Safaricom uses solar, wind energy to reach remote locations
As power costs rise and the progress of connecting rural areas to mobile services remains slow, Kenyan mobile telecom provider Safaricom has set up 100 base stations powered by solar and wind energy at a cost of 250 million Kenya shillings (US$3.8 million).
The base stations are in remote locations such as Lokichoggio, Kapenguria, Kakuma and Lodwar in Northern Kenya, and are meant to increase network coverage and capacity countrywide, said Michael Joseph, Safaricom CEO.
Rebates for using energy efficient storage on the way
IT shops will get new utility rebates for using energy-saving storage technologies because of an initiative that helps storage vendors and utilities measure and validate energy use reductions.
PC owners urged to manage power use and save money
Businesses and home users can help the environment and save money at the same time by making better use of basic tools for desktop PC power management.
Microsoft, EU Environmental Agency keep eye on water quality
On Wednesday, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) launched with Microsoft a new Web site called "Eye on Earth" that shows the water quality scores of 21,000 bathing sites across Europe on a map, making pollution data widely available for the first time in an easy format. Eye on Earth offers five languages: Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, German and English.
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