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Intel to Raise Efficiency of Notebooks, Data Centers
Intel has ranked first in the nation for using renewable energy, since 2008. The firm is raising the bar on energy efficiency goals, aiming to increase energy efficiency of notebook computers and data center products to 25 times the 2010 levels by 2020.
Date: 05/21/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Data Centers
Tags: computing, data centers, energy efficiency, Intel, photovoltaics, renewable energy, solar, wind
Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality in FY 2013
Microsoft has pledged to reach net-zero emissions with its operations in over 100 countries. They will retrofit offices, data centers, and software development labs with the latest energy-efficient technologies.
Date: 05/10/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Buildings, HVAC, Data Centers
Tags: carbon neutrality, data centers, HVAC, LED, Microsoft, retrofitting
Two Big Shifts Taking Us to More Resource-Efficient Computing
The tech industry is pushing toward more resource-efficient computing architectures in two ways: integrated systems and modular data centers.
Date: 04/26/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: cloud computing, energy efficiency, smart gadgets
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Inventing the Clean Room
The energy problem is humanity's greatest challenge. Here's how information technology can provide some answers.
Date: 04/02/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: clean web, computing, data centers, internet, renewable energy, solar
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New Institute Report on Scalable, Energy-Efficient Data Centers and Clouds
UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency and the Kavli Foundation announce a Report that identifies four issues that must be addressed to improve data center energy efficiency through strategic partnerships between academia and industry.
Date: 03/08/2012
Type: News, Report
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: cloud computing, clouds, computing, data centers, energy efficient, exascale, networks, report, scalability, scaling, whitepaper
Google tops Greenpeace IT ranking
The prominent environmental group praised Google for renewable energy purchases and climate change goals while criticizing Apple's lack of progress in green IT efforts.
Date: 02/08/2012
Type: News
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: data centers, green IT, information technology
Memory Trick Could Speed Up the Web
Despite higher costs, dynamic random access memory (DRAM) may eventually supplant traditional hard disks because of DRAM's significantly quicker access speeds.
Date: 10/17/2011
Type: News
Technologies: Data Centers
Tags: cloud computing, data transfer, DRAM, dynamic random access memory
Power Assure Raises $13.5M to Keep the Data Center Energy Efficient
A plethora of start-ups have sprung up to manage data center energy usage, including UC Santa Barbara's recent start-up, Transphorm, founded by Institute faculty member Umesh Mishra.
Date: 09/26/2011
Type: News
Technologies: Data Centers
Tags: data center efficiency, Gallium Nitride, startups, Umesh Mishra
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Facts and Figures Behind Greenpeace’s Green Data Center Report
Greenpeace got a lot of press last week for its A-to-F grades for the green data center efforts of Facebook, Google, IBM and other IT giants. Here, Jeff St. John looks into the measures and methods behind the report.
Date: 04/26/2011
Type: Blog
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: energy-efficient computing, google, green data centers, IBM, rebound effect, renewable energy
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A Roadmap to Green IT
Startups and established companies are working to make computers and data centers more energy-efficient through seven main avenues: (1) architecture and design, (2) cooling, (3) DC power, (4) monitoring and management, (5) servers and processors, (6) storage and memory, and (7) lights and sensors.
Date: 04/13/2011
Type: Article
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: architecture, cooling, data center energy use, energy efficient design, green computing, green data centers, waste heat

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