Green Gauge October 2007

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There have been several recent developments coming from the high-tech sector which demonstrate that the computing industry is gradually finding a green conscience. Such initiatives include;

  • Dell’s plan to be carbon neutral by 2008
  • Solar powered workstations
  • Green data centres
  • USB 3.0, set to become available in 2009, promising energy savings
  • The Climate Savers Computing Initiative aims to reduce computer energy use by 90% by 2010; this is expected to provide a saving of $5.5 billion in energy costs.

Full story: BP Team with MIT for Clean Energy Research (28-Sep-07)

BP has signed a 5 year commitment to the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Energy Initiative; the pair aim to explore ways of transforming materials such as coal into electricity, liquid fuels and chemicals with the hope of slashing carbon dioxide emissions.

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