AI IN ENERGY
Cutting energy consumption in data centres Google is totally dependent on their technological infrastructure , and in particular , data centres to help facilitate processing mass amounts of information – this includes 63,000 Google searches per second . Through AI , Google has reduced energy consumed for cooling by 30 % through the creation of a more efficient framework .
" If you look compared to five years ago , we produce about five times as much computing power for the same amount of electricity used . But how do we do this ? Well , through artificial intelligence and DeepMind , which is an AI / machine learning specialist organisation within Google .
A number of years ago , we started using what we call neural networks to take thousands of data points and figure out optimisations that humans simply can ' t do ," says Adam .
Google ' s new focus is on becoming net-zero in their operations and across their value chain by 2030 , having already made it around two-thirds of the way there . In fact , the company uses 100 % renewable energy , making sure to buy enough renewable electricity to match usage .
Environmental Insights One of the solutions Google makes freely available to cities and regions around the world is the Environmental Insights programme , which is key to developing carbon plans , and subsequently , tracking
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