Equinix agrees to purchase 45,000 Certificats Equilibre from EDF Entreprises to shift its
use of renewable energy at three data centers in Paris. …
… “Equinix will ensure that EDF will inject 45GWh of power from renewable sources into its network.
Equinix's commitment means that approximately half of the power supplied to its Paris IBX data centers will be emission-free.” …
Via Seeking Alpha: Equinix data center.
A "hotel" in Madrid has been built completely from waste materials.
Showing both what can be done to re-purpose items and potentially how dirty beaches are the "... walls of the Beach Garbage Hotel ... made of materials found in landfills, the beaches and even flea markets ..."
" ... created the Beach Garbage Hotel because the ocea
ns of our planet are the biggest garbage dump ... 30-40% of the objects used for the hotel were found on the beaches of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain ..."
The temporary "hotel" closes soon (Jan 23rd) so book soon if interested!
Via: Huffington Post LINK
Casino Group is implementing a portfolio of renewable energy projects and has selected SunPower to enable its rooftop solar program. ...
... "Casino Group will use the panels to install solar power systems ranging from 900 kilowatts to 5 megawatts on rooftops and parking structures on supermarket locations in mainland France and the islands of Mayotte and La Reunion. " ...
Via SunPower Corp: Casino Group Solar Panels