The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Microsoft signs two PPAs with Macquarie-backed Blueleaf Energy in Japan
Blueleaf has a portfolio of around 1.2GW of solar projects in the Japanese market
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Microsoft hires new director of global energy and sustainability policy
Ray Fakhoury III joins from AWS
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Microsoft expands partnership with solar cell manufacturer Qcells
Will support the development of virtual power plants
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Microsoft signs 23,602-ton carbon removal deal with wastewater alkalinity enhancement firm Crew
Third carbon removal deal for Microsoft since it announced it was adjusting the pace of purchases
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Microsoft reports 25 percent increase in CO2 emissions, on back on data center growth
Claims increase is attributable to the decision to stop counting unbundled renewable energy credits
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Microsoft claims water positivity across data center operations
Did not disclose water consumption levels
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Microsoft plans 2GW data center campus in Pecos, Texas
Chevron signed on for energy supply deal
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Microsoft to purchase 36,920 tons of carbon removal credits from ERW firm Alt Carbon in Darjeeling, India
Generated by Alt's Darjeeling Revival Project
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Microsoft-backed fusion firm Helion raises $465m in Series G funding round
Company valued at $15.5bn
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Microsoft signs 140MW solar PPA with Avangrid in Washington
PPA set to come into effect in 2028
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Elemental Impact launches intitiative with major hyperscalers to accelerate energy and materials technology development
Partner companies include Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft
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Microsoft signs 650,000 ton carbon removal deal with BioCirc in Denmark
First since reports surfaced that the company was 'pausing' carbon removal purchases
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Fortum starts operations at two heat pump plants tied to Microsoft district heating scheme
Waste heat delivery from data centers is expected to commence next year
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Microsoft 'considering' scrapping 24/7 renewable energy matching target - report
Discussions remain ongoing
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Microsoft to supply waste heat to local district heating network in Høje-Taastrup, Denmark
In collaboration with VEKS and Høje Taastrup Fjernvarme
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Data center lobby secured EU provision to keep environmental impact data confidential - report
Includes the likes of Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta
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Microsoft denies that it has completely paused carbon removal purchases
Chief sustainability officer claims the perceived pause was an adjustment to pace of carbon removal procurement
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Microsoft pauses all future carbon removal purchases - report
The company has purchased more than 45 million tons of credits to date
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Microsoft signs 626,000 ton carbon removal deal with Svante and MLTC from Canada's BECCS project
Credits will be delivered over 15 years
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Microsoft inks major carbon removal credit deal with US biochar firm Liferaft
Will be delivered from Liferaft's projects in Iowa and Illinois
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Microsoft to purchase up to 1.8m carbon credits from Rainforest Builder in Sierra Leone
Expected to be delivered over 15 years
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Big tech firms account for 49% of corporate clean energy deals over 2025 - report
Meta, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft dominate clean energy procurement, as overall PPA volumes fall by 10 percent
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Trump admin pushes data center companies to commit to pact on energy prices and water usage
Following earlier deal with Microsoft
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Google-backed enhanced rock weathering firm Terradot acquires competitor Eion
Will include Eion's commitment to deliver 8,000 tons of carbon removal credits to Microsoft
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Enfinity Global brings 33.8MW Italian solar project online under Microsoft PPA
Part of a wider 366MW deal
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Microsoft to purchase 100,000 tons of carbon removal credits from Indian biochar firm Varaha
Will be delivered over a three year period
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Microsoft to purchase 2.85m soil carbon removal credits from Indigo Carbon
Third deal with the company