Green Web Hosting has become fairly common term in those days, with many companies, is proud that the description and the promotion of clean renewable ways to power their data centers. Join the “green web hosting” on the Internet and the number of very large sites will appear promising technologies, such as “wind powered hosting,” “solar server” or “sustainable site.” TopHosts a closer look at the new hosting market is and what really needs to do the seal.

Phil Nail, chief technology officer of affordable Internet services online (AISO.net) TopHosts said that currently stands alone in the industry truly green Web host. The company offers 100% solar activity, which owns environmentally friendly data centers, and excessive solar energy networks in their own country in Romoland, California.

Their steel-framed data center – with the exception of wood without frames – 120 to maintain solar panels on two large sets of fields, capable of producing up to 60 kilowatts of electricity each day. Despite its commitment to the global hosting and through various other clean, renewable energy practices, aiso system eliminates the 19,890 pounds of carbon dioxide (greenhouse gas) per year, 5.9 pounds of nitrous oxide (NOx / smoke) per year and 0.45 pounds of carbon dioxide (acid rain) per year – equivalent to 3.5 hectares of trees per year. And it says Nail aiso shares at prices comparable webhosting and as reliable as other companies out there.

Shades of Green Hosting

But while the green hosting companies hit the scene, Nail warned least commitment to the environment, as shown. “We’re checking every day and not find someone who actually has a green energy in their facilities,” he said lever. “You have to read between the lines to see what they have and then finally you see – green credits.”

In fact, what does most of the green web host is the purchase of renewable energy credits (REC). Webhosting audit the amount of harmful greenhouse gases in the production of energy they use and then buy Recs which funds and supports the production of renewable energy sources in the country. This process is said to offset greenhouse gases produced by the Web host, which allows these companies to label “green,” Nail said.

According to the website aiso, many of the so-called green technology hosting there running environmentally friendly at all, but buying Recs as a marketing tactic in the hope they will make you think that it helps the environment. Aiso says that many Recs just go on polluting power to help companies improve their green portfolios and meet EPA or government regulations. “One thing that has changed is that these companies must stop looking for traditional power and data centers. They buy their own buildings and land and use their services … and green to buy green credits does not make you a green company,” he said lever.

Hosting green compromise

Greg W. However, environmental engineer PlanetMind.net, green web hosting provider, said that the installation of solar panels or build wind farms is not the right choice for hosting today. Without additional aid and state subsidies, the cost of entry to implement technologies, renewable sources can be high and difficult without the right soil, space and money. W. said, buying Recs, while employing many practices may be environmentally friendly, also an important part of the hosting of the green movement.

“If business and employees are correct in your mind about being green and are committed … to help finance their green technology to help future (web hosting), the industry … They lead by example,” W. said.

Wind and solar Hosting

Planetmind collaboration with retailers of renewable energy sources, which supports the development of wind energy. Electricity more expensive, but the investment to ensure that the money went directly into the wind farms in the U.S.

David Hardy, a Planetmind for wind energy has great potential as a powerful source of green energy, which helps fund the cause. However, he remained out of reach of the average company. The wind was tough, you really need the right place. This is better suited to address the energy company, “said Hardy. “But the sun is not out of reach, and not for the average company.”

Planetmind support for solar energy can be in place and because the cost of installing solar panels currently declining. Planetmind in a small mountain village of Nederland, Colorado, to produce their own local photovoltaic solar power around 250 watts – enough to power their hosting servers and services diesel EcoMail of approximately 1,500 accounts.

Carbon Neutral Web Hosting

Even hosting large-scale operations such as Rackspace Managed Hosting, is to find a better way of business-friendly environment. At the end of 2006, Rackspace announced the first UK carbon neutral web hosting services. Together with the International Tree Foundation, for every on-line application hosting Rackspace, who choose the program, a tree will be planted for every server that is used. This is equivalent to between 200-300 months servers, Rackspace said, which will offset emissions of carbon dioxide generated each customer’s hosting solution.

Jacques Greyling, managing director of Rackspace Managed Hosting, said: “Rackspace clients, which includes everything from blue-chip, multi-national companies to innovative start-ups, still looking for ways to minimize their negative impact on the environment.”