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‘Heat Wheel’ Cools Data Centers, Cuts Energy Bills

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

Rich Miller writes on Data Center Knowledge about the heat wheel, a new approach to data center cooling which Miller says is likely to gain a higher profile from an upcoming demonstration of the technology.The heat wheel, also known as a rotary heat exchanger or Kyoto Cooling, improves the use of ...

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Tips On Greening Your Business

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

As part of NBC Universal’s Green Week, its affiliate CNBC published a piece on greening businesses.Here are some tips:1. Offer flexible employee commuter optionsEncourage staff to give up cars by subsidizing the cost of mass transit tickets, offering telecommuting, or providing preferred pa ...

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United Flight Saves 1,600 Gallons Fuel Without New Technology

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

United Airlines, a participant in the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions, says it has reduced CO2 emissions by nearly 33,000 pounds and saved about 1,600 gallons of fuel on United flight 870 from Sydney, Australia, to San Francisco International Airport.California Gov. Arnold S ...

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Harris Opens Green Branch, Installs Geothermal Technology

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

Harris opened its first green bank branch on the South Side of Chicago. The City of Chicago supported the bank to install geothermal heating and cooling system in the branch, which is expected to reduce up to 30 percent of energy consumption annually, compared to a conventional system.The branch ...

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Dell: OptiPlex Desktop Customers Cut 29 M Tons of CO2 Since 2005

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

Since 2005, Dell says it has enabled customers using OptiPlex desktop systems to save an estimated $3 billion in energy costs and avoid nearly 29 million tons of CO2 through power management and energy-efficiency.In addition, the company says select configurations of the OptiPlex 760 and 960 desk ...

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