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The CEO of O2 tells Jo Confino about the company's new carbon reduction strategy and how it will help a million people develop skills for life.
Rhonda Ascierto, senior analyst, Ovum, says investing in PC power management solutions can be a cost-effective way to reduce energy consumption, and therefore operating costs.
Energy efficiency is one of the most effective ways to tackle energy costs in the workplace, but most businesses are still failing to implement even the most basic measures. Elaine Brass reports on the performance of some of the energy efficiency solutions out there and gets the low down from the users that advocate them.
Businesses are failing to invest in solutions that automatically power down their computers, despite the energy saving benefits of such action, new research shows.
Despite rising energy prices and the fact computers are the biggest drain on energy after lighting, many UK organisations are still not implementing measures to power down idle PCs, a new study has found.
Apple, ranked the least green of the big tech companies earlier this year, is moving quietly to repair its reputation by switching its vast east coast datacentre from coal to solar power.
New software has launched in the UK that promises to make solar installations viable that were previously discounted due to obstructions such as chimneys and windows.
One of the UK’s leading energy suppliers has turned to SMS messaging in a bid to get its staff to cut down on car travel.
Data analysts are building the future, says Adam Oxford. And it’s not just a pretty façade.
UK small businesses are throwing away £30.8 million on a daily basis by failing to shut down their computers when the workday is done, new research from leading energy supplier E.ON revealed.
Despite a smaller than expected increase in data centre electricity use between 2005 and 2010, the high-density computing facilities still account for a staggering proportion of global electricity use, a new report reveals.
The latest app to help consumers make green choices has been launched – this time in a bid to get more people growing their own food.
IBM unveiled a new software programme, yesterday, which it said would result in smarter buildings with more responsible energy consumption.
Nokia has topped a list of eco-friendly handsets compiled by leading mobile phone and service provider O2 released today.
Intel Corporation, the world’s leading chipmaker, today announced a major technological breakthrough that could halve the power consumption of its microchips.