Inside the Briefcase
LanzaTech Lands $55.8 M Series C to Make Ethanol from Smoke Stack Emissions
May 7, 2012 No CommentsImagine fuel converted from the emissions of a smoke stack, thanks to a bacteria originally discovered in the intestinal tracks of rabbits.
GREEN IT
Ford’s CEO reveals true cost of electric vehicle batteries
April 23, 2012 No Commentspeaking at a forum on green technology, Fortune magazine’s Brainstorm Green conference in California, Ford’s CEO Alan Mulally revealed how much electric vehicle batteries actually cost.
Mean and Green: Next-Gen Turbochargers
April 11, 2012 No CommentsNew turbo technologies are making cars both more powerful and more eco-friendly. Turbochargers can be used in gasoline, diesel, hybrid, and even natural gas engines, and they’re becoming a vital part of car manufacturers’ overall plans to increase efficiency and make engines smaller while maintaining or increasing their power.
IBM and Hydro One Team to Improve the Power Grid in Ontario
March 28, 2012 No CommentsIBM (NYSE: IBM) and its Business Partner Telvent announced that they have been selected by Hydro One, the largest distributor of electricity in Ontario (Canada), for a new smart grid project that will help transform the province’s electrical system.
Green IT – Cloud Computing 2.0 Summit
March 20, 2012 No CommentsGreen IT Summit 2012 is a one day conference that begins on April 18 and brings together leaders from the private and public sectors to transform the ideas around sustainable information technology generated during the 2010 GreenGov Symposium into actionable plans.
IBM Names Worldwide Recipients of 2012 Smarter Cities Challenge Grants to Improve Urban Life
March 16, 2012 No CommentsIBM (NYSE: IBM) today selected 33 cities worldwide to receive IBM Smarter Cities Challenge (#smartercities) grants during 2012.
Home Energy Management Takes Center Stage at CES 2012
January 24, 2012 No CommentsThe Consumer Electronics Show is partly a playground for inventors and partly a glimpse into what technologies consumers will actually adopt in the next few years. Into the first category fall gyro-stabilized electric unicycles, a human-powered hydrofoil and 3-D pet portraits. It seems that home energy management, on the other hand, has finally landed in the second.
6 Predictions for Green IT in 2012
January 13, 2012 No CommentsImproving the efficiency of IT tops the list for enterprises as they go into 2012, according to Craig Symons, the principal analyst at Forrester Research. Despite this, worldwide IT spending is set to reach $1.8 trillion in 2012 (6.9 percent growth), according to research firm IDC, so how should CIOs prepare for an Efficient 2012? Here are some predictions for the year ahead.
Schneider Electric Buys Viridity Platform to Enhance Data Center Suite
December 28, 2011 No CommentsBolstering its effort to provide data center managers complete visibility over IT and facility operations, Schneider Electric is acquiring Viridity’s EnergyCenter 2.0 platform.
IT Industry Gets a D+ for Green Policy, Labor Practices
December 20, 2011 No CommentsWith the exception of Ricoh, Intel and Motorola Mobility, the IT industry earns dismal grades when it comes to sustainability and social practices, averaging about a D+, Oekom Research AG says in a new report. Office equipment maker Ricoh of Japan and chip producer Intel in the U.S. each earned a B+, the highest grade, and ...
15 energy management vendors worth your notice
December 9, 2011 No CommentsCA Technologies, CarbonSystems, IBM and Verisae emerge as sector leaders in Verdantix report about enterprise-grade energy management software.
3 Obvious Ways Companies Can Flip the Switch and Save Millions
December 6, 2011 No CommentsProbably much like dads worldwide, my dad would yell at us kids to turn off the lights or TV once we left a room. Given how much energy waste is rampant in corporate America, it appears he would have a full-time job in corporate America with all the devices left on.
Companies Shifting to Cloud Computing Save Energy & Cut Waste
December 6, 2011 No CommentsIt’s a good thing the rise of cloud computing is essentially unstoppable: New research shows just how much energy companies can save from a migration, even while the same research shows even wider business benefits from cloud computing.
The Rise of the Modular Data Center
December 5, 2011 No CommentsThe Green Grid has produced a useful guide to what it calls Containerized Modular Data Center Facilities, which recognizes the increasing interest in modular design and how it can help improve energy efficiency in data centers. I’ve tackled this subject in a previous blog but chairing the recent Green Data Center conference in London, I ...
It’s easy to pay lip service to Green IT, but energy efficiency will pay dividends
December 1, 2011 No Commentshe adoption of Green IT should be on more firms’ agendas. The benefits of Green IT are clear in terms of cost savings, environmental sustainability and legal compliance. But are they really interested? Or is Green IT just for geeks?
Green IT Can Give Businesses The Competitive Edge
November 15, 2011 No CommentsAt the BusinessGreen Leaders Forum in association with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, recently, panelists discussed the importance of sustainability within an organisation and how IT can be a significant part of the solution.
The Green Grid and Open Data Center Alliance Form Strategic Collaboration to Drive Efficient Cloud Resource Standards
November 11, 2011 No CommentsCollaboration will align metrics from The Green Grid with Alliance Carbon Footprint usage model to pave a path to deliver energy efficient cloud solutions.
How Green Is the Cloud?
November 8, 2011 No CommentsThe term “cloud computing” may create associations of environmental harmony, but just like real clouds, cloud services are unpredictable, difficult to quantify, and prone to sudden bursts of growth and activity. These qualities have researchers and even some advocates questioning how green cloud computing is and how green it can be. The answer seems to depend almost entirely on how we use it.
Green innovations for data centres
November 8, 2011 No CommentsWhat has ‘green’ energy got to do with information technology? Globally, data centres, which house large stacks of storage and computing power, are one of the fastest growing power consuming segments and, so, they are a prime candidate for a concerted attempt at energy.
Calculating the Future: GE Unveils Platinum LEED®-Certified Data Center – a Sustainable Investment Supporting Global Business Growth
August 18, 2011 No CommentsOf all LEED-certified buildings globally, only 6 percent have achieved Platinum certification, and GE’s new facility is the first LEED-Platinum data center in all of Kentucky.
How SAP Uses Quarterly Reports to Push Its Sustainability Efforts
August 12, 2011 No CommentsWhen it comes to sustainability, “short-termism” — the idea that companies’ focus on quarterly financial reports over longer-term improvements — is often seen as an obstacle to true progress on reducing emissions and pollution.
Data Center Power Use Drops as Green IT, Recession Take Effect
August 4, 2011 No CommentsEarly estimates of data center power consumption were overstated, and a combination of more efficient technology and the global downturn has had a significant effect, according to an independent study by Stanford University.
4 Reasons Why Cloud Computing is Also a Green Solution
August 1, 2011 No CommentsCloud computing has arrived, big time. Forrester estimates that worldwide spending on public cloud computing services will grow from $25.5 billion in 2011 to $160 billion in 2020, a 22 percent annual growth rate.
Cloud Computing – The IT Solution for the 21st Century
July 25, 2011 No CommentsInformation Communications Technology (ICT) is seen as a key area of focus for achieving sustainability goals. This report shows that business use of cloud computing can play an important role in an organization’s sustainability and IT strategies: improving business process efficiency and flexibility whilst decreasing the emissions of IT operations.
Cloud computing could lead to billions in energy savings
July 21, 2011 No CommentsAnother study out this week has found that if companies adopt cloud computing, they can reduce the energy consumption of their IT and save money on energy bills. The report, created by research firm Verdantix and sponsored by AT&T, estimates that cloud computing could enable companies to save $12.3 billion off their energy bills. That translates ...
TOYOTA Spain Implements Its GEA-TOYOTA System Based on AuraPortal
July 14, 2011 No CommentsAuraPortal (www.auraportal.com), a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM), has announced that the specialized Consultant, and AuraPortal Partner, AUREN, has implemented an environmental system at TOYOTA SPAIN based on AuraPortal’s BPM Suite, which will allow them to improve their environmental practices throughout their entire Spanish dealer network.
Examining the Impact of Clean Energy Innovation
June 29, 2011 No CommentsThe Google.org energy team used McKinsey’s Low Carbon Economics Tool (LCET) to asses the long-term economic impacts for the U.S. assuming breakthroughs were made in several different clean energy technologies, like wind, geothermal and electric vehicles.
Japan Leads World in Harnessing IT for Sustainability
May 26, 2011 No CommentsA new study by the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) looks at how well countries have managed to implement green IT solutions within their borders. These findings put Japan as the front leader.
Facebook’s Coal Problem
May 20, 2011 No CommentsUnfortunately, the cloud is creating problems for the planet. Facebook is the world’s most visited website. Greenpeace, as a result, has made Facebook the target of a campaign called Unfriend Coal. Greenpeace is asking the social media giant to power its services with renewable energy instead of coal and nuclear power. In response, Facebook–like the rest of the IT industry–mostly talks about efficiency. Read More…
Mobile Apps Make It Easier To Go Green
May 12, 2011 No CommentsWant to figure out how to get more-efficient energy usage from your household light bulbs? Care to track your driving skills and see how to be more fuel efficient
