Green Corporate Network

While we feature individual businesses, it is equally important to highlight the work of consortiums , groups and associations who are working to bring scientific understanding and development of standards. Green Grid is one such association in the IT industry with members like microsoft working to bring energy efficiency in Data Centers. Here is their Corporate MIssion:

The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to developing and promoting energy efficiency for data centers and information service delivery by:

Defining meaningful, user-centric models and metrics

Developing standards, measurement methods, processes and new technologies to improve performance against the defined metrics

Promoting the adoption of energy efficient standards, processes, measurements and technologies

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Our sole mission is to make a real, honest and lasting difference in how people around the world use computer energy.

What caught our eyes is the bold and beautiful proclamation from this computer maker. Their computer just uses 65 watts against traditional 300 watts and is so small ( 6.5"X6.5" and less than 2” tall)that it can be kept in the Glove Compartment of your car!

Enano computers Vision- to provide viable energy efficient alternatives to traditional computer systems .

Enano computers Mission - is to carve out a unique space in the worldwide computing market that attracts savvy and conscientious buyers that share a similar vision for world energy efficient, quietly operating, space-saving computers that make sense in an otherwise sometimes illogical industry.

Check them out here

“Just as IBM helped organizations grapple with new innovations around the Internet and Linux, we will again assist clients navigate this new era of energy efficient computing,” Bill Zeitler, senior vice president, IBM Systems and Technology Group.

“It’s green, it’s 3-D, and it’s real. The avatar of IBM researcher Donna Dillenberger stands in a new video-game like virtual environment that she and her team built. The 3-D environment is designed to facilitate power management. “

Bold ideas for a Industry leader who is trying to work extra hard to gain a green supremacy in the IT world. With a billion dollar in the kitty and a “Green team” of 850 network architects, IBM is set to capture the competitive advantage.

IBM quotes the anlylist firm IDG to say that “ roughly 50 cents is spent on energy for every dollar of computer hardware. This is expected to increase by 54 percent to 71 cents over the next four years.”. Clearly a business opportunity for IT industries to “Go Green”

Read their Press release

That’s the “Big Green Project” from IBM. Join us at the ”Green Corporate Network” and tell us about your “Green Project” today…

"At Intel, we want to achieve the highest standards of environmental consciousness, and environmental performance goals are part of every aspect of our work. We consider all facets of conservation—from the platforms we develop to the way we manufacture the ingredients in those platforms, from resource usage to renewable materials and waste recovery.

We encourage every employee to apply the same level of brain power to the environmental challenges in design and production as they do to solving the problems of new technology. We involve environmental engineers in our platform and product development process, as well as in designing and establishing environmental budgets for buildings, technology production, tools and processes.”

From Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2005