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Batteries, renewables to help Visa power data centre
ZBB Energy Corp. has said it has commissioned an energy storage system that aims to provide uninterrupted power flows to a Visa data centre.
The energy storage system was designed to provide uninterrupted power for lighting and servers and other uses,...
UPMC buys RECs to power data centres commits
Healthcare provider UPMC has purchased renewable energy credits (RECs) from Pennsylvania wind power to equal the entire annual energy usage from its data canters.
According to UPMC, the company purchased 15,400 RECs generated by wind projects in...
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...
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