Tag: green energy
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The Energy Transition Is Unstoppable—But Are We Moving Fast Enough?
The global energy transition is accelerating as fossil fuels decline, driven by economic factors rather than solely political will. Key challenges include reliance on coal, the limitations of hydrogen and carbon capture, and the rising energy demands from AI. Urgent investments and infrastructure advancements are crucial for achieving climate goals.
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Facebook hires Google’s former Green Energy Czar Bill Weihl, and increases its commitment to renewables
Google has had an impressive record in renewable energy. They invested over $850m dollars in renewable energy projects to do with geothermal, solar and wind energy. They entered into 20 year power purchase agreements with wind farm producers guaranteeing to buy their energy at an agreed price for twenty years giving the wind farms an…
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Reducing your Costs and your Carbon Footprint – presentation
I gave a talk at the it@cork Green IT event yesterday entitled “Reducing your Costs and your Carbon Footprint”. The talk goes into some detail on how Cork Internet eXchange, the cork-based data centre I am a director of, achieves hyper energy efficiency. http://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=reducing-your-costs-and-your-carbon-footprint-1204720215720098-2 | View | Upload your own It is also worth noting…
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Reducing your Costs and your Carbon Footprint – A Case Study
I am speaking at the it@cork Green IT breakfast event tomorrow morning (5th March ’08). My presentation is “Reducing your Costs and your Carbon Footprint – A Case Study” and I will be using CIX as a case study on how innovative thinking can lower your carbon footprint and your costs. The event kicks off…