HP rolls out renewable power

HP has completed building a 1.1 megawatt, 6 256 solar panel system at its data centre in San Diego, says eWeek.

The new system is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 27 000 tons during the next 30 years and will save the company $750 000 within the next 15 years by generating 10% of the facility's power.

In addition, HP is participating in Austin's Green Choice programme, to procure almost 19.9 million kilowatt hours of wind energy from wind farms in western Texas for two of its Austin data centres, which represents 20% of the annual energy used by them.

Toshiba has unveiled the Portege A605 notebook, the newest addition to its environmentally-friendly product line, says Market Watch.

Toshiba's new laptops are designed to be Restriction of Hazardous Substances-compatible, reducing their environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances.

The Portege A605 laptop PC, which is equipped with Intel Centrino 2 Duo Processor technology, 3GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive, is also Energy Star 4.0 compliant.

3PAR, a provider of utility storage, has won an award for best practices in green computing, reports Market Watch.

Storage Networking World's Best Practices in Storage Awards Programme identifies excellence among users of storage technology.

Hilton Grand Vacations' storage infrastructure, built on virtualised and energy-efficient 3PAR Utility Storage, was singled out for having achieved a standard of excellence in sustainable technology that provides a model for the industry.