Scientists at Sweden's Institute of Technology have developed a nanofluid solution that could eventually be used to cool massive data centers and server farms. Researcher Mamoun Muhammed told CNN that his team had experimented with various nanoparticles, but the ones currently showing the most potential are oxides of metals such as zinc and copper. However, carbon nanotubes are … [Read more...]
EAD Wins Green Initiative Award for Green Data Center
The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has won the Best Middle East Green Initiative Award for its "Green" Data Centre. Instituted by the London-based international consulting firm BroadGroup for organizations demonstrating outstanding service quality, management excellence and technical achievement in data centre industry, the award was presented to the agency at the 2nd … [Read more...]
Liquid Submersion Blade Server
Hardcore Computer, Inc., recently launched Liquid Blade™, a Total Liquid Submersion blade server. The initial Liquid Blade™ server platform, which is powered by two Intel® 5500 or 5600 series Xeon® processors running on an Intel S5500HV reference motherboard, addresses several major datacenter challenges, including power, cooling and space. Hardcore Computer’s technology … [Read more...]
Chicago Data Center Project Moves Ahead
Plans for a 315,000 square-foot data center facility on Chicago’s Near South Side are moving forward, with city approval clearing the way for design and construction. The development team has set a goal of fall 2010 to begin construction, with a potential completion date of late 2011. The six-story building will be 315,000 square feet, with 143,000 square feet of raised floor … [Read more...]
Greenpeace Issues Warning about Data Center Power
Greenpeace is calling on technology giants like Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo and Facebook to power their data centers with renewable energy sources. Their electricity often comes from utility companies that generate power from burning coal, says the group. Greenpeace estimates that data centres will use 1,963 billion kilowatt hours of electricity by 2020. That is more than the power … [Read more...]
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