GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The facility is getting a new name in the deal, Crane Clean Energy Center , and is expected to become operational by 2028. Power demand is rising as Microsoft ramps up construction of new, power-hungry data centers in order to support the increased use of artificial intelligence and generative AI.

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Network World

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In a blog post, Google announced an agreement with Kairos Power to source nuclear energy, aiming to bring the first SMR online by 2030, with more reactors planned by 2035. In March, Amazon acquired a nuclear-powered data center from Talen Energy. Most recently Microsoft wound down an attempt to create underwater data centers.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Rendering of a data center that Microsoft is building using cross-laminated timber for its floors and ceilings in order to reduce the amount of steel and concrete used, which have a bigger carbon impact. But they also need to put their data center infrastructure on low-carbon diets, moving away from traditional steel and concrete.

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TechSpot

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Rather than using the traditional materials of steel and concrete for the entire build, Microsoft is using cross-laminated timber (CLT) for a new data center in Northern Virginia. The experiment is part of the company's drive to become carbon negative by 2030 and offset all its emissions since its founding. Read Entire Article

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GeekWire

MAY 15, 2024

The increasing use of artificial intelligence and generative AI tools like ChatGPT will make Microsoft’s environmental targets even tougher to reach as they drive demand for ever more energy-gobbling data centers built from carbon-intensive materials such as steel and concrete. We still have six years to go.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 15, 2024

The European Union will take a big step toward regulating energy and water use by data centers in September, when organizations operating data centers in EU nations will be required to file reports detailing water and energy consumption, as well as steps they are taking to reduce it. between 2020 and 2030.

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Network World

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Edge data centers include hardware, software, applications, data management, connectivity, gateways, security, and advanced analytics. Larger ones resemble traditional data centers. Download our editors’ PDF edge data center buyer’s guide today!]

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The Verge

AUGUST 4, 2020

Microsoft plans to stop generating trash from its operations by 2030, the company announced today. As part of its zero waste goal, the company will set up what it’s calling “Circular Centers” to allow the company to reuse or recycle 90 percent of its waste on site, instead of sending it to third-party recyclers.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 4, 2020

A Microsoft Azure data center. based cloud and software behemoth announced Tuesday that it’s setting a goal of reaching zero waste by 2030 for its direct waste production. The circular centers will facilitate sorting, reuse and recycling of electronic equipment, keeping it onsite at server farms. Microsoft Photo).

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Así, con el propósito de hacer un uso sostenible de estos data center, el análisis del ciclo de vida (ACV) se ha perfilado como una herramienta táctica y crucial para las compañías del sector. Un volumen comparable al consumo anual de electricidad de 1.700 a 2.800 hogares europeos.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The program, known as Project Transcendence, marks a significant push by the Kingdom to develop a robust AI ecosystem that can rival leading tech hubs, including neighbouring United Arab Emirates and other global technology centers. In recent years, the Kingdom has set up research centers, ministries, and educational programs focused on AI.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 5, 2024

billion in the Middle East kingdom to build data centers and a significant cloud presence in the region. Indeed, the kingdom is positioning itself as a global leader in digital technologies ahead of its hosting of the World Expo 2030 in Riyadh.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 7, 2023

Proof of this is the KSA Cloud First Policy, announced in October 2020 by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and InformationTechnologies, after the launch of a cloud data center in the city of Jeddah, by Oracle. The importance of education in supporting the success of Saudi Vision 2030 cannot be overstated.

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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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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Installing water-saving technologies for cooling its new Arizona data center. A project in Hyderabad, India, will treat and reuse waste water for non-potable purposes, and in Israel, the company will use water collected from air conditioners for watering plants.

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Network World

AUGUST 26, 2024

A recommendation by a US Department of Energy (DoE) working group to create an AI test bed that will be mandated with finding ways to create data centers that are more energy efficient than they are today represents a good step forward, but much needs to be done, an analyst said today.

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Tech Republic Data Center

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The tech giant is investing in a pair of 200-meter tall wind turbines to help power its newly opened data center in Viborg, Denmark.

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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.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

IBM plans to get rid of its planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions from its operations by 2030, the company announced today. It plans to rely on renewable energy for 90 percent of its electricity use by 2030. Inside IBM Research Headquarters.

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Tech Republic Data Center

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Clean drinking water is a scarce commodity around the globe. This week, Microsoft laid out its plan to help address water scarcity worldwide.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

The Montague wind farm in Oregon is one of Apple’s largest projects at 200 megawatts and powers Apple’s Prineville data center. To reach its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030, it will slash its greenhouse gas pollution by 75 percent and then find ways to draw down the remaining 25 percent of its heat-trapping emissions.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

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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GeekWire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

An Amazon data center in Oregon. This year Amazon, Microsoft and Google have all announced plans for purchasing nuclear energy to fuel their data center operations, which are growing rapidly as artificial intelligence increases computational demands. Inside an Amazon data center in Ohio. Virginia is a U.S.

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Network World

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Big tech commitments are ‘promising,’ but may not be enough There are many statistics floating around about AI and data center energy use, further stoking fears across enterprises, regulatory bodies, and everywhere in between. It will be the platform that drives a new generation of energy efficient data centers,” said Pette.

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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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GeekWire

JUNE 3, 2024

(GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) The Seattle-area fusion company Helion Energy is talking with OpenAI about a deal in which the AI company “would buy vast quantities of electricity to provide power for data centers,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The aim is to start operations by 2030.

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Data Center Knowledge

JUNE 19, 2017

Legislation required that 40 percent of the state’s electricity come from clean energy sources by 2030. Read More.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

We also recognize the importance of reducing power consumption and enhancing our sustainability leadership that stems from continued energy efficiency improvements at our data centers. Since 2011, Equinix has invested more than US$158 million in energy efficiency upgrades to reduce energy consumption within our data centers.

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GeekWire

MAY 13, 2024

(Helion Photo) The rapid growth of artificial intelligence is driving new demand for cloud computing infrastructure operated by tech giants including Amazon and Microsoft, which are investing billions of dollars each year into the construction of data centers that gobble massive amounts of energy. In the U.S.

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GeekWire

JULY 21, 2020

Microsoft President Brad Smith, Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood, and CEO Satya Nadella preparing to announce Microsoft’s plan to be carbon negative by 2030. Microsoft pledged in January to become carbon negative by 2030 and remove more carbon than the company has put into the atmosphere since it launched by 2050.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

To get the compute resources they need while also optimizing energy efficiency, some enterprises—and the service providers they partner with—look to position data centers in colder environments, far away from major population centers. Like all other Equinix data centers in Singapore, SG5 has 100% renewable energy coverage.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 18, 2023

billion USD to the global economy by 2030 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4%. “We Data centers and cloud solutions have to be manufactured with low-carbon materials. It’s our responsibility to provide green data centers.

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TM Forum

AUGUST 19, 2021

Additionally, edge computing will drive the construction of a more distributed data center model, which again means more power and more infrastructure as edge servers run flat out to guarantee low latency and high reliability of services around the clock. In 2018, data centers accounted for. Switching to renewables.

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The Verge

APRIL 6, 2021

Boiling liquid surrounds servers at a Microsoft data center. It’s essentially a bath tub,” explains Christian Belady, vice president of Microsoft’s data center advanced development group, in an interview with The Verge. It’s in a small data center, and we’re looking at one rack’s worth,” says Belady. “We

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It’s an idea we’re proud to support, as it aligns with our own Data Center of the Future initiative. We believe investing in sustainable data center technologies isn’t just the right thing to do for the future of our planet; it can also be a key source of business value for our customers today.

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GeekWire

JULY 10, 2024

Microsoft set a goal of becoming carbon negative by 2030, but its emissions keep rising , driven by the growing use of artificial intelligence and tools such as ChatGPT. AI requires energy-intensive computing and the construction of data centers, increasing the Redmond, Wash.-based 1PointFive announced the deal Tuesday.

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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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