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Google's latest environmental report reveals a significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions, up nearly 50% over the past five years, driven largely by the rapid expansion of AI data centers. In 2023 alone, emissions rose by 13%. The company's data centers consumed 24 terawatt-hours of electricity, highlighting the challenge of balancing technological growth with sustainability goals. Google is implementing strategies like model optimization, efficient infrastructure, and renewable energy investments to address these challenges and aims to use carbon-free energy by 2030. #Sustainability #AI #RenewableEnergy #DataCenters #GreenTech #CarbonNeutral #ChiefSustainabilityOfficers https://lnkd.in/g3Jx5yXu

Great to see Google supporting innovation from Fervo Energy via an innovative clean energy purchase agreement with NV Energy. I expect to see an explosion of agreements like this as AI driven energy consumption skyrockets and companies struggle to find enough power (clean or not!). This intersection of AI, energy, grid resilience and clean power is creating huge opportunities for innovative startups to build global scale ups in thre coming years. And at Smart Society Ventures - we’re excited about the potential! https://lnkd.in/efdc3tth

After seeing Microsoft announce $14bn of CAPEX in their Fiscal Q3, largely to support the creation of AI capacity, it's great to see this investment in renewable energy to power our AI enabled future

How Google closes clean energy deals in as little as 2 months With new standardized contracts, Google aims to scale the amount of ‘carbon-free’ energy supplying its data centers.

When we set out to achieve our goal, we knew that it would require advancing a wide range of tools, technologies, and policies that are needed to rapidly decarbonize both our own operations and the electricity grids that serve us. One of the most important tools for achieving our goal - and the broader goal of fully decarbonizing electricity systems worldwide - is time-based energy attribute certificates (T-EACs), which enable clean energy generation and trading to be tracked on an hourly basis. We first piloted T-EACs in 2021, and since then we’ve been working with partners around the world to accelerate their development and global adoption. Today, we’re excited to share an update on how momentum for T-EACs has grown far beyond Google, as many others - including clean energy buyers and suppliers, registries, digital solutions providers, and policymakers - have helped build T-EACs into a proven, scalable tool that can enable a system-wide shift to hourly energy tracking. #sustainability #cloud #googlecloud

In today's rapidly evolving energy landscape, the need for innovative solutions has never been more critical. This collaboration provides advanced tools that will empower energy firms to adapt to the complexities of the grid with precision, while optimizing operations, and driving forward the transition to a decarbonized future.

The electricity grid is undergoing unprecedented change with the evolving #energy landscape. As we continue to navigate the energy transition, the sector must adopt the latest innovations to improve reliability, optimize asset economics, and accelerate decarbonization. Collaboration with leading industry partners like Microsoft is essential in making this possible. By modernizing energy data and #AI infrastructure, Amperon is empowering organizations with improved energy analytics and forecasting solutions. Explore our collaboration and learn how we’re advancing energy solutions and contributing to a more sustainable future together.

We are thrilled to announce our strategic collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate AI adoption within the power and utility sector! Amperon will be replatforming its technology onto Microsoft Azure to deliver AI technology for the energy sector. With the increasing focus on renewable energy investments, mounting pressure from new load growth, and the rise of extreme weather events, this partnership will enable companies to effectively navigate the evolving grid, enhance reliability, optimize asset economics, and expedite the decarbonization process. Learn more about this collaboration here: https://hubs.li/Q02ncnvM0. https://hubs.li/Q02ncnvM0

Google’s Bold Move for a Greener Future 🌍🔋 TL;DR Google is pushing its major hardware suppliers to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2029. This is part of its plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2030. Highlights • Google introduces the Renewable Energy Addendum for suppliers. • Emissions spiked by 13% in 2023, and 48% since 2019. • Scope 3 emissions make up 75% of total emissions, Scope 2 accounts for 24%. • 2030 goals: net-zero emissions, cut emissions by 50% from 2019 levels. • Suppliers must set public emission targets and report data. • Data centers' electricity needs outpace carbon-free energy initiatives. • Google procured 4 GW of clean energy in 2023. • First carbon credit offtake deals signed in 2023. #Google #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #NetZero #CarbonEmissions #GreenTech #ClimateAction #CleanEnergy Article Source: https://lnkd.in/gatKBZqB