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Vantage Data Centers said today that its V2 data center in Santa Clara, Calif. has earned a Platinum certification from the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) program. Platinum is the highest level of the LEED rating system for...
Solar power has become the hot new accessory for major data centers. But do these solar arrays make sense, given the current economics of solar energy and the volume of power required? James Hamilton of Amazon challenges the wisdom of on-site...
A Google data center near Atlanta is recycling waste water to cool the thousands of servers housed in the facility, and then purifying the excess water so it can be released into the Chattahoochee River.
For data centers, LEED Platinum remains a fairly exclusive club. We've identified 12 of these facilities. Check out our updated illustrated guide to LEED Platinum data centers.
Apple has revealed new details about the operations of its huge data center in Maiden, North Carolina, including plans to build a 20-megawatt solar power facility to support its operations. Apple also plans to use a fuel cell powered by biogas...
We wrap up our reader predictions on 2012 with a look at data center energy efficiency, and some of the strategies that we may see more of during the new year.
Facebook said yesterday that its data center site location policy "now states a preference for access to clean and renewable energy." Will other data center operators follow suit. Take our poll and share your opinion.
After two years of sparring over data center energy, Greenpeace and Facebook today announced a truce, with Facebook agreeing to prioritize the use of renewable energy for its data centers, and Greenpeace suspending its "Unfriend Dirty Coal" campaign.
A major concern for the IT professional administering the cost and efficiency of the data center is energy consumption. This information rich whitepaper, Tackling Today’s Data Center Energy Efficiency Challenges – A Software-Oriented Approach, is...
NTT America is set to collectively reduce the energy required to cool its two largest North American data centers by over 7.6 million kWh. NTT has selected Vigilent as its energy management partner after a successful pilot project at the NTT San...