New Google Data Center to Use Renewable Energy and Battery Storage for Up to 100 Hours
Google plans to build a new data center in the city of Pine Island, in the U.S. state of Minnesota, which will be powered by electricity from new renewable energy sources. In addition, the project includes the installation of an…
Google Publishes First Detailed Report on Energy Consumption of Its AI Applications
Google has released a technical report that, for the first time, provides precise data on the amount of energy consumed by its Gemini artificial intelligence models when processing queries. According to the company, an average query requires 0.24 watt-hours of…
Up to 3,000 MW of Clean Energy for Google – World’s Largest Hydropower Agreement
Google and Brookfield have signed a major agreement to supply up to 3,000 MW of clean hydropower for Google’s data centers in the United States. This marks the largest deal of its kind ever signed globally. The first contracts under…
HOW CAN SATELLITES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS?
Although it seems that in the fight against the climate crisis, the strongest focus is on reducing carbon dioxide emissions, last year’s UN Conference on Climate Change showed that there is a problem that needs to be addressed even more…
This Is the Carbon Footprint of Your Internet Activity
Data centres processing and storing the world’s data already use around 1% of the electricity we generate, according to the IEA. Computing is expected to account for up to 8% of global power demand by 2030. The emissions associated with…
Students Changing the World – This Year’s Google Science Fair Winners
When Google Science Fair launched last fall, students were challenged to channel their curiosity and ingenuity to invent, code or build a solution to a problem they’re passionate about. Thousands of students participated, and past weekend Google welcomed their 24…
Google, World Bank and EU Among Key Players Pledging Climate Action at One Planet Summit
Political and business leaders met in New York Wednesday to reaffirm their commitment to fighting climate change at the second annual One Planet Summit The summit was hosted as part of Climate Week NYC by French President Emmanuel Macron, United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, World…