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Kelly
Nov 2, 2009, 5:17:42 AM11/2/09
to Helps Large Businesses and Homes to Convert to Green Power
Some companies have very high energy use. The reasons for this are
pretty obvious: manufacturing requires a lot of energy. Computing
requires a lot of energy. Air conditioning requires a lot of energy.
If you combines groups of these: you need a lot of energy. Not many
companies will go to real efforts to solve their specific problems.
Lately, Google has been splashed about the news on a number of green
issues: apparently, they're involved in two major projects which will
make a huge difference.
Energy Efficient Computing
On September 26, Google wrote about their progress towards a more
efficient infrastructure. The fundamental idea is twofold: first, to
build network infrastructures which optimize use of multiple computers
to process large quantities of data, a crucial element of Google's
search success. The second aspect is incorporating "chip
multiprocessing" to make individual computers more efficient by using
multiple simple processors rather than very large, fast processors.
Solar Panel Installation
The second major project is too install 1.6 megawatts of solar
photovoltaic panels at the main Google campus in Mountain View,
California.
This project is estimated to provide approximately 30% of their peak
power usage: equivalent to approximately 1,000 average California
homes. (Yes, that means that the Google complex uses approximately the
power of 3,333 homes.)
Google expects these projects to help them save money: and they're
quite likely right. There are undoubtedly many other companies that
could benefit from the same kind of efforts.
Anybody else doing this?
There are other companies who have worked to make use of alternate
energy. Whole Foods Markets has installed solar panels in several of
their California stores. It's a start, but has a long ways to go.
Others:
•Google installed a 480kW system, We're committed to helping to build
a clean energy futuretem at their Silicon Valley campus in April of
2006
Undoubtedly there are other companies installing alternate energy
sources, but it's difficult to find out who is...
Posted by Kelly Fuller: Going green news
http://myhighqualityproducts.blogspot.com
pretty obvious: manufacturing requires a lot of energy. Computing
requires a lot of energy. Air conditioning requires a lot of energy.
If you combines groups of these: you need a lot of energy. Not many
companies will go to real efforts to solve their specific problems.
Lately, Google has been splashed about the news on a number of green
issues: apparently, they're involved in two major projects which will
make a huge difference.
Energy Efficient Computing
On September 26, Google wrote about their progress towards a more
efficient infrastructure. The fundamental idea is twofold: first, to
build network infrastructures which optimize use of multiple computers
to process large quantities of data, a crucial element of Google's
search success. The second aspect is incorporating "chip
multiprocessing" to make individual computers more efficient by using
multiple simple processors rather than very large, fast processors.
Solar Panel Installation
The second major project is too install 1.6 megawatts of solar
photovoltaic panels at the main Google campus in Mountain View,
California.
This project is estimated to provide approximately 30% of their peak
power usage: equivalent to approximately 1,000 average California
homes. (Yes, that means that the Google complex uses approximately the
power of 3,333 homes.)
Google expects these projects to help them save money: and they're
quite likely right. There are undoubtedly many other companies that
could benefit from the same kind of efforts.
Anybody else doing this?
There are other companies who have worked to make use of alternate
energy. Whole Foods Markets has installed solar panels in several of
their California stores. It's a start, but has a long ways to go.
Others:
•Google installed a 480kW system, We're committed to helping to build
a clean energy futuretem at their Silicon Valley campus in April of
2006
Undoubtedly there are other companies installing alternate energy
sources, but it's difficult to find out who is...
Posted by Kelly Fuller: Going green news
http://myhighqualityproducts.blogspot.com
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