Environment

Intel plans to establish a new company called SpectraWatt to develop solar energy technology and produce solar cells, the chip giant said Monday.  read more »

A technology that could help the environment by eliminating the need to ship a power adapter with every electronics device got a vote of confidence Friday from consumer electronics maker Westinghouse Digital Electronics.  read more »

The Kenyan government has set aside three sites to handle e-waste separation and management at a cost of US$31.2 million.  read more »

Microsoft and several academics published two research papers on Thursday outlining how improved data analysis and new mathematical models can more accurately predict how climate change could affect the world's forests.  read more »

IBM is trying to do for data centers what McDonald's helped to do for hamburgers and fries: turn the building of them into an efficient, quasi-manufacturing process.  read more »

Nokia has expanded its previously announced free recycling program for its cell phones and batteries in East Africa.  read more »

African mobile-service providers are tapping into solar energy to power base stations and connect users in remote areas to mobile networks.  read more »

Plans are set to install the first computer center powered by solar energy in Sierra Leone.  read more »

IBM has introduced a carbon-emissions modelling tool aimed at helping businesses analyze the environmental impact of supply-chain decisions and to devise alternative business practices.  read more »

IBM intends to transform how data centers operate for customers looking to reduce manual labor, cut costs and put in place a more energy-efficient infrastructure. Industry watchers say Big Blue could have the right technology to turn those plans into reality but needs to better clarify its value to customers.  read more »