The projection is a 30 percent upgrade to Pike’s previous forecast, from Q1 2010, which projected a $4.4 billion industry by 2017]]>... June 13, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110613-california-re-embraces-carbon-market A new, court-ordered analysis of California alternatives for regulating greenhouse gases shows that a carbon cap-and-trade market is still the "correct" choice, the state's top climate regulator said on Monday]]>... June 08, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110608-att-sets-goal-to-cut-data-center-energy-use-by-18m-kwh-in-2011 AT&T is targeting aggressive reduction of the amount of energy its infrastructure consumes in 2011. The company’s data centers are a big piece of the puzzle, and it has set a goal to improve their energy efficiency by 17%, while compute-capacity requirements for its internal business grow 20% in 2011]]>... June 06, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110606-connecticut-to-set-up-green-bank Stymied so far at the US federal level, green bank supporters appear close to winning legislative support for the first such state-level institution in Connecticut]]>... June 06, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110606-study-rates-green-credentials-of-14-green-it-services-firms One of the best ways to tell if a green IT services firm really has what it takes to handle your company’s carbon and energy management strategy is to look at what that company is doing internally to manage its own corporate sustainability metrics. That’s the spirit of a new report from independent analyst firm Verdantix, which has corporate sustainability projects exceed managers' expectations, according to a major new international survey of 247 C-level executives to be released later today]]>... May 19, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110519-2013-the-tipping-point-for-sustainability-spending Spending by large businesses on sustainability initiatives such as energy efficiency and clean-tech innovation could double in the next two years, according to analysis firm Verdantix]]>... May 18, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110518-bank-of-america-targets-15-ghg-cut Bank of America aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2015, against a 2010 baseline, the company announced today.

The bank said the goal spans all of its operations in over 40 countries, and factors in the company’s acquisition of Countrywide and Merrill Lynch.

The new target builds on a previous U.S]]>... May 17, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110517-top-mba-students-catalyze-energy-efficiency-investments-in-corporate-america Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) kicks off another season of EDF Climate Corps, placing 57 specially-trained MBA students in company's corporate social responsibility (The Big Idea" -- that companies must take the lead by "creating economic value in a way that also creates value for society by addressing its needs and challenges]]>... April 28, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110428-verizon-develops-new-metric-to-accurately-measure-companys-carbon-efficiency-as-broadband-ip-wireless-and-video-services-grow Verizon has developed a new metric for measuring carbon efficiency, enabling the company, for the first time, to accurately quantify the impact of all of its green initiatives]]>... April 19, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110419-microsoft-rewards-data-center-managers-for-energy-efficiency One way software giant turned cloud-services provider Microsoft attempts to ensure environmental sustainability of its data centers is incentivizing its data center managers for improvements in energy efficiency of the facilities they manage]]>... April 15, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110415-3m-ge-sylvania-among-firms-honored-with-top-energy-star-awards Washington, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored 111 companies, nonprofits and other enterprises with Energy Star awards this week in the annual program that recognizes outstanding energy efficiency efforts]]>... April 15, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110415-corporate-america-embraces-the-green-data-server Big piles of data and power bills make green data centers a winner.

With ever-increasing amounts of data being generated by Corporate America annually, energy-thirsty data centers are quickly becoming many firms’ most important green initiative]]>... April 08, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110408-emissions-link-to-profitability-drives-new-era-of-investor-activism This week the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) launched a new investor led initiative where 35 investors holding $7.6 trillion in assets issued a request to the largest 500 public companies in the world to take concrete action to reduce their emissions.

This goes beyond asking companies solely for disclosure, for good reason]]>... April 04, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110404-carbon-disclosure-project-calls-on-global-500-to-deliver-carbon-action The world's largest 500 firms can expect to receive requests from investors in the coming days for detailed climate change action plans, after the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) launched a new initiative designed to accelerate emission reductions from multinationals]]>... March 31, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110331-four-steps-to-improving-profits-through-sustainability Many executives see the drive toward sustainability as a forced march, one in which the government plays the role of drill sergeant, yelling at companies to be more efficient and cut carbon emissions and then punishing them with regulations. From this perspective, making your business more sustainable means making it worse]]>... March 30, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110330-energy-efficient-data-center-technologies-to-represent-28-of-total-market-investment-by-2015-according-to-pike-research The energy costs of information technology (IT) are becoming increasingly visible for enterprises in a variety of industries.  In the past, energy consumption was not seen as a priority issue in the data center and the split of responsibilities between IT and facilities organizations within the enterprise made it easy to skirt the issue of energy efficiency]]>... March 21, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110321-rggi-co2-auction-yields-83m-for-energy-job-investments The 10 states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the nation’s first market-based regulatory program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, announced the results of its 11th quarterly auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) allowances]]>... March 18, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110318-executive-survey-finds-perceptual-gap-on-energy-efficiency A global executive survey found that respondents beneath the C-suite are significantly more likely (61% vs. 49%) to say that their organizations do not do enough to integrate energy efficiency initiatives into business strategy]]>... March 16, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110316-green-it-cloud-computing-to-impact-data-centers-report According to IT research firm Gartner, Inc., four forces currently operating in the market could result in data center space requirements that will shrink dramatically before the decade is out]]>... March 15, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110315-regulators-embrace-voluntary-carbon The newly-christened Verified Carbon Standard (VCS – formerly the “Voluntary Carbon Standard”) released its long-awaited program update, energy efficiency a higher priority to help the bloc exceed its goal of cutting carbon by 20 percent, reduce reliance on fossil fuels and boost security of supplies]]>... March 02, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110302-cloud-computing-is-greener Cloud computing is all the rage. In its simplest terms, it means outsourcing your company's information technology (IT) needs, from data and storage to software. All the servers and applications sit elsewhere in the Internet "cloud," but more literally in a data center or centers]]>... March 01, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110301-dow-chemical-to-invest-100m-in-energy-efficiency Dow Chemical will invest $100 million in energy efficiency and conservation improvements through an internal competition, the company announced yesterday]]>... February 28, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110228-states-in-co2-pact-invest-404-million-in-efficiency Ten eastern states in a greenhouse gas reduction program have invested more than half of their carbon permit auction proceeds, or about $404 million, in energy efficiency, the group said on Monday]]>... February 23, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110223-market-for-carbon-and-energy-management-software-to-quadruple-report-says Large U.S. firms’ spending on carbon and energy management software will grow to $558 million in 2014, more than four times the sector’s value in 2010, according to a report by analyst firm Verdantix.

The study, critical drivers pushing greenhouse gas emissions reduction up the boardroom agenda]]>... February 11, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110211-mit-sloan-two-thirds-of-companies-will-up-environmental-efforts-this-year

More than two-thirds of companies plan to increase their commitment to sustainability this year, despite the stuttering economic recovery, according to a study by the MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group.

The study found that 69 percent of companies plan to increase their investment in and management of sustainability this year]]>... February 09, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110209-fortune-1000-despite-moral-obligation-to-sustainability-cash-is-still-king Eighty-eight percent of Fortune 1000 senior executives feel business has a moral responsibility, beyond regulatory requirements, to make their companies more energy efficient, according to a new poll released today by Harris Interactive and commissioned by Schneider Electric]]>... February 03, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110203-a-bright-outlook-for-energy-efficiency-plays When it comes to green investing and profiting from efforts to curb carbon emissions, stocks of companies that make light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and insulation offer better prospects than wind and solar power]]>... January 31, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110131-data-centers-experiment-with-alternative-power If there is a golden rule for data center managers, it is this: Don't mess with your power source. For just about all data centers, that source has been AC power, which has worked quite well for everything from a lone PC in a cubicle all the way up to the most massive server farms]]>... January 28, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110128-nyc-data-centers-offered-10m-for-efficiency-upgrades Data centers in the New York area that improve their energy efficiency are eligible for $10 million in incentives, under a program announced this week.

Under the Data Center Efficiency Program, data centers in New York City and Westchester County can receive financial incentives and technical assistance]]>... January 27, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110127-indias-huge-trade-in-energy-savings-to-start-by-april-2012 Trading in India in energy-savings credits is likely to start by April 2012 on the country’s power exchanges, creating a new environmental commodity worth as much as $3 billion a year in Asia’s second-biggest economy]]>... January 24, 2011 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20110124-energy-efficiency-no-longer-an-afterthought Modern energy efficient technologies are becoming the norm, and most businesses understand that implementing "green IT" helps the environment and the bottom line. But many IT professionals lack a tool that is critical to understanding the full impact of energy efficient practices.

According to the Energy Efficient IT Report from greening their data centers.

Now, it’s time for us to revisit that issue and ask, “What’s new?”

Recently, I spoke with Tate Cantrell, CTO of  Two recent reports slipped under the radar of most of the news media during the last half of December — perhaps because everyone was too preoccupied with the holiday season]]>... December 21, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20101221-how-energy-use-dwarfs-the-power-facebook-and-twitter  

Major businesses are wasting at least £1]]>... December 09, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20101209-research-supports-claim-that-cloud-is-energy-efficient A new report has added further to the debate as to whether cloud computing is a greener approach to running data centres. A survey by Pike Research has indicated that the energy savings of cloud computing are "substantial"]]>... December 07, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20101207-data-center-co2-metric-cue-hits-the-streets Two new data center metrics from The Green Grid may help data centers track their carbon emissions and water use and compare and contrast their results.

The Green Grid, which made its first splash with its simple ... November 30, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20101130-measurement-and-reporting-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-delivers-carbon-emissions-reductions-and-business-benefits- ... November 18, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20101118-neuwing-energy-ventures-co-authors-guide-to-data-center-incentives  

Some of their tricks will be applicable only for very large data centers -- Facebook persuaded a server vendor to provide it with custom firmware to control fan speeds, for example -- but others are relevant for mere mortals who don't buy servers by the ton]]>... October 14, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20101014-usgbc-leed-targeted-by-class-action-suit- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and its founders have been named as defendants in a class action lawsuit filed in federal court. Filed on behalf of mechanical systems designer Henry Gifford, owner of Gifford Fuel Saving,

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) teamed up on Wednesday to clean energy alternatives to its widespread use of coal-fired electricity]]>... September 15, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100915-europe-could-save-100-billion-on-power-efficiency-climate-report-says European Union energy users could save as much as 78 billion euros ($100 billion) a year by 2020 under tougher efficiency targets, climate groups said]]>... September 15, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100915-18-state-led-energy-efficiency-programs-recognized-as-best-in-us Washington, D.C. —  The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) today announced the first-ever awards initiative for exceptional state-led energy efficiency programs. A total of 18 top programs from 14 states are being recognized by ACEEE]]>... September 10, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100910-climate-corps-2010-the-business-case-for-green-leasing As I've previously written, I have been hired as an EDF Climate Corps fellow at SunGard Data Systems, Inc. for the summer. While my fellowship is primarily focused on identifying, analyzing and recommending energy efficiency projects at my host company, as a member of the sustainability team I have also been working on other, more strategic projects]]>... September 04, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100904-it-energy-efficiency-spark-accounting-debate Some say there are concerns about the energy costs of running these increasingly dense and power-hungry data centers. On the other hand there are a lot of interesting ideas about getting IT green by implementing technical measures. But if it is so easy, what is the reason IT is not green at this moment? The reason IT is not green at this moment is at least as much due to economic reasons]]>... September 01, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100901-fujitsu-says-green-it-services-can-cut-bills-by-20-percent Most of the talk about IT energy efficiency has focused on the data center, but office equipment like PCs and printers can offer plenty of opportunity to cut costs as well. Fujitsu is rolling out some new services Wednesday that aim to help companies tackle both areas at once, and it claims they can reduce a company's IT energy bills by 20 percent on average]]>... September 01, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100901-all-states-not-created-equal-when-it-comes-to-energy-efficiency-but-they-can-be There’s a new report out from the Center for American Progress and Energy Resource Management (EnergyRM) that takes a stab at listing the top states when it comes to policy leadership on energy efficiency]]>... August 17, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100817-us-green-data-center-market-to-hit-1381-billion-by-2015

From 2010 to 2015, the U.S. green data center market is projected to increase from $3.82 billion to $13.81 billion, according to the latest issue of EL Insights. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29% during this time period]]>... August 15, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100815-energy-department-watchdog-notes-woes-with-managing-stimulus-dollars The Energy Department’s internal watchdog has mixed reviews of the department’s distribution and use of economic stimulus dollars, even as the White House touts the massive spending bill in the run-up to midterms.

President Obama’s planned tour Monday of ZBB Energy Corp.’s facilities in Menomonee Falls, Wis]]>... August 05, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100805-green-data-center-market-to-reach-41-billion-annually-by-2015 The IT industry is responsible for around 2% of the world’s carbon emissions and data centers are the fastest growing part of that footprint]]>... July 29, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100729-outlook-dims-for-popular-energy-efficiency-loans A White House-backed program that allows property owners to pay for energy improvements like solar panels or efficient furnaces through an additional assessment to their property taxes may soon be shut down]]>... July 22, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100722-energy-efficiency-retrofits-for-commercial-and-public-buildings Pike Research releases report detailing market opportunities for energy efficiency retrofits of commercial and public buildings in the United States. Summary below:

Several substantial, durable drivers are expanding the potential market for energy efficiency retrofits in commercial buildings, which can provide energy savings from 10% to more than 50%]]>... July 20, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100720-secretary-chu-announces-initiatives-to-promote-clean-energy Washington, D.C. - At the world's first Clean Energy Ministerial, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the United States is helping launch more than 10 international clean energy initiatives]]>... July 15, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100715-the-next-green-thing-energy-efficiency WASHINGTON - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Dr. Paul MacGregor, Senior Vice President, Clean Energy Markets for Nexant, Inc. (www.nexant]]>... July 15, 2010 http://www.neuwingenergy.com/media.php?aid=20100715-standard-proposed-for-measuring-data-center-efficiency A group of organizations led by The Green Grid has recommended a standard way for data centers to measure their Power Usage Effectiveness, aiming to bring consistency to the metric and make it easier for different facilities to compare their results.