by Susannah Hill | Dec 12, 2024 | Blog
Hi Watchers! For those who believe or hope that we will innovate our way out of the steep energy consumption of future GenAI data centers, here is good news from my alma mater MIT. A photonic chip invention uses light to run all types of neural network computations at...
by Susannah Hill | Dec 11, 2024 | Blog
Hi Watchers! It’s getting to be crunch time for hyperscalers to find renewables, and even the generation construction projects they partner on are tough to get connected to the grid. Here is an article about Google’s $20B project with Intersect Power to...
by Susannah Hill | Nov 26, 2024 | Blog
Hi Watchers! The Cloud Sustainability Watch online library is available on Padlet for you to find everything about environmental issues around online computing, the cloud, GenAI, power generation, and water. Read articles, research, blogs, and listen to podcasts to...
by Susannah Hill | Nov 22, 2024 | Blog
Hi Watchers! This month in speaking engagements, audiences have asked if I’ve heard about community organizers pushing back on new data center facility construction. Our ongoing enjoyment of GenAI will require more data center capacity construction unless new...
by Susannah Hill | Nov 13, 2024 | Blog
Hi Watchers! Frequently in our corner of the sustainability world, someone will say there should be an Energy Star rating for data centers. There is! (link) It is a project that includes the work of the notable Dr. Emma Strubell, whose research on the environmental...
