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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Everyone loves OLEDs, but no one knows how to make big ones. Kateeva says it can help.
The electronics giant is getting into the modular home business, reports Senior Analyst Michael Kanellos from the Ceatec show in Japan.
Gary Winnick, formerly of telecom giant Global Crossing, is getting into the green biz with iCrete.
Here's a home that's been on the high seas, reports Senior Analyst Michael Kanellos from the floor of the West Coast Green show in San Jose.
Navitas Capital, the investment arm of the Zeeman family, wants to invest in green building technologies, writes Senior Analyst Michael Kanellos.
Several greentech investment firms, including one started by a former World Bank boss, are raising funds.
The city's new rules signed by Mayor Gavin Newsom require building-permit seekers to reduce water and energy use.
Startup D.Light wants to give customers in developing countries a safe, cheap and modern-day lighting solution to the kerosene lantern.
San Francisco is notorious for high home prices, but Zeta Communities says it can whack those prices way down by making green homes in factories.
Panelists at the Dow Jones Environmental Ventures conference in San Mateo, Calif., say LEED-certified buildings are valued higher than regular buildings, and are far more competitive than, say, solar is with coal.
LEED® stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It is the "nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings" (USGBC Website) and has become the green building-industry standard for rating buildings. The first LEED program was established in 1998 and has since grown into nine separate rating systems for various types of construction.
Chinese company says it will manufacture solar panels in the United States. Meantime, KiOR and Serious Materials close Series A and B, respectively.
As with many other technologies that came before today's latest solar product offerings, including early Internet and telecommunications technologies, universities and national labs have always been at the forefront of research and development. Not only do the achievements of these institutions often become commercially viable product offerings, but these universities also fill demand for jobs in burgeoning industries like greentech. The Solar Decathlon, held in Washington, D.C. last week, is a prime example of top North American and European institutions showcasing their latest wares. Greentech Media attended the event and documented the new technologies on display.