Network World

OCTOBER 8, 2024

As concerns over AI energy consumption ratchet up, chip maker Nvidia is defending what it calls a steadfast commitment to sustainability. Goldman Sachs estimates that data center power demand will grow 160% by 2030 — up from 1% to 2% of overall worldwide usage to 3% to 4%. watt-hours, compared to 0.3 watt-hours.

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Energy Data Center Enterprise Enterprise 158

GeekWire

MAY 15, 2024

Microsoft’s Thermal Energy Center at its Redmond, Wash. The center taps geothermal energy from the earth to provide clean power. As its carbon impact expanded, the company reported a net income of $72.4 gigawatts of clean energy already in its portfolio. headquarters. billion gallons last year.

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Data Center Data Energy Microsoft 129

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Generative AI will soon be everywhere — including in Salesforce’s Net Zero Cloud environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting tool. Net Zero Cloud uses data held within the Salesforce platform to help enterprises report on their carbon footprint and manage other social and governance metrics.

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.Net Report Cloud Energy 128

TM Forum

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

GSMA analysis shows that mobile operators are making progress in using renewable energy but says more effort must be made to increase supplies if they are to meet net zero carbon emission goals by 2050. Renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, is an important part of operators’ carbon emission reduction strategies.

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Energy Mobile .Net Meeting 130

GeekWire

MAY 13, 2024

Helion Energy employees working on a component of its Polaris device, a seventh-generation fusion prototype that it expects to produce electricity. Projections for future energy needs for data centers are startling. gigawatts to fuel a fraction of its data center operations worldwide. In the U.S. In the U.S.

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Energy Data Center Company Security 120

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2024

American utility and power company AES launched a renewable energy program in mid-2022 that is not only reducing its carbon footprint but adding wealth to its coffer. The project, dubbed Farseer AI Generation Forecasting and Market Automation Program, was developed by a handful of AES data scientists in partnership with Google.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

Just a day after announcing a new project in Amsterdam , the data center developer said it will partner Dutch telecom provider KPN to build a data center in Groningen. ” In data center circles, Groningen is known as the location for an early European data center for Google. White Papers.

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TM Forum

OCTOBER 13, 2022

But as renewable electricity becomes increasingly central to countries’ energy security, particularly in Europe, energy network digitization is once again an important focus for the industry. in the energy sector. in the energy sector. the Telia press release. smart grids. digitalization. smart grids.

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Energy Network Artificial Intelligence .Net 130

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

At ADIPEC 2024 in Abu Dhabi, ADNOC, Masdar, and Microsoft signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) to advance artificial intelligence and low-carbon initiatives aimed at reshaping the energy landscape. It’s a journey that requires joint efforts across technology, energy, science, and policy to accelerate progress.”

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Energy Microsoft Artificial Intelligence Data Center 111

GeekWire

JULY 10, 2024

In its annual sustainability report, the cloud, e-commerce and entertainment giant touted its clean energy accomplishments, noting it has purchased a volume of renewable power equal to its electricity use — meaning Amazon hit its 100% clean energy target seven years ahead of its goal.

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Energy Data Center .Net Google 120

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 25, 2013

The server hall of a data center operated by CoreSite, which reported second quarter revenues. Here’s a look at some of the key developments for CoreSite (COR) in the quarter: It leased out 42,672 net rentable square feet of new and expansion leases with annualized GAAP rent of $147 per square foot. rent increase.

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Data Data Center Disaster Recovery Storage 193

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 5, 2023

However, the latest and largest UNGC-Accenture CEO study revealed that 91% of CEOs report insufficient technology solutions as a barrier to seizing opportunities in the net-zero transition, building resilience in their organization, and overcoming current volatility in the business landscape.

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.Net Energy Software Software 105

GeekWire

AUGUST 5, 2023

1 corporate purchaser of renewable energy worldwide. As the retail, cloud and entertainment giant strives to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040, most of its carbon cuts so far have come from its shift to renewables. ” Charley Daitch, the Amazon Web Services director of energy and water strategy.

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Energy Data Center Web Services .Net 98

GeekWire

MAY 10, 2023

(Helion Photo) Microsoft and Helion Energy on Wednesday announced a historic agreement that could pave the way to the world’s first fusion power plant. Engineers for decades have chased the promise of fusion energy — a potentially limitless source of carbon-free power. The goal is to get the plant running by 2028.

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GeekWire

JULY 21, 2020

The latest announcements include the largest single renewable energy investment Microsoft has ever made. The company is investing in 500 megawatts of renewable energy from Sol Systems , equivalent to the energy needed to power more than 70,000 homes in the U.S. The investment will fund solar energy projects in the U.S.

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Microsoft Company .Net Energy 145

Fountainhead

MARCH 3, 2009

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. ITs Blind Spots in the data center. I arrived at these observations when I speak with data center managers who admit that they dont have solutions to these issues. The net-net of these "blind spots" is: 1.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Microsoft contractors mixed test slabs of lower-carbon concrete at the site of a new data center in Quincy, Wash. Dan DeLong Photo for Microsoft) Microsoft is building 120 new data centers this year alone, and operates more than 300 of the server hubs worldwide. So the Redmond, Wash.-based

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Data Center Microsoft Data Construction 102

Dataconomy

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Google’s growing focus on sustainable energy may soon incorporate nuclear power as a key resource for fueling its AI data centers, as hinted by CEO Sundar Pichai in a recent interview. By 2030, Google has set a bold target to achieve net-zero emissions across all aspects of its global operations. “A

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Data Center Google Energy Data 74

TM Forum

AUGUST 19, 2021

Nonetheless, our energy consumption is rising fast, hand in hand with data traffic, increasing our industry’s responsibility for climate change. The 5G NR radio access network (RAN) standard was intentionally designed to be more energy efficient per gigabyte when compared with 4G LTE. the generation of e-waste.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

As AI use is ramping up, Amazon Web Services and fellow hyperscale data center companies such as Microsoft and Google are making big investments in their computing capacity and expanding their electricity demands. “Our commitment to being net zero carbon by 2040 is unwavering and we’re really proud of the progress we’ve made.”

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Survey Data Center Energy Artificial Intelligence 117

GeekWire

MARCH 27, 2024

The gas would be used to power three data centers in the state. Last week, the Troublemakers sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, asking him to cancel plans to tap into the GTN Xpress gas pipeline and use the fuel for its data centers, which house powerful computers that create the backbone for Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Dataconomy

JULY 1, 2024

EU-funded project is set to change the course of digital storage by launching data centers into space, aiming to reduce Earth-bound energy consumption and enhance data sovereignty. Data centers, critical for digital progression, consume substantial electricity and water to operate and cool their servers.

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Data Center Data Cloud Energy 60

GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

(Amazon Photo) Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sat down Thursday with Kara Hurst, the company’s chief sustainability officer, to discuss the cloud, retail and entertainment giant’s efforts to meet a pledge of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2040.

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.Net Data Center Energy Artificial Intelligence 74

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

And the importance of energy efficiency for enterprise IT cannot be overstated. With the paradigm shift from the on-premises data center to a decentralized edge infrastructure, companies are on a journey to build more flexible, scalable, distributed IT architectures, and they need experienced technology partners to support the transition.

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Dell Data Center Energy Disaster Recovery 126

Tech Republic

AUGUST 16, 2023

AWS, Cisco, Apple and others are deploying a variety of tactics to achieve lower carbon footprints, with everything from lower-energy coding to AI applied to power sources.

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.Net Energy Apple Data Center 98

Vox

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Amazon has moved to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, like committing to electrifying its delivery vehicles , and it has recruited dozens of companies to sign its Climate Pledge , a corporate commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. Meanwhile, Amazon Web Services (AWS) uses massive amounts of energy to keep its servers online.

Energy 145

Energy Web Services .Net Data Center 145

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 28, 2022

In addition to committing to being carbon neutral by 2030 or earlier as its data centers use even more renewable energy sources, Corriero notes that the company is taking a number of additional steps. All steps are being taken at IT Vortex’s data centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, and New Jersey.

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.Net Vmware Disaster Recovery Data Center 98

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Google just made one of Big Tech’s most ambitious environmental commitments: it will work to run its operations purely on renewable energy by 2030. Last September, Google announced what it said was “the biggest corporate purchase of renewable energy in history,” which increased the company’s wind and solar agreements by 40 percent.

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Google Energy .Net Meeting 109

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“When Involta was founded in 2007, sustainability wasn’t a top-of-mind issue for the industry, but our founders understood its importance and continually made everyday improvements that promoted energy efficiency and reduced our carbon emissions,” says Kremer. Data centers today use nearly 1% of electricity and create.3%

Data Center 98

Data Center Energy Disaster Recovery Vmware 98

CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In response, oil and gas majors are making headway in terms of carbon reporting, net-zero targets, and accountability. Many have even spun up renewable energy arms. Recent studies indicate that data centers consume one percent of the world’s electricity , and The Royal Society estimates that digital technology contributes up to 5.9%

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Industry Data Center Energy .Net 98

CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

No customer data will be used to train external foundational AI models, said Bharat Sandhu, the company’s SVP for AI and application development platform. Other major enterprise software vendors have made similar generative AI announcements this month, with varying degrees of precision and precipitation in their timelines.

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SAP Applications Energy Cloud 122

Dataconomy

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The rapid development of AI raises concerns and opportunities regarding global net zero goals, impacting energy demands, especially within the tech sector. Tech companies are increasingly investing in nuclear power plants to supply energy for AI data centers. Energy Information Administration.

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.Net Energy Data Center Construction 36

The Verge

APRIL 15, 2021

The company said that it had also achieved its goal of “net zero emissions” — not putting any more emissions into the atmosphere than it can take out. Facebook also announced that it had achieved another goal: it now purchases enough renewable energy to cover 100 percent of its global operations, which includes its offices and data centers.

Energy 68

Energy .Net Data Center Construction 68

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Schneider notes that because Bechtle business extends far beyond the company’s data center operations its sustainability efforts also encompass a much wider array of business functions. For example, the company’s headquarters at Neckarsulm achieved the noteworthy achievement of being powered by 100% green energy since 2021.

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Strategy Vmware Energy .Net 105

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 29, 2022

In fact, more than 3,200 companies have set science-based carbon targets , and thousands of companies from around the world are pledging to reach net-zero emissions by either 2040 or 2050. Data: Use data to share information around sustainability efforts.

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Enterprise Enterprise Data Center Cloud 97

CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Dimension Data is widely known for bold innovations and stalwart cloud solutions and services that enable enterprises to dramatically improve their businesses; now it is on mission to benefit the planet – and in the process, the communities it services and the economies it influences. Our approach, guided by the U.N.’s

Data 94

Data Vmware .Net Energy 94

CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The opportunity to reduce physical infrastructure and optimize performance can lead to a reduction in the energy consumption and carbon intensity of workloads, enabling organizations to reduce emissions and contribute to their sustainability goals. Equinix is one of 299 companies out of nearly 15,000 to be listed on the Climate Change A-List.

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Dell Nonprofit Social .Net 126