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Google Uses More Power than Salt Lake City
Google has broken its silence on energy consumption, announcing that it consumed 2,259,998 MWh in 2010. In a new section on the Google Green site, called “The Big Picture,” Google also said that it generated 1.46 million metric tons of carbon ...
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Video: IT Energy Efficiency
By embracing IT energy efficiency in areas such as system architecture, hardware provisioning, software design, and operations, organizations can stretch their budgets and respond more rapidly to demands for additional services. The following video comes from Microsoft's IT Energy Efficiency initiative: [youtube_video ...
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NABERS extended to 6 stars
Looking for our NABERS rating & BEEC service page? It is here: carbonetix.com.au/services/beec-certificates-nabers-rating/ The following is from the Official NABERS website: "The NABERS rating scale has ...
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Green offices worth up to 10% more
Source: smh.com.au September 12, 2011 “Office blocks with solid green credentials can be worth up to 10 per cent more than other office buildings, new research shows. The Building Better Returns ...
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Arctic Ice at Record Low
New data indicates the continuation of a long-term decline in summer ice underway since at least 1979. Researchers say roughly half the decline can be attributed to global warming. On Thursday, the extent of summer sea ice in the ...
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Victoria’s Solar Payback Drop Off
The Victorian Government has announced a reduction in the payments to all solar owners who feed surplus energy back into the grids. As of January 2012, a transitional rate of 25 cents will be given for each kilowatt. This reduction of ...
