• Solar to power soldiers in combat

  Australian soldiers could soon be using the sun to power their devices in the field.

• Google invests $US280m into solar projects

  Google has said it is investing $US280 million ($A265 million) to help finance home solar projects in the internet giant's largest effort yet to promote clean energy.

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  Gadgets harvest renewable energy

  Experiments are under way to harvest free energy through motion and the environment, which could lead to devices such as mobile phones that can be recharged without electricity. One Laptop Per Child has experimented with charging XO laptops through solar power, foot pedal and pull-string. Nokia last week released a kit that draws energy from cycling to recharge phones.

• Samsung to invest $US21 billion in solar cells, LEDs, more

  Samsung Electronics plans to invest a massive amount of money to develop new businesses ranging from green energy to healthcare, such as solar cells and biopharmaceuticals.

• IBM explores cheaper solar cells

  IBM has found what it claims to be a less costly way to build solar cells.

• New technology guards food from feral animals

  Two Queensland-based researchers have just finished working on an animal management system prototype, developed over the past six years, which uses computer software to tell the farming livestock from wild animals.

• LG, Samsung develop solar-powered mobile phones

  Throw away your charger for good!

Whitepapers about solar power

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  Top 10 Mistakes in Data Centre Operations: Operating Efficient and Effective Data Centers

  For years, the data centre industry has accepted that human operational error, not poor data centre design or engineering, is the number one cause of data centre downtime. Now is the time for companies to evaluate their data centre operations programs. They must be able to clearly articulate operational requirements and design an operations program based on the risk profile of the data centre. However, the road to creating an industry-best operations program will not be easy, especially for those companies whose core expertise is not in business critical facilities. Read on.

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  Data Center Physical Infrastructure: Optimising Business Value

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  Guidance for Calculation of Efficiency (PUE) in Data Centers

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  Virtualisation and Cloud Computing: Optimised Power, Cooling, and Management Maximises Benefits