Wind power stories
Akamai's Texas data centres will soon be powered by the Seymour Hills Wind Farm, delivering 8MW of renewable energy, part of a push for 50% renewables by 2020.
Data from Cloudscene has revealed tech giants like Google and Apple are setting a precedent in renewable energy, but AWS has come under fire.
WestfalenWIND IT has implanted a data center inside a wind turbine, bringing the energy source directly to the data center.
Renewable energy is a hot topic among data centre circles, and Scandinavia has seized the opportunity to make the most of it.
2017 saw installed wind energy capacity surging around the world with huge investment - nations experienced up to 50 percent growth.
Microsoft is buying every single kilowatt of energy that is produced from GE's new 37 megawatt wind farm in Ireland to support growing cloud demand.
South Australia’s push to export renewable energy will add 40,000 tonnes of ammonia a year, backed by GBP £37 million for Port Bonython.
New transmission upgrades and extra storage will be needed as the smelter’s exit frees up 12% of New Zealand’s electricity, experts say.
Its 400-plus service points across Australasia are helping customers cut costly downtime as Hydraulink adds new distributors and branches.
The project will add 93 MW of capacity and offset 100,000 tonnes of CO2 a year as MainPower begins site works near Waipara.
Global cooperation and heavy state intervention would favour low-carbon infrastructure, while fossil-fuel projects and greenfield builds are marginalised.
Lockdowns are set to cut CO2 emissions by at least 5% this year, but any climate gain could be erased unless stimulus backs cleaner growth.
Investors may pour more money into low-carbon projects this year, but election outcomes and climate shocks could still slow decarbonisation.
Grid operators face mounting strain as battery electric vehicle demand is forecast to lift installed base above 100 million by 2029.
Rural farms could cut power bills and earn extra income as a new on-site biogas and solar system turns waste into electricity and fertiliser.
The Texas plant could help slash emissions from electricity generation if its carbon-capture system proves cheap enough for mass adoption.
New Zealand could slash transport emissions by up to 88% by 2050 if policymakers back a faster switch to electric and renewable fuel vehicles.
Bitcoin mining is already drawing billions of gallons of freshwater a year, raising fresh questions about who pays for its hidden costs.
Fifty seven projects from 340 user organisations worldwide have made Bentley’s annual awards shortlist, with winners due to be named in London in October.
Construction of the 453-megawatt Coopers Gap project is set to create 200 jobs and power 260,000 Queensland homes.
