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Understanding the options for renewable energy for data centers
The drive is on to improve the sustainability performance of data centers with tools such as IIoT platforms, energy monitoring and management, and innovative cooling technologies. However efficient a data center becomes, the carbon footprint of the electricity itself will be the main factor in its environmental performance. The exact amount of electricity consumed in data centers around the ...
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Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Coming To An Island Near You
Ocean Thermal Energy (OTE) Corporation may be landlocked in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, but that isn’t stopping them from looking to the ocean for 24/7 electricity. Their primary technology is Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), which uses the temperature differentials in the ocean to produce steam. The steam, in turn, activates a turbine, which generates clean energy and potable water. ...
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Oak Ridge Solar Park, TN - Ground-Mounted Tracker Projects - Case Study
The dual-axis-tracker project in the Oak Ridge Heritage Center is part of the worldwide “dena Solar Roofs Program” coordinated by Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) - the German Energy Agency - and co-financed by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) within the initiative „renewables – Made in Germany“. The “dena Solar Roofs ...
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Users demand Facebook to switch to renewable energy
Social networking website faces campaign to switch to renewable energy after announcing intentions to run new data centre mainly on coal-powered electricity. Facebook, the most used social network worldwide, has come under unprecedented pressure from its users when they found out the company has intentions to run its massive new data centre mainly on electricity produced by burning coal power. ...
By Vital Energi
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Spares storage can halve downtimes, cut purchase prices
The advanced purchase and storage of spare-parts can halve the number of downtime days for a typical wind farm and costs can be controlled by buying in bulk and sourcing from a wider market base including refurbished products, Derck van Ommeren, head of sales for the Dutch spares provider WindTurbineSpareParts.com, told Wind Energy Update. It may not be cost effective to keep a full set of spare ...
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A Green Cloud is a Transparent Cloud
Guest Blogger, Energy Efficiency Markets At Connectivity Week in Santa Clara, recently, I took part in a series of panel discussions on data center energy efficiency. The discussions covered a wide range of issues from the practicalities of infrastructure optimization to the possible role of data centers in demand response schemes. There was a particular focus on the importance, and also the ...
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Energy-Saving Benefits of Cloud Archiving: Enhancing Efficiency and Sustainability
As the demand for data storage continues to skyrocket in the digital age, businesses face the challenge of finding efficient and sustainable solutions. Cloud archiving has emerged as a technology that not only addresses data buildup but also offers significant energy-saving benefits. In this article, we will delve deeper into the energy-related advantages of cloud archiving, highlighting its ...
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Data Centers’ Energy Use Rises - What’s Next for Efficiency?
We’ve often heard that for companies to lessen carbon footprint and become environmentally friendly, they must go online or put their papers and process in the “cloud”. But that’s not really the case, as storing files in the cloud also translates to renting a physical space where those data will be stored and accessed when needed. These places are called data centers. They ...
By AKCP
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Renewable energy and energy efficiency in Bulgaria
The interest in renewable energy sources (RESs) utilisation and energy efficiency improvement programmes in Bulgaria reflects the changes in the field of energy policy worldwide and in Europe. Now energy management becomes a great problem of inner policy of Bulgarian government. In the last few years there has been a growing attention to the RESs applications. Bulgaria has one of Southern ...
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Creating an Enabling Framework for Renewable Energy for Re-Deployment in the Partnership
This project will help to improve the quality of both the resource information and the tools for assessing the technical and economic potential for renewable energy development, which will greatly enhance opportunities for broad deployment of renewable energy and distributed generation technologies in Partner countries. It will also develop improved tools for applying resource information ...
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Optimal environmental benefits of utilising alternative energy technologies in Jordan
With rapid population growth and increase in industrial activities, more energy is consumed, resulting in environmental pollution and economic difficulties. Therefore, the need for utilising renewable energy resources has emerged. Although Jordan does not have adequate fuel supplies (90% of its crude oil is imported), it is gifted with alternative resources. Because of the political and ...
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Renewable energy solutions: Necessity not choice
An elite gathering of Asia Utility firms speak out on the need to go Green. The Energy industry has become a key talking point globally. Renewable energy solutions are no longer optional but a necessity which must be embraced by all governments. Driven by China’s determination to reduce their dependence on coal energy and to look ahead to a more sustainable future, the recent NGU APAC summit ...
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Between populism and price increases: Who will pay for the cost of renewable energy?
As feed-in tariffs gain traction as a policy mechanism of choice, we must keep in mind the bigger picture of the financial health of developing country electricity sectors. It was not too long ago that the World Bank and other international financial institutions were drawing attention to the soaring debt levels of developing country utilities. In order for feed-in tariffs or other electricity ...
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Web Development Trends: Powering a Sustainable Digital Future
Every action we take online, from browsing a webpage to streaming a video, consumes energy. Yet, how often do we consider the real-world implications of our digital interactions? In this article, we'll explain the connection between EMS and web development trends, explore how energy-conscious web design takes root, the critical role of performance optimisation for energy efficiency, the emerging ...
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