PDUs: Power monitoring and environmental monitoring to improve uptime and capacity planning

Corporations now depend on computing resources to handle everything from mission-critical financial transactions to storing vast amounts of patient information. Data center facilities are under pressure to flawlessly add significant, reliable computing power.

While blades have addressed some of these challenges, IT administrators are wondering, “Am I getting enough power to the blades?” “Do I have excess capacity?” and “Am I getting enough cooling to those racks?”

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Has a Startup Cracked the OLED Problem?

Everyone loves OLEDs, but no one knows how to make big ones. Kateeva says it can help.

Energy Efficiency

Dry Your Clothes With Half the Energy

Hydromatic Technologies Corp. says its DryerMiser can cut in half the energy used by clothes dryers. With an Underwriters Laboratories approval under its belt, Hydromatic says it's ready to mass-produce its technology for retrofits and inclusion in mass-produced dryers.

Enterprise
Jeff St. John January 7, 2009
HP Ups Ante in E-Waste With Cash Rebates to Consumers

Got some old PCs or printers sitting around? HP will give you cash for them. It's the latest step in the growing market for e-waste.

Enterprise
Michael Kanellos January 6, 2009
Controlling Energy Consumption, A Million Square Feet at a Time

Imagine you are a CEO with a million square feet of real estate at your command. Now imagine having no idea how much power that consumes.

Enterprise
Michael Kanellos December 31, 2008
A New Take on Florescent Bulbs Coming to Market

It's thin, it lasts a long time, and it's energy efficient. The Flat Panel Lamp from startup Lumiette is also made from a somewhat familiar technology. Say hello to the latest member of the new age light bulb club.

Enterprise
Michael Kanellos December 29, 2008
Beacon Power Seeks to Raise $4.1M

The maker of flywheel systems for energy storage says it will use the capital to expand manufacturing and continue development of its first energy storage project in New England.

Enterprise
Jeff St. John December 22, 2008
Counting Carbon From Space

Launching early next year, a NASA satellite for carbon dioxide study will collect data that will help scientists figure out how nature absorbs man-made emissions.

Enterprise
Ucilia Wang December 17, 2008
Is the Light Bulb of the Future an Old TV Tube?

Seattle's VU1 is releasing an energy-efficient bulb next year that functions a lot like a familiar household appliance.

Enterprise
Michael Kanellos December 10, 2008
Carbon Tax a Better Idea?

Carbon tax advocates are drumming up support for their cause, arguing that the tax will work better than a carbon cap-and-trade in the United States. The debate will heat up when Obama becomes president.

Enterprise
Ucilia Wang December 9, 2008
Verdiem Gets New CEO, Makes Plans to Move Into Energy Management

The company can flip your PC off or on remotely. Now it wants to do the same with your lights – and it has a new CEO.

Enterprise
Michael Kanellos December 3, 2008
A Current in Every Ceiling

The EMerge Alliance says low-voltage direct current built into interior spaces can power LED lights, sensors and other devices more efficiently that the AC wiring in use today.

Enterprise
Jeff St. John November 30, 2008
Green Building: Cheaper Than You Thought

Energy efficient building only costs about 2 percent more than traditional building methods and can save a third on energy costs, according to a study funded by investment firm Good Energies.

Enterprise
Jeff St. John November 21, 2008
Lighting the Way to Efficiency

Energy-efficient lighting startups are competing to deliver power savings through a variety of technologies, including microplasma lights, high-intensity discharge lighting ballast systems, organic light-emitting diodes and others.

Enterprise
Jeff St. John November 18, 2008
Keeping Facebook From Frying

Power Assure, a data center management startup, has been attracting customers and awards with an application that puts servers into a deep sleep to keep power bills down.

Enterprise
Ucilia Wang November 14, 2008
Ice Energy Picks Up Cool $33M for Hybrid AC

Energy Capital Partners also commits up to $150 million more to help the company develop energy-storage projects for utilities.

Enterprise
Ucilia Wang October 27, 2008
Google Plays U.S.-China Matchmaker

Google.org is giving $250,000 to the U.S. National Academies to fund a study on how the United States and China can collaborate on solar and wind energy generation, energy storage and grid tech.

Solar
Ucilia Wang October 21, 2008
Funding Roundup: Closing Deals in Tough Times

UPDATED 5:15 PM: While the financial crisis continues to undermine investor confidence, a few greentech companies, including solar firm Soliant Energy, announce decent-sized deals.

Solar
Rachel Barron October 19, 2008
DOE Says LEDs Can Shine in 12 Markets

A new research report from the DOE found that the energy output saved by LED lighting could equal the output of 27 coal-fired plants.

Enterprise
Ucilia Wang October 8, 2008
Vattenfall to Trap Carbon Emissions

The Swedish firm plans to open a 30-megawatt power plant next week to test its carbon capture and storage technology, a controversial approach to cutting emissions at coal-fired power plants.

Enterprise
Ucilia Wang September 4, 2008
EnergyHub Seeks Funding, Plans Trial

The energy-management company is raising an undisclosed amount, while competitor Greenbox partners with Silver Spring Networks for its first pilot project for Oklahoma Gas and Electric.

Enterprise
Jennifer Kho August 20, 2008
Sharp Turns On LED Lighting Market

The Japanese electronics giant plans to sell 11 LED lighting models for factories and offices.

Enterprise
Ucilia Wang August 4, 2008