Wind farms stories
NBN Co secures wind power deal to cut carbon emissions
Tue, 7th Jan 2025
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sustainability
NBN Co has begun sourcing renewable electricity from the Macarthur Wind Farm, marking a key step towards its aim of 100% renewable energy by December 2025.
Mobii partners with North Rakaia for NZ green data centre
Tue, 8th Oct 2024
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Mobii Green Energy Group has partnered with North Rakaia Ltd to launch a green hydrogen data centre in Canterbury, featuring an initial investment of USD $2 billion.
Green technology market to hit USD $122.69 billion by 2032
Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
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iot
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The green tech market is set to surge with a 22.4% CAGR from $16.25 billion in 2022 to $122.69 billion by 2032, driven by emerging regions and innovation.
Data centre titans blazing green energy trail – AWS under fire
Thu, 28th Mar 2019
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public cloud
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power / energy
Data from Cloudscene has revealed tech giants like Google and Apple are setting a precedent in renewable energy, but AWS has come under fire.
Microsoft invests in more renewable energy for US data centers
Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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Microsoft has announced an agreement with EDP Renewables to execute two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPA).
Fujitsu providing servers for data centre inside a wind turbine
Thu, 8th Nov 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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dc
WestfalenWIND IT has implanted a data center inside a wind turbine, bringing the energy source directly to the data center.
Google continues renewable rampage with new wind farm investment
Tue, 11th Sep 2018
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dc
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power / energy
Google's goal with this Finland investment is to buy enough renewable energy to match the power consumed across its global operations.
Scandinavia dominating wind market for big data centre operators
Thu, 12th Jul 2018
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dc
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power / energy
Renewable energy is a hot topic among data centre circles, and Scandinavia has seized the opportunity to make the most of it.
Renewable’s rise: Report reveals countries with most wind power
Tue, 27th Mar 2018
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power / energy
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cleantech
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2017 saw installed wind energy capacity surging around the world with huge investment - nations experienced up to 50 percent growth.
Microsoft buys all power from Irish wind farm for 15 years to power cloud
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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cleantech
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.
Monopoly game gets swamped
Thu, 1st Oct 2009
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datacentre infrastructure
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google
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google maps
Hasbro, makers of the Monopoly board game, were taken by surprise when they launched a realworld, online version of the game.