Microsoft Teams Up with NORDEN to Cut Maritime Supply Chain Emissions

Danish shipping company NORDEN has launched a pilot initiative with Microsoft aimed at reducing emissions across maritime supply chains. The project leverages NORDEN’s biofuel-powered voyages and its Book and Claim solution to address carbon output associated with sea freight. Through this collaboration, Microsoft is expected to cut nearly 10,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent (CO₂e) from

Microsoft funding new technology for carbon removal

Microsoft agreed to fund a carbon capture technology that uses the natural properties of limestone to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, the startup firm Heirloom Carbon announced. The tech giant will purchase about $200 million worth of carbon credits — equivalent to 315,000 tons of carbon — over 10 years from Heirloom to

EY and Microsoft to help businesses develop ESG data management

The EY organization and Microsoft have announced a deepened strategic relationship to further develop environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data management offerings that support clients with achieving operational decarbonization and net-zero goals. EY said in a statement that through this commitment, EY and Microsoft will address a host of sustainability needs through technology, including improving

3MW hydrogen fuel cell backup power plant built by Microsoft

Microsoft has demonstrated a 3MW power generation system powered by hydrogen – the latest step in its project to move towards zero-carbon backup power for data centers. The system was built by Plug Power, and uses hydrogen fuel cells in two 40ft shipping containers in a parking lot at Plug’s headquarters in Latham, New York.

Aker Carbon Capture signs an MoU with Microsoft for scaling carbon capture services

Aker Carbon Capture has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft to pursue joint innovation and explore opportunities to offer services in the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) market. CCUS is a critical solution to achieve the large carbon reductions and removals needed for the world to reach net zero emissions. New and

Microsoft puts $50 million into sustainable jet fuel

Microsoft is putting $50 million into a LanzaJet facility in Georgia that will produce jet fuel from ethanol. LanzaJet says its facility will start producing sustainable jet fuel next year. Reuters says experts consider the airline industry one of the hardest to decarbonize. Governments and investors are trying to boost incentives to produce lower-carbon emitting