Suffolk Hosts National Sustainability Roundtable to Share Lessons Learned From “Climate Change Project of the Year”

2024-04-11 01:15 PM by Wanda Parisien

Suffolk Design Director of Sustainability Mike Swenson (second from left) led a discussion on lessons learned from the Climate Change Project of the Year. (Photo: Business Wire) Discussion centered on the development of the award-winning Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences BOSTON, April 11, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Suffolk, one of the largest and most innovative …

Juniper Research opens entries for 2024 Future Digital Awards

2024-04-01 07:20 PM by Wanda Parisien

Juniper Research has declared the commencement of entries for 2024’s Future Digital Awards for Smart Cities & IoT Innovation. Established in 2008, the Future Digital Awards is a longstanding tradition that spotlights and rewards organisations spearheading the technology landscape. The accolades pay tribute to inventive and groundbreaking products or services with the potential to revolutionise …

The World’s AI Generators: Rethinking Water Usage in Data Centers To Build a More Sustainable Future

2024-03-28 07:34 AM by Wanda Parisien

Published 24 minutes ago Submitted by Lenovo At NVIDIA GTC this week, the keynote address made it clear that data centers are set to grow in numbers and in terms of power consumption in order to provide AI capabilities to the world. Organizations that seek to modernize trillions of dollars’ worth of installed IT equipment …

Emirates Global Aluminium upgrades to SAP’s S/4HANA software for key…

2024-03-27 02:05 AM by Wanda Parisien

Emirates Global Aluminium have signed a deal with SAP to transform its core enterprise resource planning solution to SAP’s latest S/4HANA software. EGA uses SAP software solutions to manage functions such as marketing & sales, supply chain, finance, human capital, production planning & scheduling, and plant maintenance across its global business. Currently, EGA processes more …

New emissions reporting scheme for European datacentres approved

2024-03-21 06:48 AM by Wanda Parisien

The European Commission has given the go ahead for a new, mandatory reporting programme which will form part of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). The EED aims to reduce energy use by 11.7% by 2030, and subsequently cut carbon emissions across Europe by 55% by the same date. The reporting scheme will apply to …

Government fails to grasp scale of UK’s e-waste ‘tsunami’

2024-03-12 01:08 PM by Wanda Parisien

In a report published in November 2020, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) estimated that every UK household owns about 20 unused electrical items, and “enough unused cables in UK households to go around the world five times.” E-waste like this is difficult to dispose of, and can leach toxic chemicals into the environment if done …

Dirty Looks pioneers eco-friendly film rendering with Deep Green

2024-03-07 06:07 PM by Wanda Parisien

Dirty Looks, a post-production company based in London, has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Deep Green. This marks the first instance in the UK of high-quality film being rendered using the novel heat-reuse data centre technology. This innovative data centre technology plays a key role in reducing environmental impact by reusing the heat generated by …

Tigers are Being Saved with NASA Space Tech and Google Earth Engine Computing Power!

2024-03-04 06:45 AM by Wanda Parisien

Scientists are harnessing the power of space technology and advanced computing to monitor and protect tiger habitats worldwide. The collaborative effort between NASA, Google Earth Engine, and Conservation organizations has resulted in the development of TCL 3.0, a cutting-edge platform that promises real-time insights into the status of tiger habitats across the globe. Tigers face …

New optical disk tech promises petabit-level storage

2024-02-26 02:56 AM by Wanda Parisien

Using 3D storage techniques, scientists at the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology developed an optical disk capable of accommodating 1.6 petabits of data (that’s 1.6 million gigabits). The data density surpasses that of a Blu-ray disc by a factor of 4,000 and exceeds the storage capacity of the most advanced hard disks currently …

AI-Project Secures 44 Million NOK to Propel Sustainable Shipping

2023-12-16 06:17 PM by Eugen Boglaru

[By: NAVTOR] Artificial Intelligence can help cut huge amounts of emissions from shipping. A new project, GASS, led by NAVTOR, with six other Norwegian research, innovation and industry partners, has been awarded 44 million Norwegian kroner to develop new commercial AI-enhanced technology and services to optimize the energy usage of vessels and ships. Today, there …