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Hulu Migrates Data Centers To 100% Renewable Energy Facility - 1 views

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Del Birmingham on 26 Jan 18

Hulu is in the process of migrating its data centers to a 100% renewable energy facility in Las Vegas operated by multi-tenant data center provider Switch. The video-on-demand company says the move will eliminate 265,000 carbon tons of emissions from the environment while powering millions of stable and secure streams a week.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hulu is in the process of migrating its data centers to a 100% renewable energy facility in Las Vegas operated by multi-tenant data center provider Switch. The video-on-demand company says the move will eliminate 265,000 carbon tons of emissions from the environment while powering millions of stable and secure streams a week.</div>

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DeepMind AI slashes cooling costs at Google's data centers - 0 views

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Del Birmingham on 22 Jul 16

Deep learning AI has been put to work in intelligent drones, sequencing genomes, learning the tactics of the ancient Chinese board game Go, and even keeping cats off the lawn. Now, Google has set its DeepMind system loose on its massive data centers, and drastically cut the cost of cooling these facilities in the process.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Deep learning AI has been put to work in intelligent drones, sequencing genomes, learning the tactics of the ancient Chinese board game Go, and even keeping cats off the lawn. Now, Google has set its DeepMind system loose on its massive data centers, and drastically cut the cost of cooling these facilities in the process.</div>

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Data Center Uses Reclaimed Water · Environmental Management & Energy News · E... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 14 Feb 14

DuPont Fabros Technology's Ashburn Corporate Campus (ACC) now uses reclaimed water for the four data centers with evaporative cooling plants.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">DuPont Fabros Technology's Ashburn Corporate Campus (ACC) now uses reclaimed water for the four data centers with evaporative cooling plants. </div>

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GM Chooses Flywheel UPS for Detroit Data Center | Energy Manager Today - 0 views

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General Motors' enterprise data center in Detroit cut energy consumption 70% by installing a flywheel for battery-free backup power and implementing in-row cooling techniques. The facility also achieved LEED Gold certification.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">General Motors' enterprise data center in Detroit cut energy consumption 70% by installing a flywheel for battery-free backup power and implementing in-row cooling techniques. The facility also achieved LEED Gold certification.</div>

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Building a better data center, piece by piece | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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While modular data centers design aren't yet commonplace, they've captured the attention of facilities and IT managers seeking to squeeze even more energy efficiency out of mission-critical IT infrastructure.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">While modular data centers design aren't yet commonplace, they've captured the attention of facilities and IT managers seeking to squeeze even more energy efficiency out of mission-critical IT infrastructure. </div>

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REI Saves 93% on Data Center Energy with Evaporative Cooling · Environmental ... - 0 views

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Outdoor retailer REI retrofitted its Seattle data center, resulting in a 93 percent reduction in the cooling energy used

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Outdoor retailer REI retrofitted its Seattle data center, resulting in a 93 percent reduction in the cooling energy used </div>

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Amazon Invests in Wind Energy for East Coast Data Center | Data Center Knowledge - 1 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jul 15

Amazon Web Services plans a wind farm in North Carolina that will help power Amazon data centers. The wind farm is expected to generate 670,000 megawatt-hours per year after it comes online at the end of 2016. Amazon's goal is to eventually power its operations using 100% renewable energy

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Amazon Web Services plans a wind farm in North Carolina that will help power Amazon data centers. The wind farm is expected to generate 670,000 megawatt-hours per year after it comes online at the end of 2016. Amazon's goal is to eventually power its operations using 100% renewable energy</div>

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Amazon moves on renewables - after a push from Greenpeace | GreenBiz - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 23 Jun 15

Just as it was being called out for using the dirtiest mix of energy among Internet giants, Amazon Web Services announced this week a deal to build an 80-megawatt solar farm to power its east coast data centers. It will invest $150 million towards construction of a solar farm in Virginia where the majority of its data centers exist - and where the incumbent utility Dominion Virginia relies on fossil fuels for all but 2 percent of its generation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Just as it was being called out for using the dirtiest mix of energy among Internet giants, Amazon Web Services announced this week a deal to build an 80-megawatt solar farm to power its east coast data centers. It will invest $150 million towards construction of a solar farm in Virginia where the majority of its data centers exist - and where the incumbent utility Dominion Virginia relies on fossil fuels for all but 2 percent of its generation. </div>

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Apple Building Another 100% Renewable-Powered Data Center - Energy Manager Today - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 21 Jul 17

Apple announced plans to build a new $921 million data center in Denmark that runs on 100% renewable energy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Apple announced plans to build a new $921 million data center in Denmark that runs on 100% renewable energy.</div>

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Equinix Press Release - 1 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 22 Aug 17

Equinix announced plans to install on-site fuel cells, with a total capacity of more than 37MW, at 12 of its data centers across the United States, marking what the company claims is the largest deployment of fuel cells in the colocation data center industry to date. The fuel cells are projected to avoid 660,000 tons of carbon emissions and save 87 billion gallons of water over the course of 15 years.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Equinix announced plans to install on-site fuel cells, with a total capacity of more than 37MW, at 12 of its data centers across the United States, marking what the company claims is the largest deployment of fuel cells in the colocation data center industry to date. The fuel cells are projected to avoid 660,000 tons of carbon emissions and save 87 billion gallons of water over the course of 15 years.</div>

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RE100 cements partnership with Rocky Mountain Institute's Business Renewables Center - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 20 May 16

The Climate Group-led RE100 program has partnered with Rocky Mountain Institute's Business Renewables Center to increase renewable demand, find renewable opportunities, and provide the means to bridge the two through tools and knowledge.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Climate Group-led RE100 program has partnered with Rocky Mountain Institute's Business Renewables Center to increase renewable demand, find renewable opportunities, and provide the means to bridge the two through tools and knowledge.</div>

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The Rockefeller Foundation, USDA, and EPA to Lead Creation of National Resource Center ... - 1 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 23 Jan 17

The Rockefeller Foundation will collaborate with the USDA, EPA, and 10 private sector and non-profit organizations to create "Further With Food: Center for Food Loss and Waste Solutions," an online information exchange that aims to provide best practices for preventing, recovering, and recycling food loss and waste. The website will officially launch later this month (January 2017).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Rockefeller Foundation will collaborate with the USDA, EPA, and 10 private sector and non-profit organizations to create "Further With Food: Center for Food Loss and Waste Solutions," an online information exchange that aims to provide best practices for preventing, recovering, and recycling food loss and waste. The website will officially launch later this month (January 2017).</div>

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Green Building News: First BREEAM USA In-Use Awarded, T-Mobile Arena Achieves LEED Gold... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 23 Mar 17

A shopping center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been named the first BREEAM USA In-Use certified building in the country, a designation for sustainability efforts at pre-existing nonresidential structures. The Oaks Shopping Center features 6,000 solar panels, LED lighting, a mixed-materials recycling campaign and more to help minimize the building's environmental impact.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A shopping center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., has been named the first BREEAM USA In-Use certified building in the country, a designation for sustainability efforts at pre-existing nonresidential structures. The Oaks Shopping Center features 6,000 solar panels, LED lighting, a mixed-materials recycling campaign and more to help minimize the building's environmental impact.</div>

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NASA, German Aerospace Center Test Alternative Jet Fuels · Environmental Mana... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 24 Jan 14

NASA, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the International Forum of Aviation Research are planning their first joint research flights to investigate alternative fuels for aviation.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">NASA, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the International Forum of Aviation Research are planning their first joint research flights to investigate alternative fuels for aviation.</div>

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Industry Associations Launch Conflict Minerals Compliance Center · Environmen... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 27 Jan 14

A group of industry associations representing a total of 15,000 businesses launched the Conflict Minerals Resource Center, a website with compliance tools for new conflict mineral regulations

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A group of industry associations representing a total of 15,000 businesses launched the Conflict Minerals Resource Center, a website with compliance tools for new conflict mineral regulations</div>

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IKEA to Nearly Double Current Size of Maryland's Largest Rooftop Array, on Distribution... - 0 views

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IKEA plans to nearly double the solar array completed in April atop its Perryville, Maryland distribution center, the state's largest such solar energy system.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">IKEA plans to nearly double the solar array completed in April atop its Perryville, Maryland distribution center, the state's largest such solar energy system. </div>

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Massive wind farm will power Facebook's $1 billion data center campus in Fort Worth - D... - 0 views

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Facebook plans to build a billion-dollar data center near Fort Worth, Texas, and will draw the electricity needed to run the facility from a 200-megawatt wind farm being built nearby.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Facebook plans to build a billion-dollar data center near Fort Worth, Texas, and will draw the electricity needed to run the facility from a 200-megawatt wind farm being built nearby. </div>

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Supersustainable Bullitt Center Certified Under the Most Rigorous Green Building Progra... - 1 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 08 Apr 15

Seattle's six-story, 52,000-square-foot Bullitt Center has been deemed a "living building" and produced 60% more energy than it consumed last year. Constructed under the Living Building Challenge, the office building tries to show "what's possible today and to pave a path forward" in eco-friendly construction

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Seattle's six-story, 52,000-square-foot Bullitt Center has been deemed a "living building" and produced 60% more energy than it consumed last year. Constructed under the Living Building Challenge, the office building tries to show "what's possible today and to pave a path forward" in eco-friendly construction</div>

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Apple to put 'command' center where glass maker operated - 1 views

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Apple will invest $2 billion in a 1.3 million square foot "command center" in Arizona that will be 100% powered by a 70 MW solar power plant.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Apple will invest $2 billion in a 1.3 million square foot "command center" in Arizona that will be 100% powered by a 70 MW solar power plant.</div>

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Ford Targets Fully Autonomous Vehicle for Ride Sharing in 2021; Invests in New Tech Com... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 25 Aug 16

Ford Motor Company announced intentions to deliver a fully autonomous vehicle for ride sharing by 2021. The company also announced 4 new investments and collaborations that expand its autonomous vehicle research, and set out plans to double its Silicon Valley Research and Innovation Center team by the end of 2017.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ford Motor Company announced intentions to deliver a fully autonomous vehicle for ride sharing by 2021. The company also announced 4 new investments and collaborations that expand its autonomous vehicle research, and set out plans to double its Silicon Valley Research and Innovation Center team by the end of 2017. </div>

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