Anyone with scissors, thread, and access to a craft website can upcycle old t-shirts into tote bags, but it takes a multinational corporation like Google to upcycle a decommissioned coal power plant into a data […]
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Google Data Center To Get New Renewables From Duke
Google will apparently get the clean energy it wants for an expanded North Carolina data center, as Duke Energy goes along with adding new renewable sources.
Greenpeace Not Sold On Apple’s Data Center Moves
Apple’s tough week continues with Greenpeace reacting skeptically to the company’s claims it will run its data centers off renewable energy.
EBay Turns To Bloom Fuel Cells For Utah Data Center
EBay says it will use 30 Bloom Energy fuel cells, putting out 6 megawatts of electricity, to power a new data center in Utah.
Ebay Data Center A Case Study In Energy Savings
The Green Grid points to eBay’s new Phoenix data center as a way companies can consolidate and operate using less energy.
Sears Holdings Tries To Recycle The ‘Big Box’
Sears Holdings’ new Ubiquity division wants to adapt its closed Sears and Kmart retail stories into cost-effective data centers, disaster recovery depots or cell-tower locations.
The More Clean Energy Powered Apple Waves Its Eco Flag
Apple’s new environmental report, among key items, indicates 100 percent of its worldwide data centers are now fully powered by clean energy.
Facebook Partners with Utility for 350 MW of Solar
Facebook has partnered with utility Dominion Energy to install 350 megawatts of solar in Virginia and North Carolina, to cover energy use at Facebook’s local facilities. The project supports Dominion and Facebook’s commitments as members […]
Cloud Computing Giant Signs Huge Wind Contracts
One of America’s biggest cloud computing companies has recently entered into long-term contracts with West Virginia and Texas wind farms, which will supply clean renewable power for its data centers.
Companies Pledge to Use 100% Renewable Energy
Nike, Procter & Gamble, and Goldman Sachs are among the latest large multinational companies to pledge to move their businesses to renewable energy. Representatives from these organizations spoke on a discussion panel on the last […]
Apple Building Big Solar Farm In Nevada
A new Apple data center in Reno will be partly powered by a big solar farm that will use low-concentration PV technology and a unique financing arrangement.
Apple Hires Ex-EPA Chief Lisa Jackson For A Green Sheen
Tim Cook brings former Environmental Protection Agency head Lisa Jackson on board to green up Apple; Greenpeace, for one, likes the idea.
New Solar: From 100% In March To 2.5% In April
Solar’s proportion of new generating capacity plunged in April. But don’t worry. Everything is OK.
NREL Cools Cloud Computing Costs With Warm Water
The National Renewable Energy Lab is hoping to save $1 million in data-center energy costs by using a warm-water method to dissipate heat from petascale servers.