sustainability report. The company also cut water use by 21.5 percent and overall waste generated per unit decreased by nearly 4 percent from 2004 to 2008. The ... Read more »

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