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As AI use surges, tech companies race to secure clean energy and preserve climate goals

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Microsoft has an agreement with the startup to purchase its clean power — if the company is able to produce it. Troublemakers Photo) “We’re on a path to power our operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025 — five years ahead of our original 2030 target,” an Amazon spokesperson said via email.

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OpenAI reportedly in talks with Helion Energy to ‘buy vast quantities’ of fusion power

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(GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) The Seattle-area fusion company Helion Energy is talking with OpenAI about a deal in which the AI company “would buy vast quantities of electricity to provide power for data centers,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The aim is to start operations by 2030.

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Google opens second cloud region in Germany

CIO Business Intelligence

billion in German digital infrastructure by 2030. The Berlin-Brandenburg region will be the company’s 12 th region in Europe and 38 th globally. In July last year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the company would launch 10 new cloud regions over the following year.

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Elevate your digital transformation with impactful sustainability

CIO Business Intelligence

The Equinix Global Tech Trends Survey found that 71% of global IT decision-makers agree that sustainability strategy and practices are critical to the longevity of their business, and 65% said their companies would only work with IT partners who can prove they meet key carbon-reduction targets.

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Seattle-area battery manufacturer Group14 lands $214M from Microsoft’s climate fund and others

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The company landed a $400 million investment as part of the Series C round in May, plus $100 million in federal funding in October. by 2030, according to BloombergNEF. The company is now valued at more than $3 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported. It has invested in more than a dozen companies to date.

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Mobile operators need more reliable access to renewable energy

TM Forum

This should be at least 50% by 2030 if operators are to meet net zero targets, but the current supply of renewable energy cannot meet their demands. an additional 64 terawatt-hours (TWh) of renewable electricity by 2030. The mast is fitted with a wind turbine, solar panels and on-site battery storage.

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Mobile private network deployment growth brings wins for telcos

TM Forum

GSA has identified 370 companies. known to be deploying LTE or 5G MPNs, or which have been granted a licence suitable for an MPN, up from 311 companies in January this year. Vodafone’s contract to build a 5G-ready MPN for Centrica Storage limited. 2021 to US$65 billion in 2030. whereas ABI sees much faster growth.

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