energy

Computer Giants Top EPA Green Power List

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Partnership released its quarterly Green Power list with the updated rankings of organizations choosing to go green. Full Article

Putting Your Computer Where Your Power Is

New Mexico-based startup SELC Corp. has taken the utility computing concept and turned it on its head by asking: instead of sending power to the computer, why not send ...Full Article

Facebook Refines Energy Reporting

As Facebook extends its reach across the globe, the IT giant's carbon footprint is also expanding. Still, there's something to be said for transparency. Full Article

Telcos Can Learn from Datacenter Giants

When it comes to energy reporting, telcos have some lessons to learn from the more-established datacenter operators. Full Article

New Working Group Targets Low-Carbon Power Sourcing

Adobe, eBay, Facebook, HP, salesforce.com, and Symantec are working with BSR to create a greener Internet. Full Article

Sandia Labs Finds Energy-Efficient Method for Powering Ships

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/800px-Line0534.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="61" border="0" />Automakers are busy at work developing a hydrogen fuel cell specifically for cars. But researchers at Sandia National Laboratories may have ...Full Article

Apple Plans 20MW Solar Farm to Power Reno Datacenter

Apple Inc., once criticized as a wasteful energy consumer, now has its sights set on creating a renewable energy empire.Full Article

The Environmental Cost of Data Snooping

While much has been made of the privacy implications of the NSA's data profiling project, PRISM, there are also ecological impacts to consider.Full Article

ORNL Stores Four Times the Energy with a Battery Breakthrough

<img style="float: left;" src="http://www.ornl.gov/adm/partnerships/success_stories/photos/Nanda-battery-cell-assem.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />Cars and buildings aren't the only things that stand to benefit from energy efficiency; batteries too need to be able to ...Full Article

Are You As Green As Your Neighbors?

<p>Opower, a company that helps consumers make smarter decisions about their energy use, relies on a quirk of human nature to help facilitate energy savings: peer pressure.</p>Full Article