By MALILA Harris
WORLD NEWS/ TECHNOLOGY NEWS - Facebook, a revolutionary social networking giant, also works for the betterment of global climate. The own-developed green technology of social network’s facility in Prineville, Oregon is believed to spend 38% less power than existing centers. In a recent announcement, it has decided to share the design secrets with rival organizations for the more fruitful climate control initiative.
The design technology behind its new efficient data center is said to help other organizations to minimize their power consumption. However, irrespective of Facebook’s claim, some environmental groups have censured the firm over its green credentials.
The new innovation is named as Open Computer Project where the company will reveal its technical specifications and mechanical drawings of the building and its servers.
"It's time to stop treating data centres like Fight Club [do not talk about them]," said Jonathan Heiliger, the company's vice president of technical operations.
The announcement from the social networking site has given a push to other giants like Google, Twitter and Amazon for revelation of their own designs.
According to environmental organization Greenpeace, the total global energy usage of Facebook will have reached 2 trillion kw/h by 2020.
The Prineville plant has built a customized facility with a whooping cost of $188m (£117m) designed in environmentally friendly specifications. One of the unique innovations is the use of outside air for cooling instead extensive use of air conditioning. Those machines are also made to maximize the new cooling system.
Moreover, Facebook has stripped all paints, logos and stickers to save at least 6 pounds of material per server.
April 10, 2011 | 0
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