Microsoft to purchase 1.24m tons of carbon removal credits from biochar firm Exomad Green
Second deal between the two companies
Second deal between the two companies
In the works since 2021
Denies the technology was used to harm people
Second report rates Microsoft as amber, again
News comes after Microsoft quietly launches own Jakarta cloud region
Agreement covers removal credits tired to afforestation projects
Builds on existing $11.9bn commitment
Will be used for backup generation
Microsoft will purchase renewable energy certificates from the solar portfolio
Deal includes initial offtake agreement for 700,000 credits through 2035
Increases quantity of carbon removal to 5.08 million tons
The study, which took place over two years, studied air cooling, cold plates, one-phase immersion and two-phase immersion for servers
While revenue surpasses analyst expectations
Hyperscalers look to disaggregate power from IT to reach 1MW racks
Tied to the 335MW Mount Storm wind farm
40 acres of land could be added to potential new facility
"People are fearful. They don’t know where else to go"
Over a five year period for biochar-based credits
Deal announced during Dubai AI Week event
Pilot project utilizes an acid-free dissolution recycling technology
Credits generated from projects across the US Appalachian region
But Microsoft has downplayed its own cuts
The UK's CMA investigation response hearings are in
Removals derived from bioenergy carbon capture & storage project