Tag: AWS

AWS Makes Water Positive Commitment to Return More Water to Communities Than It Uses by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company has announced it will be water positive (water+) by 2030, returning more water to communities than it uses in its direct operations. The company also announced its 2021 global water use efficiency (WUE) metric of 0.25 liters of water per kilowatt-hour, demonstrating AWS’s leadership in water efficiency among cloud providers. AWS is already well on the path to becoming water+ and as part of this new commitment will report annually on its WUE metric, new water reuse and recycling efforts, new…

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Duke Energy collaborates with AWS to develop smart grid solutions to better serve customers and drive its clean energy transition

Stuart Mitchell

Duke Energy, and Amazon Web Services, Inc. , an Amazon.com, Inc. company, are entering into a multiyear strategic collaboration to accelerate the utility’s development of industry-leading grid solutions that will benefit customers and help advance Duke Energy’s clean energy transition.As part of this agreement, Duke Energy will build new smart grid software and services on AWS and expand its Intelligent Grid Services – a suite of custom-built applications that help the utility anticipate future energy demand and identify where and how to update the power grid. AWS, in turn, will…

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AWS Impact Accelerator Launches with $30 Million for Startups Led by Underrepresented Founders

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), has announced it has committed more than $30 million to early stage startups led by Black, Latino, LGBTQIA+, and women founders as part of its new AWS Impact Accelerator. Over the three-year commitment, AWS will provide funding and guidance for a series of programs that will help these organizations build successful companies. Each qualifying startup receives up to $225,000 in cash and credits, extensive training, mentoring and technical guidance, as well as introductions to Amazon leaders and teams, networking opportunities with potential investors, and ongoing…

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