Here is today’s sustainable IT services news, research and analysis -- written for technology partners, green IT service providers, CIOs, chief sustainability officers (CSOs) and climate accounting professionals.
A. Sustainable Technology, Talent, Partnerships and Green IT Alliances
1. Startup - IT Infrastructure and Energy Efficiency: Keep an eye on Dedalo AI, a startup that measures the energy consumption of websites and IT infrastructures, and also recommends or automates optimizations.
2. Branding - IT Asset Disposition (ITAD): DTC Computer Supplies, a family-owned business in California with over 60 years of service in the technology industry, has rebranded as DES Technologies. The change "reflects the company’s evolved focus on modern data center solutions, ITAD, sustainable practices, and compliance with the highest industry standards," DES said.
3. Higher Education - Data Center Energy Efficiency: The University of Pisa has installed a new higher performance computing system that reduces energy consumption by up to 40%. The install involves a Lenovo High Performance Computing system and Lenovo Neptune liquid cooling technology.
4. Partnership - Green IT Management: IFS and PwC have developed a Sustainability Management Module to "help customers simplify and efficiently manage sustainability data collection and performance tracking across the organization."
5. Partnership - Data Center E-Waste Reduction: ABB Robotics and Molg have partnered to create robotic microfactories to "recover and recycle data center operators’ disused electronic equipment – otherwise known as e-waste."
6. AI Cloud Services - Google and Nvidia Blackwell Chips: Google Cloud is testing servers running on Nvidia's Blackwell line. The Google Cloud-Blackwell statement arrives roughly one week after Microsoft Azure claimed to be the first cloud running Blackwell on production systems.
B. Sustainability M&A, Climate Tech Investments, Funding and Green IT Business Launches
1. For Sale - Solar Energy Business: Amid a slumping stock price, Altus Power appears to be up for sale.
2. Funding - Marketplace: REsurety has raised $32 million in Series C funding and launched CleanTrade, a marketplace where users can buy and sell clean energy contracts, virtual power plant agreements, and more. S2G Ventures and Citi led the funding round, with participation from Angeleno Group and existing investors.Â
3. Complete M&A List: Here's our database of all M&A deals involving green IT and renewable energy buyers, sellers and investors.
C. Regional and Global Sustainability Policies and News
1. Global Energy Transition: Â The world is on the brink of a new age of electricity with fossil fuel demand set to peak by the end of the decade, Reuters reported, meaning surplus oil and gas supplies could drive investment into green energy, the International Energy Agency asserted.
2. United States - Federal Government Smart Buildings: The U.S. Department of Energy wrapped up a Federal Smart Buildings Accelerator (FSBA) in September 2024. The accelerator supported focused on electrifying and decarbonizing government activities -- with a heavy emphasis on renewable energy and zero-emissions fleets. Key learnings from the FSBA accelerator are here.
D. Sustainability and Green Technology Conference Calendar
- Sustainability Kongress 2024Â (October 16-17 in Berlin, Germany)
- Apidays Australia 2024Â (October 16-17, Melbourne, Australia)
- INN 2024 Sustainability Research Conference (October 17-18, Normal, Illinois)
- World Conference on Climate Change & Sustainability 2024Â (October 21-23, Barcelona, Spain)
- Complete Calendar of Sustainability Conferences
E. Previous Updates & Future News
