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The latest version of Faronics‘ PowerSave application (version 4.1) includes two new features that are intended to address potential security concerns associated with waking up a computer once it  has entered standby or hibernate mode to save power. First, the software now requires the user to enter their system password, if it is being used in [...]

Sentilla, which sells enterprise software for tracking power utilization across data centers, has updated its Sentilla Energy Manager software to version 3.0. The big new feature in the release is the ability for companies to keep tabs not just on devices that have power meters but also on equipment that isn’t traditionally metered. The new software [...]

Three new companies have allied themselves with the ecoSoftware business unit at CA. That means they offer technologies or services that work with CA ecoSoftware, which is an application for managing information about corporate sustainability, carbon footprint, operational energy and other environmental factors. CA’s three new partners are: Global Green Consulting Group, which is a sustainability performance [...]

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) are claiming a breakthrough in solar chip design that they believe will help make solar technology more efficient–and cheaper. I’m not a solar scientist, but the researchers apparently have achieved this by embedding silicon wire arrays throughout the design. This helps enhance the cell’s ability to absorb sunlight [...]

You may or may not have heard about the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, which is a competition designed to highlight the possibilities of alternative fuels and ultra-efficient vehicles. The prize is $10 million, no small potatoes. The challenge isn’t small either: The competitors are being asked to engineer production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 miles [...]

Eying municipal retrofits mandated by Federal Energy Policy Act (EPACT 2005) and the Energy Independence and Security Act, Dialight has introduced its latest LED luminaire for street lighting applications. The regulations in question require that conventional mercury lamps and other fixtures between 150 and 500 watts in capacity be replaced by more energy-efficient alternatives. The Dialight [...]

What does it take to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) nod for a data center? I’m told it’s not an easy task, but operator Equinix has just gotten the nod for its SV2 International Business Exchange facility in Silicon Valley, California. LEED is actually a building design verification that looks at whether [...]

Quick update on Dell’s OptiPlex desktop product line: The company has introduced a new edition, called OptiPlex 980, that boasts a power supply that is 90 percent energy efficient. The chassis also uses more post-consumer recycled materials than previous generations of the technology, and OptiPlex 980 meets both Energy Star 5.0 and the EPEAT gold [...]

SolarCity, which is a solar power integration and operations company based in Foster City, California, has established another $90 million pool of financing with U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corp. to help support commercial and residential solar projects. The two companies have together established solar development funds work $190 million over the past two years. Their [...]

Federal CIO gets with the green IT program, calling for a massive data center consolidation designed to improve energy efficiency.