Energy efficient news stories

Australian natural wellness and beauty company BWX has recently gone through a period of sustained growth, expanding its Melbourne operations with the announcement of a new highly automated manufacturing DC.

Equinix has recently opened a co-innovation facility in Washington, D.C, with the intent of leveraging solutions for its IBX data centres in Australia and around the globe.

According to Edge Centres CEO and founder Jonathan Eaves, development approval is an important step in kicking off the company’s deployment in Australia.

Vertiv has launched a new line of efficient thermal management solutions for high-density IT applications across Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Machine learning autonomously adjusts building energy settings to deliver up to 10% energy savings, says Honeywell.

"For companies managing multiple sites in multiple locations around the country the focus needs to shift away from just saving money.”

​When it comes to data centres, electricity makes up one of the major costs for businesses – after all, we always want access to our data right?

Silicon photonics is seen as one of the key technologies to solve the surging volumes of IP traffic using astronomic volumes of energy.

This SUV is an electric-hybrid filled to the brim with the latest car technology, including some self-driving capabilities...

Vertiv has helped Australia’s University of Melbourne slash its data center energy usage by up to 70% by replacing its AC fans with EC fans.

Australian data center provider Metronode has scored a deal with a Federal Government agency to supply up to 200kw for its Mitchell ACT data center.

Metronode is celebrating an 'end-of-year boost' as the company announced that now three of its data centers have achieved a NABERS 4.5 star rating.

"A high efficiency UPS is a must for data centers here. The energy saving and sustainability qualities of a UPS are at the top of every data center."

Energy efficiency is one of the key things decision makers consider when choosing data storage, but security and uptime reliability aren't far behind.

Fujitsu has just announced they've developed a highly accurate predictive technology to save energy and cool data centers.

"It's portable and perfect for life on the go. The ESL is the only battery charging device that can be fully used without wires or power outlets."

Around the world, Governments have introduced laws to encourage people to move to more energy efficient lighting, but Kiwis aren't getting it.

More and more businesses are favouring suppliers who have adopted a greener, smarter way to operate.

Traditional data centres are renowned for being among the most power-hungry ICT assets a business can own.

IT energy consumption is predicted to surpass that of the airline industry by 2020. Schneider Electric’s Simon Smith looks at one option to rein in equipment and infrastructure consumption.