DESIGN & BUILD
Melanie Nakagawa Chief Sustainability Officer Microsoft
Melanie Nakagawa, Chief Sustainability Officer at Microsoft, says:“ Sustainable data centre design represents one of the fastest-growing opportunities for new technology adoption today.
“ That’ s why Microsoft has joined with Elemental Impact to convene industry leaders and innovators across the ecosystem in pursuit of promising technologies to reduce emissions.“ Our focus is on helping scale solutions to deliver reliable, clean power and sustainable materials, while improving efficiency and resiliency in the communities where we operate.”
Elemental Impact says documenting project results forms a core part of the initiative. The organisation aims to create practical evidence for operators considering future adoption, especially around technologies that still face deployment risk.
Hyperscalers push collaborative approach The programme also highlights how major technology companies are viewing sustainability challenges as shared infrastructure issues rather than competitive differentiators.
Google frames the initiative as part of its wider climate and energy strategy, and around collaboration across the technology and utilities sectors.
“ At Google, we’ ve long believed that no one can solve climate change alone, and that true leadership is built through partnership,” says Kate Brandt, Chief Sustainability Officer at Google.
“ This initiative with Elemental Impact complements our third decade of climate action and builds on our long-term track record of helping to accelerate and create markets for clean energy and sustainability solutions.
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