Microsoft is doing its part in making the earth pollution free by offering companies an environment-friendly platform called \u2018Smart Energy Azure Demonstration\u2019 that can help firms track their energy emissions on a nearly real-time basis.Available on its Cloud computing service Azure, Microsoft\u2019s \u2018green\u2019 platform uses technology from WattTime\u2014a US-based company that brings clean energy to Internet Of Things (IoT) and buildings\u2014which uses data from the power grid operators around the country and allow companies to track carbon emissions.<\/p>\n
\u201cMicrosoft\u2019s partnership with WattTime will give power users the freedom to choose when and potentially where they want their electricity to come from,\u201d TexasMonthly website quoted Rob Bernard, Microsoft\u2019s Chief Environmental and Cities Strategist, as saying.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the first time, customers can know the carbon footprint of the power generator that will be tapped when they flip on a switch. This allows customers to optimize when and where they use power in order to reduce their emissions,\u201d Bernard added.<\/p>\n
Microsoft Azure solution collects real-time Carbon Emissions data from the WattTime Application Programming Interface (API) and global weather data.<\/p>\n
It then visualises this data over time, demonstrates the ability to collect related pieces of data into a single place to allow automation to act upon the conclusions extracted from it.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Apple\u2019s new 175-acre campus \u2018Apple Park\u2019 opened for the employees.<\/p>\n
It replaces five million-square-feet of asphalt and concrete with grassy fields and over 9,000 native and drought-resistant trees and is powered by 100 per cent renewable energy.<\/p>\n
Apple Park includes a visitors centre with an Apple Store and cafe open to the public, a 100,000-square-foot fitness centre for employees and development facilities and the Steve Jobs Theatre.<\/p>\n
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