Neowin News Feed for: Renewables

US administration to deploy two large -scale Solar power plants in California with a proposed third

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:54:01 +0000

The US Administration has approved two large solar power plants in California with 465MW of energy production for 132,000 homes, and is also considering a third 500MW plant for clean, green energy. Read more...

Apple's Green Bond is helping to create 1.2 GW of clean energy

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:48:02 +0000

Apple has announced that its Green Bond funding has been used in projects that will help generate 1.2 GW of renewable energy. Each of the projects will help to reduce carbon emissions significantly. Read more...

Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson run tests to green sites

Paul Hill — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:02:02 +0000

Ericsson and Deutsche Telekom have found that solar grids can power two-thirds of the energy requirements needed for one of the latter's mobile sites located in Germany, helping cut emissions. Read more...

Microsoft plans renewable Danish data centre and 200,000 jobs

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 22:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced #DigitalLeapDenmark, a plan that includes building a renewable data centre in the country and providing 200,000 jobs and job training to all ages by the year 2024. Read more...

Apple to expand green energy production in Europe

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 21:32:01 +0000

Apple will expand its green energy production in Europe with two onshore wind turbines in Esbjerg, Denmark. They will provide energy for the Viborg data centre which powers Apple services. Read more...

Ecosia search engine approaches 100 million planted trees

Paul Hill — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 03:46:02 +0000

The ethical search engine, Ecosia, has announced that it has almost planted 100 million trees since its launch at the very end of 2009. It should reach the milestone sometime later this week. Read more...

Amazon announces renewable energy projects to help meet its targets

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 May 2020 11:28:01 +0000

Amazon has announced five new renewable energy projects. They will be built in China, Australia, and the United States. They will help Amazon reach its goal of using 80% renewable energy by 2024. Read more...

Apple announces new green campus in Austin, Texas

Paul Hill — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:16:01 +0000

Apple has announced that it's building a new campus in Austin, Texas, which will house up to 15,000 employees. The new campus will open in 2022 and will include a massive area of green space. Read more...

Microsoft is building new Azure datacenters, investing in solar power in Arizona

Florin Bodnarescu — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:44:02 +0000

The latest in its renewable energy investments sees Microsoft partner with First Solar to power its two upcoming Azure data centers in Arizona. The 150MW solar plant is set to be operational in 2021. Read more...

Amazon now has solar panels on over 50 fulfillment centers, ahead of 2020 target

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:50:01 +0000

In the process of getting to 50% net zero carbon shipments by 2030, Amazon has hit its 50 solar panel rooftop installation goal earlier than expected. It now operates 51 such installations worldwide. Read more...

Microsoft expands energy portfolio, partners with Invenergy, EDP Renewables

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 15:26:01 +0000

The company has expanded its energy portfolio via two new deals with EDP Renewables and Invenergy. This is another step towards the firm's goal of 60% carbon-neutral data center operations by 2020. Read more...

Samsung renews green pledge planning to expand renewables

Paul Hill — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:46:01 +0000

Samsung has restated its commitment to expanding its use of renewables. The firm plans to particularly focus on the U.S., Europe, and China. It also plans to help firms in its supply chain be green. Read more...

Tesla is helping build world's largest 'virtual power plant' in Australia

Paul Hill — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:34:01 +0000

Tesla and the South Australian government have made another deal over renewables. This time, 50,000 houses will be fitted with Tesla Powerwall batteries and solar panels to give more energy security. Read more...