7 high-tech giants make latest EPA green power leaders list
Intel has held its status at No. 1 since 2008; Microsoft leaps into No. 3 position.
Intel has held its status at No. 1 since 2008; Microsoft leaps into No. 3 position.
The latest high-tech giant to report on its corporate sustainability initiatives is Intel, and its 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report offers more evidence that the road toward environmental best practices is full of many pot holes. On the face of it, there are many great things for the company to report -- notably its use of solar energy and purchases of renewable energy credits.
If you thought the service people climbing old-fangled telephone poles had it bad in terms of occupational hazards, consider what it must be like to fix a broken wind turbine. Certainly not for those who are threatened by heights.
Tech giants Dell and Cisco also make the latest Top 50 ranking from the EPA.
Apple, phishing attacks, RIM's latest Bold and Intel lead Monday's headliners.
Noticed that Harry pointed to a new alternative energy list posted yesterday by the NRDC. Well, the U.
Intel awarded four $100,000 prizes today at IDF as part of their INSPIRE/EMPOWER Challenge. Interestingly, three of the prize winners made use of the Intel Classmate PC.
Intel has developed silicon-based photoelectric detectors that could cut the cost of fibre optic communications to a fraction of their current value.
Sulfurcell, which makes thin-file, electricity-generating solar modules, is the latest beneficiary of Intel Capital. The company, which is based in Munich, Germany, will use the roughly $38 million its getting from Intel to invest in expanding its production capabilities in Berlin.
The average datacentre lasts between 15 and 20 years, so when the current generation of datacentres near the end of their working life, will their replacements be at all familiar?