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Why Kiwis love plug-in hybrid vehicles
Cartech

Why Kiwis love plug-in hybrid vehicles

New Zealanders are gravitating towards plug-in hybrids, driven by their versatility for long trips and towing needs, reports a 'Flip the Fleet' survey.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Oct 2017
Set phasers to kill: Drones could be used to zap weeds
Drones

Set phasers to kill: Drones could be used to zap weeds

New Zealand's war on weeds gets high-tech as drones armed with lasers secure a £1m bid to tackle the nation's rampant billion-dollar weed issue.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Oct 2017
Calling all green innovators – Entries for WWF Innovation Awards now open
Clean technologies

Calling all green innovators – Entries for WWF Innovation Awards now open

The search is on for big, bold, game-changing ideas and new solutions to New Zealand's greatest environmental challenges.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Sep 2017
The future of Kiwi farming founded on tech & sustainability
Clean technologies

The future of Kiwi farming founded on tech & sustainability

This increase in investment is a far more effective approach to optimising the primary sector than the tax and punish policies of other parties.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Wed, 13th Sep 2017

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Launch of large-scale colocation data centre in Amsterdam just the beginning
Hyperscale

Launch of large-scale colocation data centre in Amsterdam just the beginning

After purchasing its domain name for more than $500,000 Datacenter.com has begun its roll-out of large-scale colocation data centres around the world.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 2nd Dec 2017
Photo gallery: The world's most extreme data centers
Data Analytics

Photo gallery: The world's most extreme data centers

Negative 40 degrees, this facility is in an environment so cold they have to heat the air used to cool the data center.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Nov 2017
$20b by 2024: 8 factors shaping the data center cooling market
DataCentre infrastructure

$20b by 2024: 8 factors shaping the data center cooling market

Driven by energy efficiency and green solutions, the data center cooling market is set to exceed USD $20 billion by 2024, reports Global Market Insights.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Nov 2017
Digital Realty takes home data center sustainability award
Hyperscale

Digital Realty takes home data center sustainability award

Digital Reality claims the environmental benefits from this agreement will have an impact comparable to taking 58,000 cars off the road each year,.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 27th Nov 2017
Seven most interesting hardware startups at Meet Taipei 2017
Internet of Things

Seven most interesting hardware startups at Meet Taipei 2017

A large concentration of Taiwanese startups are in the hardware sector, integrating IoT and smart technologies into their innovation.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Nov 2017
Itatel launches environmentally friendly data centre in Italy
Hyperscale

Itatel launches environmentally friendly data centre in Italy

Itatel has designed and deployed a new green data centre at the University of Pisa – one of Italy's oldest universities.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Nov 2017
New brand, new name: Aranz Geo says goodbye...
Clean technologies

New brand, new name: Aranz Geo says goodbye...

Seequent's chief executive Shaun Maloney says the new brand reflects the company's evolving purpose and vision for the future.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Nov 2017
Firms save $10m a year by placing data centre in Nordics versus the UK
Hyperscale

Firms save $10m a year by placing data centre in Nordics versus the UK

DigiPlex's CEO shared the opportunities that the Nordics hold at the Datacloud Nordic event - Amazon, Apple and Google are already taking advantage.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Oct 2017
Internet of Things to reduce impact of mining on the environment
Network Infrastructure

Internet of Things to reduce impact of mining on the environment

57% of respondents from the mining industry say that the most exciting innovation to come from IoT is environmental monitoring.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Fri, 27th Oct 2017
London data centre one of UK's first to switch to 100% green energy
Hyperscale

London data centre one of UK's first to switch to 100% green energy

Netwise Hosting is leading the charge after making the switch to true 100 percent renewable energy at its fast-filling London Central data.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Oct 2017
Volvo's ground-breaking EV strategy embraced by the UN
Cartech

Volvo's ground-breaking EV strategy embraced by the UN

Volvo recognised by UN for groundbreaking electrification strategy as it becomes LEAD member of Global Compact.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Sep 2017
Hot forecast for the data centre cooling market with 14.95% CAGR
DataCentre infrastructure

Hot forecast for the data centre cooling market with 14.95% CAGR

OBRC asserts the rise of the data centre cooling market is being driven by cloud adoption in particular, growing at 6x the rate of IT spending.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Sep 2017
The world's most sustainable bank named - and it's Aussie
Clean technologies

The world's most sustainable bank named - and it's Aussie

Westpac ranked world's most sustainable bank for 4th consecutive year, achieving a DJSI score of 94%. #Sustainability #Banking.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 12th Sep 2017

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