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Data centres may benefit as UK invests in green
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has announced W a new £21 million seed fund to help British entrepreneurs bring "new and innovative low-carbon products to market." The prize will be split into a set of competitions and direct subsidy programs. The overriding goal is to spur more...
EMC Durham Center of Excellence data centre receives LEED Gold Certification
Symmes Maini & McKee Associates’ design for the EMC Durham Center of Excellence data centre, Phases I and II, in Durham, NC has received LEED Commercial Interiors (CI) Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). SMMA’s...
Green Global Consulting site launched
Green Global Consulting launches its latest website which CEO, Bob Sharon claims will reach every device whether a desktop PC or smart phone as this has been written in HTML5. Sharon claims this...
University closed data centres instead of upgrading them
The University of Minnesota’s data centres manage and store everything from grades and financial data to the websites’ servers. In 2010, the Office of Information Technology had plans to purchase portable data centres to increase energy efficiency, which would have cost up to US$7 million. But...
Google uses Finnish data centre as springboard for start-up outreach
It seems Google has a habit of using its European data centres as keys to the local start-up community. Having already used its Belgian facility as a springboard for local jobs events and cultural tie-ins in that country, the firm is now doing much the same in south-eastern Finland.
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Investors urge AT&T to reduce health hazards from lead batteries used in data centres
AT&T shareholders will vote on a proposal at the company's annual meeting calling for the adoption of a comprehensive policy to address the environmental and health impacts from manufacturing and recycling lead batteries. AT&T uses large...
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