Apple Scores High on Energy-Efficient Computer Rankings
In a new list of energy-efficienct and cost-saving computers, Apple Computer dominates the competition in laptops and desktops; HP, Fujitsu and Apple (again) ranked lowest for energy efficiency in those categories. Read More
IBM's Data Center Remodel Saves 98 Percent of Costs, Boosts Capacity 8x
In an hour-long webcast, IBM vice president Steven Sams showed how putting the company's own technology to work on overhauling its Lexington, Ky., data center highlights the potential of energy efficient IT projects. Read More
IBM Launches First Two-Year Green Data Center Degree
A new, two-year associate's degree from the Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Neb., is being touted as the first of its kind to give students an intensive focus on designing and managing green data centers. Read More
Developing Nations May Reuse More Electronics Than Thought
A new article in the journal Environmental Science & Technology looks at the market for reuse of exported computers and other electronics and finds that there is plenty of life in those old machines -- although e-waste exports still pose a significant environmental problem. Read More
Emerson Opens New Green Global Data Center
Manufacturing and technology company Emerson opened its new $50 million state-of-the-art global data center today -- a 35,000-square-foot facility that's expected to be 31 percent more energy efficient than a standard facility. Read More
Dell Unveils Energy Savings Calculator
This tool allows a customer to view power consumption for individual components, such as monitors or graphics cards, compare the current savings to older configurations, and establish aggregate savings for an entire year. Read More
Yahoo! Abandons Carbon Offsets in Favor of Efficiency
Yahoo! today said it will no longer purchase carbon offsets for its operations, focusing its climate strategy on reducing the energy used by its data centers. Read More
Citi's Frankfurt Data Center Earns First-Ever LEED Platinum Certification
From green roofs to heavily virtualized servers, the new facility uses 70 percent less energy than a typical data center its size, and makes use of free outside-air cooling almost two-thirds of the time. Read More
Federal Government Boosts Its EPEAT Purchases
Over half of all government agencies have purchased 95 percent or more EPEAT-certified electronics, in accordance with a new federal guideline. Read More
Sun Microsystems Opens a New Green Datacenter
Sun Microsystems cut the ribbon on its largest green IT project, a revamped and consolidated datacenter that is expected to slash electricity costs by $1 million a year, reduce CO2 emissions by 11,000 metric tons annually, shrink the company's carbon footprint by 6 percent and save 675,000 gallons of water each year. Read More