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• Google: Crank up the heat in your data center

  By James Niccolai | 30 April, 2010 10:48

  Google's top energy executive has offered some simple steps for making data centers more energy-efficient, including raising the thermostat to 27 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) to cut down on cooling costs.

• Companies call for better home energy monitoring

  By Grant Gross | 06 April, 2010 05:31

  A group of 47 companies and organizations, including several in the IT sector, have asked U.S. President Barack Obama to take new steps that would allow homeowners and businesses to better monitor their energy use.

• SAP plays up sustainability angle

  By Joab Jackson | 12 January, 2010 06:17

  Organizations seeking ways to conserve energy and profit from being green may find the true gains won’t come from "greening" their data centers, but rather by maximizing the efficiency of their supply chains, said Peter Graf, the chief sustainability officer for SAP.

• Alcatel kicks off green networks group

  By Stephen Lawson | 12 January, 2010 01:37

  Alcatel-Lucent wants the telecommunications industry to turn a little more green by developing new equipment that cuts power consumption by a factor of 1,000.

• Top 10 Green stories for 2009

  By Matthew Sainsbury | 16 December, 2009 09:13

  In a year where money was tight, organisations were increasingly embracing green technology that improved efficiencies and reduced cost. And with increased Government pressure on environmental issues, green IT was a hot topic in 2009.

• Australia drops on IDC sustainability index

  By Spandas Lui | 15 December, 2009 08:41

  Australia’s dependence on fossil fuel has pushed the country down to fourth-tier on IDC’s new ICT Sustainability Index.

• Helsinki to recycle excess heat from data center

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 01 December, 2009 03:32

  Helsinki public energy company Helsingin Energia will recycle heat from a new data center to help generate energy and deliver hot water for the Finnish capital city, it said on Monday.

• IDC: Sustainability pressure hits IT managers hardest

  By Leo King | 15 October, 2009 04:51

  The pressure to achieve business efficiency and sustainability is piled on IT managers more than anyone else in business, according to a new IDC survey.

• How to use less energy in your office

  By ARN Staff | 05 May, 2009 09:31

  ARN has joined forces with Computers Off Australia to bring you an energy savings calculator that shows what you can do in the office to reduce your power consumption and save money.