3 ways AI is helping the planet
Microsoft is working to make datacenters and AI systems more energy and water efficient and also using carbon-free energy and enhancing access to it.
Sustainability
Innovate to solve environmental challenges and prioritize responsible sustainability across industries.
Sustainable by design: Next-generation datacenters consume zero water for cooling
This summer, we released our Datacenter Community Pledge, detailing our commitment to the local economies and communities in which we operate our datacenters.
Sustainable by design: Advancing low carbon materials
As we work to advance the sustainability of our business, we are also advancing the sustainability of the datacenter infrastructure needed to deliver cloud and AI innovations. At Microsoft, we are working to decarbonize datacenters by focusing on how we design, build, and operate.
Sustainable by design: Innovating for energy efficiency in AI, part 2
In this blog, I’d like to share a few examples of how we’re bringing promising efficiency research out of the lab and into commercial operations.
Accelerating the addition of carbon-free energy: An update on progress
Today, we’re announcing a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Constellation that will enable the restart of an 835 megawatt (MW) nuclear facility in Pennsylvania that was retired in 2019.
Sustainable by design: Innovating for energy efficiency in AI, part 1
Read some examples of how we’re advancing the power and energy efficiency of AI.
Sustainable by design: Transforming datacenter water efficiency
We are sharing more about two focus areas for continuing to drive down water intensity.
Cloud Cultures, Part 6: Accelerating collective growth in Malaysia
Malaysia has established a culture of digital acceleration through industries like energy, farming, and education by striking a balance between growth and the needs of their people.
How BeeOdiversity leverages 12 million bees and AI to create a more sustainable future
As AI becomes more mainstream around the world, innovation is blossoming to new levels.
Drive sustainability transformation faster with new data and AI capabilities
Announcing new data solutions and generative AI advancements in Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability and Microsoft Fabric with Copilot in Microsoft Sustainability Manager and other AI-powered features.
Discoveries in weeks, not years: How AI and high-performance computing are speeding up scientific discovery
Scientists say a combination of advanced AI with next-generation cloud computing is turbocharging the pace of discovery to speeds unimaginable just a few years ago.
Accelerating Sustainability with AI: A Playbook
AI is a vital tool to help accelerate the deployment of existing sustainability solutions and the development of new ones—faster, cheaper, and better.