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On the GreenBeat: Honda looks to Google for electric car pilot, DOE awards...
Here are the top stories we’re following today in cleantech: Carbon emissions are on track to reach a record high in 2010, largely due to the growing demands for energy and coal-burning power plants in...
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IBM takes aim at cloud computing with lower carbon emissions
In the public cloud business, IBM — like other players — has to think up ways to appeal to businesses, governments, and other organizations while Amazon Web Services dominates the market. Its latest...
View ArticleOil-backed Prop. 23 could suspend California emissions reductions, hurt green...
Come November, California voters could have a major impact on the state’s environment. The ballot will include Proposition 23, a measure that would suspend the Global Warming Solutions Act that passed...
View ArticleOn the GreenBeat: First Solar’s 3Q profits rise, Enel cuts IPO valuation
Here are the top cleantech stories we’re following today on the GreenBeat: Global solar panel leader First Solar has announced a 15 percent rise in third-quarter profits, with net income increasing...
View ArticleLanzaTech turns industrial waste into fuel, raises $55M
LanzaTech, a biofuel company that turns waste gasses into fuel, announced Monday that is has secured $55.8 million in its third round of funding. Creating biofuels and biochemicals from factory waste...
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2013 is a 'record-shattering' year for solar power in America
The outlook for solar power in America is bright and sunny. The U.S. solar industry recorded its second largest quarter ever in the third quarter of 2013, and the largest quarter ever for residential...
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Amazon plans to make 50% of shipments net zero carbon by 2030
Amazon says it plans to make 50 percent of shipments with net zero carbon by 2030, as part of its Shipment Zero initiative.Read More
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Amazon signs Climate Pledge to advance Paris Climate Accords goals by 10 years
Amazon gave an update on its global sustainability efforts, a day before roughly 1,000 of its workers are expected to walk out to spotlight climate change.Read More
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Uber commits to reporting its rides’ environmental impact
During a press conference in San Francisco, Uber renewed its commitment to sustainability by pledging to report the environmental impact of its rides.Read More
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MIT aims for energy efficiency in AI model training
MIT researchers propose a system that promises to train AI and machine learning models in a more energy-efficient way than previous approaches.Read More
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Researchers propose framework to measure AI’s social and environmental impact
Researchers propose a framework -- SECure -- designed to measure the social and environmental impact of AI systems in the real world.Read More
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Study shows that federated learning can lead to reduced carbon emissions
A new study shows that federated learning might lessen the carbon impact of AI and machine learning model training.Read More
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Proposed framework could reduce energy consumption of federated learning
In a new paper, AI and machine learning researchers propose a federated learning framework desgined to minimize environmental impact.Read More
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Google-led paper pushes back against claims of AI inefficiency
In a newly released paper, Google pushes back against the notion that training AI models significantly harms the environment.Read More
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Sweep helps track carbon emissions across enterprise supply chains
Sweep launched this week to help reduce the complexities of capturing carbon emissions data across an enterprise's entire value chain.Read More
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Microsoft launches Cloud for Sustainability to help companies track emissions
Microsoft's new service, Cloud for Sustainability, ships with tools to help companies track their environmental impact.Read More
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AI can estimate corporate greenhouse gas emissions
Researchers claim to have developed a model that can estimate the greenhouse gas emissions of companies in a range of industries.Read More
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IBM launches AI service to assist companies with climate change analysis
IBM's new Environmental Intelligence Suite leverages AI-powered tools and analytics technologies to help companies measure climate change.Read More
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Apple joins new sustainable chip manufacturing effort
Apple has joined nonprofit R&D lab Imec's new effort to promote sustainability in the manufacturing and fabrication of computer chips.Read More
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Report: By 2025 carbon emissions of cloud services will be main factor in...
Cloud computing is evolving from technology enabler to business disruptor, and leading providers are focusing on sustainability efforts.Read More
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Report: Better computing habits could reduce CO2 and fight global warming
Sustainability is a priority for enterprises today, but many overlook the massive emissions output caused by hardware and digital activities.Read More
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How Sweep helps enterprises calculate, track and reduce their carbon emissions
Sweep, a carbon-emissions management platform, is helping organizations calculate, track and reduce their carbon footprint.Read More
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Greenly aims to help SMEs track and reduce their carbon emissions, raises $22M
Greenly, a company helping small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) calculate, reduce and offset their emissions, raised $22M.Read More
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Imec launches sustainable semiconductor program
Imec, a semiconductor research accelerator in Leuven, Belgium, announced the first fruits of the Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems (SSTS) research program aimed at reducing the...
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How Softiron used digital twins to reduce its carbon footprint
Softiron, which makes data center hardware for software-defined storage, turned to digital twins to help optimize its hardware, not just for cost and performance, but also to dramatically reduce its...
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4 AI research trends everyone is (or will be) talking about
AI research trends, from emergent abilities in LLMs, to AI reasoning and intelligence, to reducing ML's carbon footprint, worth discussing.Read More
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Dreamforce 2022: Salesforce aims to make sustainability accessible with Net...
Salesforce's Net Zero Marketplace is designed to enable carbon credit purchases, allowing orgs to accelerate climate-positive impact.Read More
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Cut the carbon: It’s time for environmentally conscious cloud operations
How IT professionals can implement carbon-conscious cloud deployments by tracking energy use, modernizing hardware and improving efficiency.Read More
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Why data-driven technology is the key to ESG
It is critical that enterprises adopt environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. Why data collection and analysis are key to this.Read More
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How much energy does AI use compared to humans? Surprising study ignites...
The paper found that when producing a page of text, an AI system such as ChatGPT emits 130 to 1500 times fewer carbon dioxide equivalents.Read More
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