The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - The Cloud & Hybrid Channel, Zachary Skidmore, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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OVHcloud wins approval to connect data centers in Roubaix, France, to local district heating network
Project now in its operational phase
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Google-backed carbon buying consortium Frontier signs $11.7m removal deal with 44.01
The contract covers 20,932 tons of carbon
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Microsoft to invest $10bn into Gulf states by 2030
Earmarked for investments across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait
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OpenAI gets green light for 3.2GW power deal to supply planned data center in Effingham County, Georgia
US utility Georgia Power will construct the new generation, with the ChatGPT maker expected to foot the bill
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Microsoft expands partnership with solar cell manufacturer Qcells
Will support the development of virtual power plants
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Google launches $6m R&D intiative for carbon removal, superpollutant abatement
Will offer funding to a range of carbon removal technologies
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Amazon acquires 8,000-acre site in Pecos, Texas, for natural gas powered behind-the-meter data center - report
If built, it could be the largest natural gas plant in US at 7.65GW
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Electrovaya launches stationary energy storage system for data center market
Announces commercial agreement with Amazon
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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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Meta leaves RE100 climate initiative - report
Due to increase in natural gas procurement
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Meta inks 172MW solar PPA with Lightsource BP in Acadia Parish, Louisiana
Construction on the solar farm expected to start this year
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OpenAI data center in Sydney, Australia, abandons plans for recycled water cooling system - report
NextDC is the primary developer of the 612MW facility
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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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Google Cloud names Hussein Shel to lead oil & gas unit
Moves over from AWS
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Amazon's carbon emissions grow by 16 percent in 2025, on the back of record data center capacity additions
Company admits demand could impact progress to net-zero by 2040
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Microsoft claims water positivity across data center operations
Did not disclose water consumption levels
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Amazon signs 90MW onshore wind PPA with Egg Power in Scotland
Biggest onshore wind PPA signed within in UK market
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Microsoft plans 2GW data center campus in Pecos, Texas
Chevron signed on for energy supply deal
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Amazon signs 600MW offshore wind PPA with Skyborn in Germany
Largest PPA to date in the German market
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AWS inks recycled water supply agreement with Greater Western Water for planned data center in Melbourne, Australia
Supplied via the Melton Recycled Water Plant
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Google signs 100MW Bring Your Own Capacity agreement with Voltus
Three year deal will see Voltus supply capacity from energy assets to Google operations across PJM grid
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Google, AirTrunk-backed solar farm in NSW, Australia nears completion
Tied to a 2023 PPA with the two firms
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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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Amazon signs first geothermal deal with NV Energy to support data center operations in Reno, Nevada
Will also support the development of a solar battery hybrid project in Nevada
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Apple signs 150MW renewable deal with CleanMax in India
Alongside two other sustainability-focused initiatives in the country
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Google and I&M gain regulatory approval for demand response system at Fort Wayne data center in Indiana
Google agrees to reduce energy use at facility during periods of grid stress