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Earth Day 2018: America’s Greenest States

April 18, 2018 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Earth Day 2018: America's Greenest States

It’s that time again. In the run up to Earth Day, which falls on Sunday, April 22, personal finance site WalletHub has published its list of the greenest, most eco-friendly states in America. Like last year, Vermont takes first place in 2018. Oregon, Massachusetts, New York and South Dakota round out the top five. Interestingly, […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Environment Tagged With: economy, green buildings, LEED, renewable energy, report, states

AT&T calls up 520MW wind deal

February 9, 2018 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

AT&T - Wind Energy Project

T-Mobile isn’t the only telecom provider that’s betting big on wind power. Several days after its magenta-hued rival announced a commitment to 100-percent renewable energy, AT&T announced two wind projects that will decrease the company’s carbon footprint. The company is purchasing a total of 520 megawatts (MW) of wind energy from NextEra Energy Resources subsidiaries, […]

Filed Under: Business, Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: AT&T, renewable energy, wind power

T-Mobile cheats on magenta for green

February 6, 2018 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

T-Mobile cheats on magenta for green

Scandalous! T-Mobile, whose corporate identity is associated with an eye-searing magenta (think hot pink-ish) hue, is going green in a big way. The mobile operator announced that it is committing to 100 percent renewable energy. John Legere, T-Mobile’s outspoken president and CEO, said the move is more than just a way to take better care […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Green IT Tagged With: clean energy, renewable energy, T-Mobile, telecom, wind power

Jeff Bezos christens new Amazon wind farm

October 20, 2017 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Jeff Bezos on a wind turbine

Enjoy this tweet and accompanying video of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos smashing a bottle atop a new wind turbine with some sweeping (drone?) footage.

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Environment, Green IT Tagged With: amazon, Jeff Bezos, renewable energy, wind turbines

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

Used Chevy Volt batteries help provide power for GM data center

June 19, 2015 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

General Motors (GM) is recycling used Chevy Volt batteries and putting them to good use by providing renewables-sourced power for the company’s new data center at its Milford Proving Ground. GM’s June 16 press release explains: Because the Volt typically draws its power from a band of energy in the battery pack, there is a lot […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Data Center Tagged With: batteries, Chevrolet Volt, Chevy Volt, Data Center, general motors, GM, renewable energy

Amazon looks to the solar to power its cloud

June 10, 2015 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Some neat news from my colleague Jeffrey Burt over at eWEEK today… Amazon is working with Community Energy to build an 80-megawatt solar farm in Virginia to help power its Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in Virginia. Jeffrey writes: The solar farm—which will be built in Accomack County, Va., and will power up as early as October […]

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

Google embraces wind power for headquarter’s energy needs

February 11, 2015 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Apple isn’t the only tech giant making waves on the renewal energy front. Google is making a big commitment to wind power, enough to provide its Mountain View, Calif.-based headquarters with enough electricity for their operations. My colleague, Jaikumar Vijayan, over at eWEEK reports: As part of the agreement, NextEra will install new turbines at its […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Uncategorized Tagged With: Apple, Google, renewable energy, solar, wind, wind power

Google invests $80M in solar projects

November 14, 2013 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Move over Microsoft. The techies at Redmond aren’t the only big spenders in the renewable energy arena. Google, too, is investing big bucks on some solar array projects in the West. Kojo Ako-Asare, Head of Corporate Finance at Google, posted on the official Google blog: We’re partnering with global investment firm KKR to invest in […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: Google, renewable energy, solar

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

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