Conventional wisdoms states that a roof crowned with solar panels adds value to a home. And for environmentally-conscious home buyers, finding a place already outfitted with the renewable energy-soaking arrays may seem like a nice perk. A recent story in Bloomberg by Esmé E. Deprez shows the downside of trying to purchase a home with […]
Microsoft’s green underwater datacenter project reaches 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 […]
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, […]
Microsoft sets record 315-megawatt solar deal in the U.S.
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. […]
AI and blockchain factor into Microsoft’s sustainability vision
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 […]
JFK Airport Terminal 4 is LEED Gold certified
NYC-area travelers now have a reason to feel good about flying out of John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport, Terminal 4 to be exact. Today, JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT), which operates Terminal 4 (T4), announced that the U.S. Green Building Council had awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings: Operations and […]
AT&T calls up 520MW wind deal
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, […]
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 […]
Jeff Bezos christens new Amazon wind farm
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.
Clouds may be key to greener grids
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 […]
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