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Global Stories

Environmentally Friendly stories

Construction begins on EU-funded 'best data centre in the world'

A consortium of vendors has celebrated construction commencement of a project designed to test and validate the feasibility of new data centre tech.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Jul 2018

Clean technologies

Canon Oceania offering $30k for 12th environmental grants programme

Schools and not-for-profits encouraged to apply for up to $30,000 in cash and products to further their environmental causes.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Jun 2018

Robotics

Apple's new carbon-free aluminium set to revolutionise manufacturing

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company's is committed to advancing technologies that are good for the planet and help protect it for generations to come.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 16th May 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Schneider Electric launches a partnership with Sustainable Energy for All

Schneider Electric partners with Sustainable Energy for All to fast-track UN Sustainable Development Goal 7, aiming for universal access to clean energy.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Jan 2018

Unified Communications

Dell launches environmentally sustainable jewellery line

Dell partners with actress Nikki Reed to launch a jewellery line using recycled gold from computer motherboards, blending sustainability with fashion.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Jan 2018

Disaster Recovery

3 key power quality predictions set to kick off in 2018

Australia's power grid faces instability in 2018 as coal is phased out; three key trends in renewables, IoT, and data centres anticipated to stabilise it.

By John Atherton • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jan 2018

Unified Communications

Only 20% of e-waste is recycled - and this needs to change, says United Nations

A new report reveals that e-waste is a growing crisis, with 44.7 million metric tonnes generated in 2016, and a further increase predicted for 2021.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Dec 2017

Data Analytics

Photo gallery: The world's most extreme data centers

Negative 40 degrees, this facility is in an environment so cold they have to heat the air used to cool the data center.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Nov 2017

Internet of Things

Seven most interesting hardware startups at Meet Taipei 2017

A large concentration of Taiwanese startups are in the hardware sector, integrating IoT and smart technologies into their innovation.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Nov 2017

Hyperscale

Itatel launches environmentally friendly data centre in Italy

Itatel has designed and deployed a new green data centre at the University of Pisa – one of Italy's oldest universities.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2017

Clean technologies

New brand, new name: Aranz Geo says goodbye...

Seequent's chief executive Shaun Maloney says the new brand reflects the company's evolving purpose and vision for the future.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2017

Network Infrastructure

Internet of Things to reduce impact of mining on the environment

57% of respondents from the mining industry say that the most exciting innovation to come from IoT is environmental monitoring.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Oct 2017

DataCentre infrastructure

Hot forecast for the data centre cooling market with 14.95% CAGR

OBRC asserts the rise of the data centre cooling market is being driven by cloud adoption in particular, growing at 6x the rate of IT spending.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Sep 2017

DataCentre infrastructure

Small town in Norway to host world's largest data centre – for now

In terms of sheer size, the plans reveal the centre to be a behemoth at four storeys and 600 square metres, drawing on 1,000MW of power.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Aug 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Environmentally Friendly stories

Clean technologies

Bungy jumping from an airship over Queenstown could be a reality - one day

Bungy jumping from an airship over Queenstown could soon be a thrilling reality as airships are set for a revival in New Zealand tourism.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018

Clean technologies

New report shines a light on the reality of sustainability in NZ

Kiwi report reveals deep concern for UN goals, with stark gender divide on priorities for a sustainable future.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2018

Cartech

Why Kiwis love plug-in hybrid vehicles

New Zealanders are gravitating towards plug-in hybrids, driven by their versatility for long trips and towing needs, reports a 'Flip the Fleet' survey.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Oct 2017