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    Microsoft signs 20-year-deal to buy wind energy from Texas

    Posted on November 6, 2013 by gavril

    Powering up a full-fledged data center certainly isn’t a joke and can prove to be quite an energy sucker. Microsoft Corp. one of the world’s biggest technology developers, is currently moving towards the greener side of affairs and has recently … Continue reading3 →

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    Microsoft to go green, using 100% recycled paper

    Posted on April 20, 2011 by gavril

    Microsoft has decided to give itself a greener edge and will soon begin using post-consumer recycled paper for its operations. In alliance with locally owned and operated Grays Harbor Paper of Hoquiam, Washington, the Windows makers will henceforth use 100% … Continue reading3 →

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    Microsoft and Toyota to develop smart grid technology together

    Posted on April 7, 2011 by gavril

    Electricity grids are destined to get smarter with technological developments and the rise of renewable energy today. We’ve seen efforts being put into the act of turning electricity grids smarter by tech firms like Mitsubishi Electric and General Electric. Now, … Continue reading3 →

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    Microsoft develop energy saving application that rocks your PC to sleep

    Posted on June 17, 2010 by gavril

    Microsoft has come up with a way to control your computers energy sucking computers thirst, and have recently developed an application for the purpose. Desktop computers are known energy suckers and IT equipment consume 50-80% of a modern building’s electricity. … Continue reading3 →

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    Energy-saving system developed by Ford and Microsoft

    Posted on April 1, 2010 by gavril

    The electric Ford Focus gets smarted with the newest innovation set to find a place in its belly in 2011. A system will detect when an electric car needs charging to avoid overloading utility power generators. Based on the Microsoft … Continue reading3 →

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    Microsoft launches Hohm application to check your home energy count

    Posted on June 25, 2009 by shilpa

    We have always been such a fan of Microsoft. The software, the inventor – everything. Now they are doing a bit for saving the earth by launching this new application. Microsoft’s latest eco-application, Hohm, is a green answer to Google’s … Continue reading3 →

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    Recycled water for Microsoft by Quincy

    Posted on June 17, 2009 by anoop

    Millions of dollars are being spent by Quincy, Washington to build a system that will supply recycled water for huge data centers operated by Microsoft, Yahoo, Intuit and Sabey Corp. With this system, the city will be able to divert … Continue reading3 →

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    Microsoft’s Environmental Sustainability Dashboard to help corporate environmentalists

    Posted on February 10, 2009 by shilpa

    Microsoft with its soft heart has introduced a toolset for one of its software that will help the corporate giants keep a watch on the declining green spots on the earth. As in they can keep a watch on how … Continue reading3 →

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