The planned Amazon Wind Farm (Fowler Ridge) is continuing development, having now met financial close and is moving ahead on schedule, including the announcement that Siemens will supply 65 turbines and 67 transformers. Pattern Energy announced this week the closing of financing on the 150 MW Amazon Wind Farm (Fowler … [continued]
Not so long ago, Amazon became a household name for offering an abundance of diverse books at one’s fingertips. Search any book, a few clicks, and the book is on its way. Following that, household products made their way onto Amazon. Without leaving home, one could shop Amazon and find better prices. … [continued]
Digital Reality’s Clean Start program will give new clients green energy certificates for the amount of electricity they use during their first year.
The American Wind Energy Association has released its fourth quarter 2014 wind energy industry report, and it was good news for the American wind energy industry in 2014, with more than four times more wind energy coming online than the year previously. The report, released on Wednesday to members of … [continued]
Amazon Web Services has announced it will be supporting the construction of a 150 MW wind farm in Benton County, Indiana, which will end up being known officially as the Amazon Web Services Wind Farm (Fowler Ridge). Amazon has signed a 13 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the energy … [continued]
Amazon’s cloud infrastructure — now known as Amazon Web Services (AWS) — will eventually be powered entirely by renewable energy, according to a recent press release from the company. Notably, AWS doesn’t just support Amazon.com, but also Netflix, Pinterest, Reddit, AirBnB, and many other sites. “According to one 2012 study, one … [continued]
“Use the Web? Congrats! You’re an environmentalist.” So said a headline in the Washington Post last week, and with good reason: some of the biggest names behind the internet are powering their data centers with wind and solar power. That’s important because the internet uses a lot of electricity. If the internet … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. Drones are no longer known as mere weapons of war. At least, that’s how Google, Facebook, and other online giants like Amazon appear to be thinking. Google has just acquired Titan Aerospace, a promising solar-powered drone maker, as part of its plans to globalize wireless internet. … [continued]
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Brazil is planning to build 34 additional hydroelectric facilities in the Amazon by 2021 in an effort to increase Brazil’s national energy output by 50% or more. Total cost for their construction is over $150 billion. Over 6,000 square kilometers of land will be flooded when the dams are finished. … [continued]
