| Green Web Hosting has become a major | | | | anticipated that the worlds server farms will by |
| consideration over the last couple of years, and | | | | the end of 2012 be creating a bigger impact on |
| due to the already massive and still increasing | | | | the environment than the airline industry. This will |
| global energy demands of the IT industry, green | | | | have a knock on effect as governments penalise |
| energy web hosting is here to stay. | | | | companies not actively trying to reduce their |
| Green Web Hosting has become a major | | | | carbon footprints. |
| consideration over the last couple of years, and | | | | |
| due to the already massive and still increasing | | | | So how do web hosting companies go green? |
| global energy demands of the IT industry, green | | | | Well there are several different methods, some |
| energy web hosting is here to stay. | | | | produce their own electricity, using solar panels |
| | | | | and wind turbines mounted at their server farms, |
| Most web hosting as with other business is | | | | some especially in Greenland use geo thermal |
| powered by electricity generated from the | | | | energy or hydroelectricity. And at the other end |
| traditional power stations, running on coal, oil, gas | | | | of the spectrum some simply buy green energy |
| and nuclear power. With the rising prices of | | | | credits to offset their carbon footprint. |
| these fossil fuels and growing concern about the | | | | |
| safety of the nuclear industry many businesses | | | | Other ways that hosts reduce their carbon |
| are looking at ways to reduce their carbon | | | | footprint is to use newer technology such as the |
| footprint, the benefits of this are two fold: | | | | AMD Opteron server which generates 50% less |
| | | | | heat and therefore requires less energy to cool |
| 1. PR, being seen to be actively trying to cut | | | | them, greener web hosts are also running entirely |
| down on your emissions will ultimately win you | | | | paperless offices and billing which reduces |
| more customers. | | | | deforestation. |
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| 2. Economic Considerations, as the cost of | | | | Which ever way you look at it green web hosting |
| producing fossil fuels increases so does the cost | | | | is here to stay and should be a factor in your |
| of powering your servers, in-addition it is | | | | next choice of web host. |