• DocumentCode
    737400
  • Title

    Solar-Powered Cloud Computing Datacenters

  • Author

    Hosman, Laura ; Baikie, Bruce

  • Author_Institution
    Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2013
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    In the developing world, reliable and affordable electricity isn\´t always available, presenting challenges for the Western "bigger is better" datacenter model. A small-scale, cloud computing datacenter, however, could leverage recent technological breakthroughs to instead rely on solar energy.
  • Keywords
    Cloud computing; Computational modeling; Data models; Green products; Solar ower generation; Technological innovation; cloud computing; datacenter; developing world; direct current; emerging regions; renewable energy; solar-photovoltaic energy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    IT Professional
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1520-9202
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MITP.2011.116
  • Filename
    6109222
    • Link To Document
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