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Microsoft’s green underwater datacenter project reaches phase 2

June 7, 2018 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Microsoft Project Natick - Phase 2

Remember Microsoft’s underwater datacenter concept from a couple of years ago? Where the company stuffed servers and other IT equipment into a big metal tube and dropped it off the coast of California? Microsoft has done it again, this time off the coast of Scotland as part of the second phase of Project Natick, an effort […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Cloud Computing, Data Center, Green IT Tagged With: cloud, datacenter, green datacenter, Microsoft

Microsoft sets record 315-megawatt solar deal in the U.S.

March 22, 2018 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Azure Regions

Microsoft is set on making its cloud-computing operations are as environmentally-friendly as possible. The Redmond, Wash. tech titan announced on March 21 that it had inked a deal for 315 megawatts of solar power for its cloud data centers across two projects in Virginia, the largest corporate agreement of its kind in the United States. […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Data Center Tagged With: Cloud Computing, Data Center, Google, Microsoft, solar

AI and blockchain factor into Microsoft’s sustainability vision

February 17, 2018 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Ecolab - Microsoft Sustainability

Although I typically cover Microsoft from a software and cloud services perspective at eWEEK, the tech titan’s environmental initiatives also deserve some attention. Recently, Claudia Rössler, ‎director of Industry Solutions, Strategic Business Development, Chemical and Agriculture, at Microsoft, posted five “big ideas” for a more environmentally conscious world using technology. Her thoughts on how AI […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Cloud Computing, Environment Tagged With: AI, artificial intelligence, blockchain, Cloud Computing, Microsoft, sustainability

IT industry isn’t following U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Accord

June 3, 2017 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Trump may have withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris Accord, but many technology giants, along with some American cities and states, aren’t following suit. Here’s a selection of encouraging tweets: Disappointed with today’s decision. Google will keep working hard for a cleaner, more prosperous future for all. — Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) June 1, 2017 We believe climate […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Paris Accord, Paris Agreement, Salesforce.com

Clouds may be key to greener grids

March 11, 2017 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Microsoft Data Center - Quincy, WA - Credit: Microsoft

The AEE’s Advanced Energy Now 2017 Market Report is out now, and it contains one example of the role cloud data centers can play in cleaner, more resilient electrical grids. Of course, there has been some consternation about cloud’s rapid rise and the environmental effects of building and powering the massive data centers that are […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Cloud Computing Tagged With: cloud, Data Center, Microsoft, renewable energy

Xbox One, PlayStation 4 are more power hungry

May 19, 2014 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Well this is a little disappointing, although not without precedent. Both Sony’s PlayStation 4 (PS4) and Microsoft’s Xbox One (the Kinect-less version pictured above, obviously) scarf down a lot more electricity than their immediate predecessors (their respective “slim” versions), according to a report from The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). In fact, they consume “two […]

Filed Under: Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: Microsoft, PlayStation 4, Sony, Xbox One

Another green data center from Microsoft in Quincy, Wash.?

December 26, 2013 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Microsoft - Quincy, Wash. modular data center

Microsoft has confirmed that it is getting ready to build a data center on land that the company is now in the midst of buying in Quincy, Wash. where the company already operates a modular computing facility. The 200-acre site will cost Microsoft $11 million and is expected to produce 100 full-time jobs. Construction starts […]

Filed Under: Data Center Tagged With: Cloud Computing, Data Center, Microsoft

Microsoft researches rackmounted fuel cells

November 12, 2013 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Microsoft’s research arm and its Global Foundation Services unit are investigating ways of building the next-generation of energy efficient data centers with fuel cells. But rather than bolt Bloom Energy Servers onto their IT facilities, the company is looking into a more integrated solution. In a research paper, Microsoft describes how placing compact fuel cells in […]

Filed Under: Data Center Tagged With: Data Center, fuel cell, Microsoft

Microsoft banks on Texas wind power

November 9, 2013 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Microsoft Wind Power

A new wind farm is going up in Texas, and Microsoft had a hand in making it happen. The company, no stranger to renewable energy and green computing programs, agreed to purchase all of the electricity generated by the Keechi Wind Farm Project for 20 years. The wind farm, located roughly 70 miles northwest of Fort […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: Microsoft, renewable energy, renewables, wind, wind power

Microsoft funds 15 carbon offset programs globally

September 11, 2013 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Microsoft is big on carbon offsets, and not just in the U.S. It’s become more popular over the years for business, particularly big tech companies that operate huge data centers and work campuses, to purchase carbon offsets to achieve carbon neutrality and help limit the environmental effects of their operations. These credits, in part, help […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Green IT Tagged With: carbon offsets, Microsoft, renewable energy, wind, wind power

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