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A number of internet service providers and web hosting firms incorporate renewable energy and sustainable design into their business models.
Affordable Internet Services Online relies on solar panels to power its data center and uses AMD Opteron servers that create less waste heat and draw less energy than average. AISO’s Romoland, California, office space was designed to utilize insulation made from recycled materials, an efficient water cooling system, and daylighting. The company plans to reduce the energy demands of its heating and cooling system even further by installing a green roof, a layer of dirt and plants that will create a layer of natural insulation.
Atypica provides entirely solar-powered services to clients. The company markets the approach in terms of sustainability and efficiency. While allowing the company to operate twenty-four hours a day without producing greenhouse gases, the move also isolates Atypica from problems in the power supply, guaranteeing service without interruption.
Planetmind Internetworks blends renewable energy with a synergistic optimism about the potential of technology. While using wind and solar power to meet the needs of clients, Planetmind believes that renewable energy will help diffuse information technology in a way that will promote democratic participatory communities and “spiritual awareness.”
Sustainable Hosting grew from the cooperation of Earthsite and Holistechnology. The company purchases energy certificates representing wind-generated electricity to offset the power it uses in providing hosting services to clients.
. Historian Shae Davidson's research interests include public policy and the relationship between culture and civil society. His publications range from articles on industrial history to absurdist poetry.
