green computing Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 28 May 2013 10:42:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 AoTerra Uses Cloud Servers to Heat Homes, Individually https://www.greenoptimistic.com/aoterra-cloud-servers-heat-20130528/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/aoterra-cloud-servers-heat-20130528/#respond Tue, 28 May 2013 10:42:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=37687 A German company called AoTerra has developed a method of reusing waste heat from servers by embedding them into households. So basically their customers will be able to heat their homes using a cloud server. The servers are encased in a special fireproof box that the owner can’t open and the box is linked to […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/aoterra-cloud-servers-heat-20130528/feed/ 0 37687 Greening Up The IT Sector Vital For Reducing Carbon Emissions In The Next Decade, Study Says https://www.greenoptimistic.com/it-industry-carbon-emission-reduction-20101011/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/it-industry-carbon-emission-reduction-20101011/#respond Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:55:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=11076 The IT industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world and the fact that its development accelerates by the year is even more concerning. Its future grow and the impact it's going to have to the economy if limits are placed on carbon emissions have been evaluated by the Institute for Sustainable and Applied Infodynamics (ISAID) in Singapore and Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy in Houston.

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