Innovation

Marilyn Data Centre Uses Vertical Air Cooling

Vertical air cooling improved French designers' energy efficiency - and inspired the name of their data centre

13 years ago

Level 3 Certifies Three Green Data Centres

One Level 3 data centre in Amsterdam and two in London now get all of their power from renewable sources

13 years ago

Interxion Brick Lane Data Centre To Use Green Energy

A data centre in London's East End has opted for 100 percent renewable energy to meet carbon targets

13 years ago

Government Stumps Up £4.6bn For Smart Grid

The government has revealed how much is willing to pay for the smart grid and associated data services

13 years ago

Chinese Groups Reveal Apple Suppliers’ Dirty Practices

Apple's Chinese suppliers are reportedly producing high levels of pollution, creating a risk for residents

13 years ago

Smart Grids Must Short Circuit User Apathy

Smart meters might cut energy use - but only if users can be persuaded to welcome them and use them…

13 years ago

Graphene Links Could Enable Super-Fast Internet

Researchers in Manchester and Cambridge show graphene's potential for superfast broadband

13 years ago

Tiny £15 Raspberry Pi Computer Shows Off Its Power

Raspberry Pi, the tiny educational computer under development in the UK, has been filmed playing Quake III

13 years ago

Snooping Binmen Given iPads

A council in the north of England will soon arm its binmen with iPads despite pressure to cut costs

13 years ago

Wyse Touts High Performance Thin-Clients

Wyse Technology has boldly claimed that its new thin clients are the fastest in the world

13 years ago

IBM Tests Consumer Reaction To Smart Meters

Big Blue is testing consumer reaction to smart meters to see if they can change energy and water usage habits

13 years ago

Businesses Urged To Improve Green Reporting

The Environment Agency has cut its CO2 emissions by almost a fifth and urged others to follow suit

13 years ago

US Electric Utilities Investing In Secure Smart Grids

Investment in cyber-security to protect smart grids will increase as utilities upgrade control systems

13 years ago

AST Modular Opens Container Data Centre In Denmark

AST Modular has opened a data centre in Denmark, built using 21 modular shipping containers

13 years ago

Vantage And GE Go Platinum For Green DCs

Two data centres have been awarded LEED Platinum status, a high green accolade awarded to few in the US

13 years ago

Solar-Powered 3D Printer’s Future Is Built On Sand

The SolarSinter project makes objects from sand and sunlight - and it will be on show in London in September.

13 years ago

Fuel Cell Manufacturer Gets Funding Boost

A firm making fuel cell supplies for data centres has got funding to power a launch into Europe

13 years ago

Can Energy Scavenging Save The World?

Ambient heat, light, sound and radio can all be harnessed to power devices. It is well worth doing, says Peter…

13 years ago

Bristol Council Wins EU Funding For Green Projects

Bristol City Council has won £300,000 of European Union funding for two green tech projects

13 years ago

Slower Disk Drives Could Slash Data Centre Power

Disks that slow down when their data goes 'cold' could cut power in data centres, says a Facebook engineer

13 years ago

BA Flight Attendants Get iPads

BA is to test a scheme for using the iPad 2 to improve in-flight customer service

13 years ago

Atos Healthcare Accuses Online Critics Of Libel

The company responsible for doling out government incapacity benefit is waging war against its online critics

13 years ago

Security Most Pressing Issue For Readers

Security concerns you more than broadband coverage and patents. Next up: Did you take work on holiday?

13 years ago

Engineers Harvest Waste LCD Light To Charge Phones

Engineers in California have developed a method for converting wasted display light back to electricity

13 years ago

Government Silently Springs Green Economy Plans

An impressive blueprint for a green economy has sneaked out, but without overt political backing will anyone take note, asks…

13 years ago

Utilities Brace For Smart Grid Data ‘Tsunami’

Power companies need to look at more powerful data analytics tools to avoid drowning in smart meter data

13 years ago

Most Firms Comply With Carbon Reporting Deadline

More than 90 percent of firms have met the first reporting deadline for the Carbon Reduction Commitment

13 years ago

Cisco Pulls Out Of Home Energy Management

Cisco has become the latest high-tech vendor to withdraw from the energy management sector

13 years ago

NATS System Failure Delays London Flights

Air traffic control staff at London airports forced to input flight plans manually following system breakdown

13 years ago

Xerox Releases Greener Multifunction Printers

Xerox has released the 5300 Series multifunction printers that promise reduced power consumption

13 years ago