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This metric challenges companies to reuse 'waste' energy

December 19, 2017

By Jens Struckmeier
A primer on energy reuse effectiveness, another way to measure data center power consumption.
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The data center emissions challenge — it's not just the big guys

August 31, 2017

By Michael Rohwer
Silicon Valley giants are most identified with data center energy usage, but companies in other industries also have an opportunity to make a dent.
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Why datacenter giant Equinix is buying a bevy of Bloom fuel cells

August 17, 2017

By Heather Clancy
Here's what the big deal means for fuel cells and corporate sustainability.
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Meet the data center clean energy giants

February 16, 2017

By Heather Clancy
Switch SuperNAP and Digital Realty prioritize renewables, as the industry looks beyond efficiency.
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A new efficiency standard challenges data center status quo

January 27, 2017

By Earl Keisling
It was a big deal when ASHRAE released a standard just for data centers.
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Alibaba leading China's push for cleaner data centers

October 25, 2016

By Coco Liu

Chinese tech companies are turning to energy-efficient data facilities to cut costs.

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Six principles to drive cleaner data centers

August 31, 2016

By Katie Abbott and Kelly Gallo
A new set of six principles are providing momentum to achieving cleaner data centers.
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Facebook, Microsoft: We want more clean power!

May 12, 2016

By Heather Clancy
The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance formalizes piecemeal NGO collaboration, with the goal to add another 60 GW of clean power to grid by 2025.

HPE's Martin Fink on the pursuit of a greener Internet

April 28, 2016

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As both the volume and the power of data grow exponentially, there is increased demand to reduce the energy use of computing.

Martin Fink, chief technology officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, spoke to GreenBiz Editor in Chief Joel Makower about how he believes we can design this desired greener Internet during the VERGE 2015 conference in San Jose, California. 

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Why are Google, CDP and the Navy in the same room?

April 14, 2016

By Barbara Grady
London-based CDP, the natural capital disclosure organization, sets up shop amid the U.S. tech giants to bring Big Data to supply chain reporting. The U.S. Navy joins in.