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Despite Green Diet, Data Centers Still Gobble Power
Power-hungry data centers -- despite adopting virtualization and power management techniques -- only seem to be consuming more energy than ever, judging from some of the talks at the Uptime Symposium 2010, held this week in New York.
Date: 05/21/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: green computing, power efficiency
clouds
Demand Response Goes to the Cloud
Integrating cloud computing with demand response is a growing trend. This week, Lockheed Martin integrated its demand response technology with a cloud-based smart meter platform and EnerNOC announced it is turning to Salesforce.com’s cloud to keep track of its demand response customers.
Date: 03/07/2011
Type: Blog
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Smart Grid
Tags: cloud computing, cloud software, demand response, smart grid, smart meter, utilities
Daniel Blumenthal: Presentation and Video
Date: 11/01/2010
Type: Event
Technologies: Computing and Networks
Control Freaks
Engineers take embedded computing to new levels of precision through elaborate control systems in their quest for greater efficiency.
Date: 12/01/2007
Type: Article
Technologies: Computing and Networks
Tags: algorithms, computing, control systems, control theory, energy efficiency
Cloud Computing Highlighted as an Emissions-Reduction Strategy
By storing data with a third party via a cloud computing network, companies can reduce their emissions since most cloud network data centers are optimized for maximum efficiency.
Date: 07/15/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: cloud computing, data centers, green computing
Clouds
Cloud Computing Could Slash Data Center Energy Use by Over One-Third
According to a new report by Pike Research, the rapid growth of cloud computing could reduce energy usage in the global information technology industry by 38 percent by 2020.
Date: 12/07/2010
Type: News, Report
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: cloud computing, data center energy use, energy savings, energy-efficient computing, greenhouse gas emissions
Climate Savers: Network Gear Next in Quest for Tech Energy Efficiency
A new study released today from Climate Savers Computing Initiative highlights the need for efficiency improvements in commercial and home networking technologies.
Date: 07/27/2010
Type: News, Report
Technologies: Climate Change, Computing and Networks, Data Centers, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: data center efficiency, energy efficiency standards, energy efficient computing, energy efficient networking
Chandra Krintz: Presentation & Video
Associate Professor Chandra Krintz discusses the opportunities and challenges with the emerging field of cloud computing.
Date: 11/18/2009
Type: Video
Technologies: Computing and Networks
Tags: cloud computing, computer efficiency, computing, server efficiency, software
An ARM microprocessor made by Marvell.
Cell-Phone Chips to the Rescue
In an effort to reduce the cost of cooling microprocessor chips, data centers are looking to low-power chips used in cell phones and other mobile devices. These chips can generate energy savings, but they also have less processing power, so they may only be used in specific systems or applications.
Date: 11/18/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: cloud computing, cooling, data center energy use, data centers, energy-efficient computing, Intel, processor speed
Built-In Germanium Lasers Could Make Computer Chips Faster
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute studied how to make the semiconductor germanium emit laser light. This could be the basis for new computer chips in which information will be transferred partially in the form of light. This technology can improve the performance of our electronics.
Date: 09/10/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Electronics
Tags: computer chips, Germanium Lasers, Moore's Gap. processors, Paul Scherrer Institute, semiconductor

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