renewable energy

Iceland Wants Your Datacenter Business

A new independent study conducted by global research outfit BroadGroup Consulting reveals that Iceland is on track to becoming an international datacenter hub. The report describes Iceland's unique advantages: ...Full Article

Cantrell Speaks on Success and Future of Icelandic Datacenters

Last week, GCR caught up with Cantrell to discuss the recent AFCOM award nomination, how the Icelandic datacenter came to be, and how it has attracted as much attention ...Full Article

Apple Makes Peace with Greenpeace

Apple may not be running the Maiden facility on 100 percent renewable energy as they claim. However, the intention to do well appears to be there, and, perhaps somewhat ...Full Article

Apple Designs a Wind Turbine That Stores Energy

In a patent filing, the computer company describes a wind turbine that converts some of its rotational energy into heat in a fluid. When the wind is low, the ...Full Article

Greenpeace Activists Troll Amazon In Attempt to Make AWS Cleaner

<p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva;">The environmental organization creates “green amazon web services” website promising to make AWS the greenest in the world. The site got a lot of attention at ...Full Article

Google Invests In Iowa Wind Farm

Google's $75 million investment in the Rippey Wind Farm in Iowa brings its investments in renewable energy to almost $1 billion...Full Article

Nanotechnology to Save Renewable Energy

<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Canunda_wind_farm_DKC1.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" />Faced with the eventual extinction of fossil fuels, scientists have turned to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, using highly efficient nanoparticle-based ...Full Article