Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it had signed a Power Purchase Agreement for 315 megawatts (MW) of energy from the 500 MW Pleinmont I and II solar farms in Virginia, calling it the “single largest corporate purchase of solar energy ever in the United States.”
Microsoft has this week announced that it has inked its first-ever renewable energy deal in India, a small solar Power Purchase Agreement with Atria Power in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Microsoft announced this week that it has signed an agreement with Singapore’s largest clean energy provider, Sunseap, to acquire 100% of the electricity generated by the country’s largest solar project.
It’s safe to say that cleantech is going to involve blockchain and similar distributed ledger approaches. And it’s also safe to say that each of the technologies and approaches represented here have better and worse uses. If someone tells you that the answer is only one of these, then you can be pretty sure that they are enthusiasts, not architects.
Microsoft will invest $50 million over the next 5 years to make AI tools available to more people so they can access climate data themselves and decide how to adjust their personal lives and businesses to limit the impact of climate change.
Announced last week, WattTime and Microsoft are combining to provide European consumers the opportunity to better understand and reduce their carbon emissions by providing real-time information on the precise carbon emissions caused by using or generating electricity.
Microsoft has announced this week that it intends to cut its carbon emissions by 75% by 2030 against a 2013 baseline, making continued progress with its carbon neutrality and renewable energy commitments while also making future investments in energy efficiency.
Microsoft announced on Thursday its second European wind project deal in the Netherlands with Swedish power company Vattenfall, a deal which will see Microsoft acquire 100% of the wind energy generated by the repowered and expanded 180 MW Wieringermeer wind farm.
Fairphone and Apple lead the way on Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics which is published this week, with big-name companies like Amazon, Samsung, and Huawei receiving failing grades.
Microsoft has continued its commitment to renewable energy this week announcing a new wind energy Power Purchase Agreement with GE in Ireland for the electricity generated from the 37 MW Tullahennel wind farm in County Kerry.
