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In our pursuit of clean, renewable energy, wind turbines seem to always take a backseat to solar energy. We're constantly looking into new ways to harvest the Sun's energy, but what can you do with something that is essentially an oversized fan?

Does green really make a difference?

This data city is a mega data center.

Chinese data centers and the environment

Gassing up the power in a data center.

Pushing ahead on standard, secure, efficient next-gen computing.

A bedrock of granite sits under this data center. Where is it?

There's a huge opening for someone to get rich, developing a usable taxonomy of parts and materials so that products can be safely and profitably devolved. The way you do it is clear: Find a method to describe parts in such a way that they can be taken apart and recycled or safely disposed of. We need a taxonomy, a method to affix material markings, and a database access method that tells the devolvers how to make money.

What's it take to earn Platinum LEED status?

Physicists have mapped ways to capture and redirect energy from road vibrations, heat, noise and other sources to generate power from the energy of ordinary things. Problem: Proven only mathematically, not in product to cut A/C costs by harnessing heat-blasting server racs.

Smart Buildings could be the killer app that secures widespread adoption of the Smart Grid for three reasons: (1) advanced analytics will generate buy-in (2) advanced integration will provide flexibility for adoption across industries, and (3) Smart Buildings will provide two-way communication of Smart Grid goals and benefits between customers and utilities.