UK launches 'green grid computing' competition

Participants invited to solve environmental issues

Written by Ian Williams

The government-funded Grid Computing Now network has kicked of a competition which invites participants to help solve environmental issues through grid computing.

Well known examples include the Folding@Home project which utilises the idle power of PCs and PlayStation 3s to help with cancer research.

The 'Grid Computing for a Greener Planet' competition is supported by Microsoft, Intellect, the British Computer Society, 451 Group, Memset, the National e-Science Centre, Oxford e-Research Centre, WWF and The Technology Strategy Board.

• A one-year membership to the BCS
• An industry mentor to help the winner progress their idea
• A week-long internship at the National e-Science Centre at the University of Edinburgh
• A Sony Vaio or Microsoft Xbox 360
• A one-year limited subscription to The 451 Group's EcoEfficient and Grid services research