Tag: google
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Google, Duke Energy team on big PPA for North Carolina data center
In one of the largest solar projects undertaken in North Carolina, Google will benefit from Duke Energy Carolinas’ Green Source Rider program – meeting a portion of the power demand from the company’s data center in Lenoir with solar energy. A 61-MW solar project will be constructed in Rutherford County in DukeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Which Companies Are Greening the Internet?
When reading or opining online about the energy consumed by homes, cars and power providers, it’s easy to overlook the amount of electricity the Internet itself requires. According to a new Greenpeace report, the Web would rank sixth in energy demand if it were a country. The amount of Internet data out there is expected to…
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3 Tech Companies Using Renewables to Combat Data Center Energy Crisis
It takes a lot of energy to enable web users to stream videos, downloads books and other online activities—about the same amount it would take to power 30 nuclear power plants. Data centers around the world use about 30 gigawatts, or 30 billion watts of electricity, according to Green House Data. U.S. data centers account…
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Google’s Green Frontier
How the world’s largest search engine gets results for its healthy materials program.More…
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Google’s Green Frontier
How the world’s largest search engine gets results for its healthy materials program.More…