PDUs: Power monitoring and environmental monitoring to improve uptime and capacity planning

Corporations now depend on computing resources to handle everything from mission-critical financial transactions to storing vast amounts of patient information. Data center facilities are under pressure to flawlessly add significant, reliable computing power.

While blades have addressed some of these challenges, IT administrators are wondering, “Am I getting enough power to the blades?” “Do I have excess capacity?” and “Am I getting enough cooling to those racks?”

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California Adopts Low Carbon Fuel Standard

The state's Air Resources Board has adopted a low carbon fuel standard that counts the greenhouse gas impact of indirect land use changes form biofuel production, despite concerns from the biofuel industry.

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Jeff St. John April 23, 2009
A Shopping Mall for Carbon Credits

Need some carbon credits but are worried about what you're buying? You can get detailed information at World Green Exchange.

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Michael Kanellos April 14, 2009
S&P Forms Carbon Efficiency Index

Standard and Poor wants to make it easier for investors to find energy-efficient companies with its new index.

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Michael Kanellos March 9, 2009
Carbon Capture on the Cheap?

Colorado startup Ion Engineering says it has devised a cheaper way to clean contaminating gases from natural gas – and it's seeking investment and stimulus funding to extend that to capturing carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants.

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Jeff St. John February 20, 2009
Carbon Capture Firm Could Use the Ocean to Combat Global Warming

The quiet Cambridge, Mass.-based C12 Energy plans to develop cheaper ways to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide, but it hasn't given many specifics. Still, research by a company executive indicates it may be looking at reducing the ocean's acid content to help it continue to capture carbon without endangering ocean life.

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Jeff St. John February 12, 2009
Is the Internet Carbon Negative? Yes, Says Sun

Keep shopping on Amazon and playing World of Warcraft, you electronic shut-ins. You're helping the environment.

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Michael Kanellos January 30, 2009
Google CO2 Claim Throws CO2Stats Into Limelight

Alex Wissner-Gross, founder of the carbon footprint management service CO2Stats, is getting a lot of attention after saying he was misquoted on the carbon footprint of Google searches in a widely-publicized Times of London story.

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Jeff St. John January 13, 2009
The Iron Man of Greentech Gets $20M

Startup Ze-gen will use the cash to commercialize its technology where it dumps trash into a vat of red-hot liquid iron to extract carbon monoxide and hydrogen syngas that can be burned to make electricity or power industrial power and heat needs.

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Jeff St. John January 13, 2009
Japan to Fire Off Carbon-Counting Satellite

The project is one of several international efforts to inventory greenhouse gas emissions at a time when the United States and other countries are considering economic policies to curb emissions.

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Ucilia Wang January 7, 2009
Japanese Researchers Pave Way for Artificial Photosynthesis

A Japanese research group has discovered a way to use sunlight to reduce CO2 to CO, which can then be used as a chemical engineering material.

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Nikkei Electronics January 5, 2009
CES Plugs Green Technology

The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will feature power-saving laptop chargers, energy-efficient devices and a host of discussions on electronics recycling and green technology innovations.

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Jeff St. John January 4, 2009
Controlling Energy Consumption, A Million Square Feet at a Time

Imagine you are a CEO with a million square feet of real estate at your command. Now imagine having no idea how much power that consumes.

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Michael Kanellos December 31, 2008
Hansen Calls for Carbon Tax to Drop CO2 Below Today's Levels

The noted climatologist, who has been warning the world of the threats of global warming for decades, says a carbon tax is the only way to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide below today's levels and avert a potential disaster.

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Jeff St. John December 18, 2008
Counting Carbon From Space

Launching early next year, a NASA satellite for carbon dioxide study will collect data that will help scientists figure out how nature absorbs man-made emissions.

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Ucilia Wang December 17, 2008
Carbon Tax a Better Idea?

Carbon tax advocates are drumming up support for their cause, arguing that the tax will work better than a carbon cap-and-trade in the United States. The debate will heat up when Obama becomes president.

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Ucilia Wang December 9, 2008
Clear Standards Bags $4M for Carbon Management

The software company joins a growing number of startups targeting the carbon emissions-reduction market, which could get a big boost when Barack Obama launches an emissions-trading program.

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Ucilia Wang November 24, 2008
American Carbon Wants Your Business

The carbon credits registry ditches its old name and issues new project-development rules to attract businesses that want to buy and sell carbon offsets.

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Ucilia Wang November 13, 2008
Planet Metrics Launches Carbon Modeling, Raises $2.3M

The San Francisco startup has lined up a handful of customers, including the Consumer Electronics Association, for its enterprise carbon emissions modeling and visualization software.

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Ucilia Wang November 10, 2008
Will Carbon Credits Mean Blackouts?

A study from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation raises fears that the phase out of coal could lead to a loss of power in some regions.

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Michael Kanellos November 10, 2008
RGGI Generates $38.58M in Carbon-Permit Sale

The first mandatory carbon cap-and-trade program sold all of its allowances for $3.07 each and plans a second auction in December.

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Ucilia Wang September 29, 2008