The ATCO Group, through its investment in Canadian Utilities Limited, today announced that it has entered into a 15-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will purchase all renewable energy generated by ATCO’s Deerfoot solar facility in Calgary, Alberta. Once operational, the Deerfoot solar facility will be one […]
New tech, industries can help world achieve net zero emissions: Microsoft – EQ Mag Pro
Glasgow : To reach a net zero carbon emissions target, the world must develop new technology and industries, said Microsoft President Brad Smith, even as world leaders deliberate how to limit global climate change at the COP26 conference. While cutting-edge innovations, particularly in renewables like wind and solar power are needed, “future advances in these […]
Farmers struggle to break into booming carbon credit market
When Microsoft Corp made a massive purchase of carbon credits in January, it turned to a relatively new source: farmers who plant crops meant to trap carbon in the soil. The credits are financial instruments generated by projects that reduce or avoid the release of greenhouse gases, such as solar farms or tree plantings. When […]
Gates-backed startup joins race to make green hydrogen cheaper
Israeli startup H2Pro joined the race to make cheap green hydrogen after securing investments from funds backed by Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates and Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing. As governments and industries get serious about cutting greenhouse gas emissions, demand has grown for hydrogen produced by splitting water—using renewable electricity—as a potential carbon-free fuel […]
Blockchain startup ITM collaborates with Microsoft and MediaTek to address the crisis of trust during the COVID-19 pandemic
Award-winning Taiwan blockchain solutions provider International Trust Machines Corporation (ITM) has collaborated with Microsoft and joined MediaTek AIoT Ecosystem to create out-of-the box solutions for enterprises to use blockchain for IoT (Internet of Things) technology. ITM, established in January 2019, offers innovative blockchain solutions for three common problems – scalability, privacy and cost. By empowering IoT devices […]
Microsoft cuts carbon emissions by 6% in first year
Microsoft has reduced carbon emissions by 6 per cent, or roughly 730,000 metric tonnes, in its first year of the broad committed to become carbon negative as a company by 2030. Microsoft has reduced carbon emissions by 6 per cent, or roughly 730,000 metric tonnes, in its first year of the broad committed to become […]
BP, Microsoft form partnership to drive digital energy systems
BP would supply renewable energy to help Microsoft meet its 2025 renewable energy goals New Delhi: BP and Microsoft on Tuesday said that they have agreed to collaborate as strategic partners to further digital transformation in energy systems and advance the net-zero carbon goals of both companies. This would include a co-innovation effort focused on […]
Magenta picked by Microsoft for the Start up support program of EV Software & Charging Platform Development
Mumbai: Microsoft has selected Magenta the pioneer in the business of clean mobility and clean electricity, for its Start-up support program. Under this program, Microsoft supports B2B tech startups to scale and grow leveraging its technology, cloud marketplace, enterprise sales team, and Rapidly growing partner ecosystem for developing its Digital Technology platforms for EV and […]
HOW MICROSOFT & AMAZON PLAN TO GO CARBON NEGATIVE
Climate change is real, and the rise of the earth’s temperature will cause tens of millions of people to migrate in the next decade. The increasing climate crisis will make most of the unsustainable for humans. Thus, the United Nations human rights committee has ruled that it will be unlawful for governments to deport migrants […]
Microsoft and ENGIE Announce Renewable Initiatives
CHICAGO : Microsoft and ENGIE today announced both a long-term solar and wind energy power purchase agreement (PPA) that provides 24/7 supply in the United States and implementation of Darwin, energy software developed by ENGIE using the intelligent cloud services of Microsoft Azure to optimize performance of ENGIE’s wind, solar, and hybrid (wind + solar) […]