The Environment Agency has awarded Capgemini a seven year contract which aims to halve the organisation's carbon emissions

via Environment Agency signs green IT deal | Kable.

It today’s tough economic times, most companies are looking for ways to reduce costs and cut operating expenses. Having seen the significant savings that can be had with server virtualization, many IT departments are eyeing storage virtualization as another way to rein in their budgets.

Similar to server virtualization, storage virtualization relies on the consolidation of storage systems so that there are fewer physical devices to manage. Additionally, storage resources can be used more efficiently via storage virtualization, and less storage capacity needs to be purchased. With these potential savings in mind, this video will give you a few tips to help you drive your storage virtualization savings.

via Maximizing ROI with Virtual Storage Solutions.

Today’s data center managers have many techniques to reduce their data center’s energy consumption, but a mixture of techniques is often required to achieve energy saving targets. The key to judging success of any energy reduction strategy is the ability to accurately measure results along each step of the way. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Joe Polastre illustrates how power management technology can be used to achieve up to 40 percent energy savings in your data center.

via How to Achieve 40 Percent Energy Savings in Your Data Center.

The European Commission (EC) is calling on the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector to lead the transition to an energy-efficient economy by reducing energy consumption by 20 per cent by 2015.

The Commission wants Europe’s ICT sector to “agree on common methodologies for measuring energy consumption and carbon emissions by 2010″. These could then be used as a platform for the more practical initiatives that would follow.

via EC says ICT must be 20 per cent more energy efficient by 2015 – 09 Oct 2009 – Computing.

JISC, the body that oversees IT in education, has launched a three-year programme to support colleges and universities in their adoption of more environmentally friendly IT practices.

via Colleges get help to go green – 08 Oct 2009 – Computing.

Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) unveiled its new line of DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle. The Solar Shingle was designed to be integrated into rooftops with standard asphalt shingle materials. Dow expects the shingle systems to be available in limited quantities by mid-2010 and more widely available in 2011. And although the company says the system will provide a low-cost solar option for homeowners, we have not received any specific pricing details at this time (see below).

via Dow Unveils Impressive New Powerhouse Solar Shingle (with Photos).

CA’s ecoSoftware solution helps you meet energy and sustainability goals such as cutting energy costs, managing consumption and reducing carbon.

Additionally, CA ecoSoftware helps you accomplish this by providing you with valuable up-to-date information captured from your environment and by supporting your efforts with a systematic, governed approach.

via CA ecoSoftware Product Sheet.

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The government claims it has saved £7m in the past year through its green IT strategy, and cut the carbon footprint of Whitehall technology by 12,000 tonnes – equivalent to taking 5,000 cars off the road.

Cabinet Office minister Angela Smith told the Greening Government ICT conference in London today that simple initiatives such as extending the lifecycle of PCs, making double-sided printing the default option, and turning computers off at night have contributed to the savings.

The moves are part of the Greening Government ICT strategy announced last year, that has since seen 110 public sector bodies commit to action plans to reduce the environmental impact of their technology. The strategy aims to make the energy consumption of public sector IT carbon neutral within four years.

via Government saves £7m through its green IT strategy – 15 Sep 2009 – Computing.

Director of the Sustainable Procurement Programme, Duncan McDonald, said:

“The MoD is working in partnership with suppliers and trade associations to ensure that the needs of our troops on the front line are met by delivering sustainable solutions. An example of this is ‘Green Commander Fleet Radar Programme’ which includes eco-design principles to reduce resource use, increase use of recycled materials, and minimize repair miles.”

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Hewlett-Packard has been enabling its server/storage array and data center design customers to save power and cooling costs since long before it became the bandwagon topic it is today.

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Green IT has always been about cutting costs as well as saving the environment, but in these extremely tight economic times, green IT is the color of money.

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Green computing is a hot topic on data centre managers’ minds. Using green drives in a green data centre can help improve operating efficiencies and reduce overall energy consumption costs. But how can you know that you truly have green drives? Knowledge Centre contributor George Crump explains the key components of green drives and how to use them to create the most low-cost, energy-efficient green data centre possible.

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