Nice summary of the innovations Microsoft has implemented in data center design, energy and water sources and efficiencies over the last decade. I cataloged Microsoft’s data center efficiencies in The New Polymath, and Facebook’s and Google’s in The New Technology Elite, and it may be time to revisit Microsoft for my next book especially specific to energy innovations from the blog:
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Biomass generation project in Europe that would operate on waste fuel
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Large photovoltaic solar project in the Southwestern U.S.
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Fuel cell installation that would improve reliability and eliminate the need for back-up diesel generators in situations where the power grid goes down
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Combined heat and power (CHP) projects that capture waste heat for reuse
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