Comments on: Google Backs Green Computing, too http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/ Sun, 26 May 2013 04:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Google Floats Idea of Wave Powered Data Center « Earth2Tech http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172195 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:17:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172195 [...] Comments Posted September 8th, 2008 at 4:17 pm in Energy When Google’s energy guru Bill Weihl told us that the search engine giant has been looking at renewable energy options for data centers like solar thermal, wind and [...]

]]> By: Wheatgrass Powder Guy http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172194 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:55:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172194 This is about saving the planet.
Google are taking over the world,
so way would they not want to protect it?

]]> By: Spirulina Girl http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172193 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:25:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172193 I think this is a very good move by Google and can only be positive for the environment. If all the larger companies out there followed suit then those working for ‘Green’ companies will also learn to be ‘Green’ outside of the workplace. If everyone does their bit, no matter how little we can all look positively to the future.

]]> By: asphole http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172192 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:12:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172192 its great to see some of the big companies finally doing something but is this down to genuine concerns over the environment or is it to do with the massive savings they’ll make as a result! I suppose its good for us either way and hopefully some other companies will follow suit.
David
http://www.theorganiclifestylecompany.co.uk

]]> By: Kat http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172191 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:31:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172191 I’m glad to see that Google, Intel, and the rest of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative are beginning to do something about this. But some American cities, such as Boston, have already beat them to it.

Thanks to the recent efforts of Boston’s current administration, Boston is now on the cutting edge of environmentally-friendly technology, setting a national example for early adoption of bold new environmental trends.

Most recently, in February of 2007, the city installed Verdiem’s surveyor software on all PCs at Boston City Hill, and it has already reduced PC energy use by an average of 44 per cent. It is saving an average of 180 kWh of electricity or about $25 per PC annually through centrally managing the sleep, shut down and wake cycles. Essentially, this program simply places the PCs into lower power settings when they’re not in use, like when you go to lunch, a meeting or even home for the evening. Based on its existing customer base, annual use of Verdiem technology reduces greenhouse gas emissions at a rate equal to taking more than 8,000 passenger cars off the road for an entire year, or conserving 4,317,988 gallons of gasoline.

Bill Oates, Boston’s CIO, said the software only cost the city $25 for each PC licence, and based on projections, it will save the city $25 per PC annually. ‘So we believe that after the first year we will have covered the cost of the licence,’ Oates said. After that, ‘we’ll save about $30,000 annually.’

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]]> By: Earth2Tech » Blog Archive New Energy Star in Effect « http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172190 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:45:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172190 [...] computers more efficient has been a hot topic lately. Recently a group of technology companies including Google and Intel announced the Climate Savers Computing Initiative to push more [...]

]]> By: Wheatgrass Joos - 6/18 « Joos of the Day http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172189 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:21:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172189 [...] http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/ [...]

]]> By: Jesse Beach http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172188 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:00:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172188 I was just about to make a similar comment Wai Yip. Perhaps it’s a generational thing? The old vanguard of the automobile industry just can’t seem to reconcile industry and environment. They don’t seem to understand that profits today incur a huge cost on tomorrow. And maybe if they made moves on their own to be cleaner, the gov’t wouldn’t have to bring the regulatory whip to bear.

]]> By: Wai Yip Tung http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172187 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:12:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/06/12/google-backs-green-computing-too/#comment-172187 Now if you can get the automobile industry on the bandwagon, who always assert that better fuel economy is not possible.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/13/MNG88QE8PD1.DTL

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