Rune launches solar-sited modular compute system, raises $40m Series A
Sites compute directly at solar sites
News - Sustainability
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
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OpenAI hiring for clean energy and new technology lead
Position is an individual contributor lead role and will initially have no direct reports
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Google inks one million ton carbon removal deal with Mitti Labs in India
Credits generated by the company's methane-reduction projects in the rice farming sector
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Renewable energy firm Friesen Elektra explores data center project in Lower Saxony, Germany
If approved, the facility in Sande will be built at the firm’s existing hydrogen park in the town
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Oracle issues RFP for 2GW of new renewable capacity in New Mexico
Announces $1m funding package for carbon capture and storage research
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Google signs nuclear PPA with Fortum in Loviisa, Finland
The company's first nuclear PPA outside of the US market
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NEC signs MoU with UNDP to support conservation, climate action through use of AI
Will also carry out assessments and studies aimed at improving the resilience of AI and digital infrastructure
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Key ASIC and CT Vision plan green AI data center in Malaysia
Companies plan 100 percent renewable powered facility
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SB Energy files for IPO, targeting a raise of $5-7bn
Would value the company at approximately $50bn
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Amazon signs first APAC battery storage tolling deal with Anza Power in Victoria, Australia
Tied to the Bairnsdale Battery Energy Storage System in Victoria, Australia
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Google partners with MN8, Eos on West Virginia solar + storage project
Part of Google's efforts to commercialize long-duration storage technology
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Gradiant to deliver HyperSolved water treatment system for West Texas data center
Will see the company deploy its end-to-end water treatment platform at the site
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Google inks 396MW geothermal PPA with Fervo in Utah
Largest geothermal offtake to date in the sector
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Exascale Labs partners with EnergyBank on floating wind data center pilot in Norway
Plan to colocate compute at the world's first floating wind installation
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OnZero partners with Helen to connect Helsinki AI data center to district heating network
Expected to supply the network with up to 525,000MWh of heat annually
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New Jersey governor signs law requiring data centers to report energy and water use
Follows new rate class establishment in July
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Amazon signs 199MW worth of PPAs across Sweden with OX2 and Mirova
Power will be delivered from four onshore wind farms
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Australian gov't drops plans for data center renewable energy mandate - report
After objections from two regional governments
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Google names 28 startups as part of second AI for Energy Accelerator program
Selects 12 companies in the US and 16 in Europe
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Delaware enacts clean energy mandate for hyperscale data centers
As well as several new laws targeting the sector
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Spain drafts rules requiring data centers to source 80% of power from new renewables - report
Draft decree would apply to data centers with a capacity of 1MW or more
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Banglalink deploys rooftop solar array on data center in Cumilla, Bangladesh
Has a capacity of 50kW
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Nano Nuclear partners with Tillman Digital to deploy micro nuclear reactors at US AI data centers
Non-binding deal envisions up to 6GW of nuclear capacity by 2040
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Orange Slovakia signs ten-year solar PPA with Enery
Contracted to receive 125,030MWh of power over the agreement's duration
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Ireland reconsidering nuclear in response to surging data center power demands - report
Taoiseach said that the country is "open to [nuclear]"
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Singapore gov't allocates 200MW of power for four data center developers on Jurong Island
Digital Realty, Equinix, Keppel Data Centers, and ST Telemedia Global Data Centers will each be allocated 50MW of new capacity
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Microsoft expands partnership with solar cell manufacturer Qcells
Will support the development of virtual power plants