Tag: sustainability
IC Manufacturing Targets Less Water, Less Waste
Fabs, OSATs, and equipment makers are accelerating their efforts to reduce water usage while cutting reducing and recycling material waste in a trend toward better sustainability. With [more…]
Detection and high-frequency monitoring of methane emission point sources using Amazon SageMaker geospatial capabilities
Methane (CH4) is a major anthropogenic greenhouse gas that‘s a by-product of oil and gas extraction, coal mining, large-scale animal farming, and waste disposal, among other sources. [more…]
Simplifying Power Module Verification Using Compliance Checking
By Wilfried Wessel, Siemens EDA; Simon Liebetegger, University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt; and Florian Bauer, Siemens EDA Current simulation and verification methods for power modules are time-consuming. [more…]
Innovation for Inclusion: Hack.The.Bias with Amazon SageMaker
This post was co-authored with Daniele Chiappalupi, participant of the AWS student Hackathon team at ETH Zürich. Everyone can easily get started with machine learning (ML) using [more…]
Optimize generative AI workloads for environmental sustainability
The adoption of generative AI is rapidly expanding, reaching an ever-growing number of industries and users worldwide. With the increasing complexity and scale of generative AI models, [more…]
Designing resilient cities at Arup using Amazon SageMaker geospatial capabilities
This post is co-authored with Richard Alexander and Mark Hallows from Arup. Arup is a global collective of designers, consultants, and experts dedicated to sustainable development. Data [more…]
Estimating Scope 1 Carbon Footprint with Amazon Athena
Today, more than 400 organizations have signed The Climate Pledge, a commitment to reach net-zero carbon by 2040. Some of the drivers that lead to setting explicit [more…]
Are In-Person Conferences Sustainable?
Systems & Design OPINION Virtual conferences are already in the rear-view mirror, but I am not convinced that in-person conferences should be continued. DAC/Semicon are now over, [more…]
ESG Fintech to Play Critical Role in Net-Zero Journey
As the world races to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, the financial services sector is facing the challenge of reducing its financed emissions. Against this backdrop, ESG fintech, [more…]
Heterogeneous Integration As A Path Towards Sustainable Computing, Using Chiplets
A technical paper titled “Towards Sustainable Computing: Assessing the Carbon Footprint of Heterogeneous Systems” was published by researchers at Arizona State University and University of Minnesota. Abstract: [more…]
Reduce energy consumption of your machine learning workloads by up to 90% with AWS purpose-built accelerators
Machine learning (ML) engineers have traditionally focused on striking a balance between model training and deployment cost vs. performance. Increasingly, sustainability (energy efficiency) is becoming an additional [more…]
Managing Water Supplies With Machine Learning
From wet benches to cooling systems, fabs use vast amounts of water — millions of gallons per day at a typical foundry. In this era of climate [more…]
Marathon Digital and Zero Two Partner for Abu Dhabi Bitcoin-Mining Facility
Marathon Digital Holdings and Zero Two have announced a partnership to create a large-scale immersion Bitcoin-mining facility in Abu Dhabi. The joint venture, called the Abu Dhabi [more…]
Cleanspark Purchases 45,000 Bitcoin Mining Devices, Adding 6.3 EH/s to Current Fleet
On Tuesday, the bitcoin mining company Cleanspark announced that it had purchased 45,000 Antminer S19 XP bitcoin mining devices for a total price of $144.9 million. Cleanspark [more…]
Mixergy secures €8.5 million to make home heating more efficient and cost effective
Mixergy, a spin-out from the University of Oxford, is rethinking home heating, making it more efficient, sustainable and cost-effective. The GreenTech startup has now secured about €8.5 [more…]
Dutch startup OneThird secures €2.75 million to address the global trillion dollar food waste problem
FoodTech startup OneThird wants to tackle our globally inefficient and wasteful food supply system. The Dutch team has just secured €2.75 million to scale. One-third of all [more…]
Remote monitoring of raw material supply chains for sustainability with Amazon SageMaker geospatial capabilities
Deforestation is a major concern in many tropical geographies where local rainforests are at severe risk of destruction. About 17% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed [more…]
Stockholm-based Candela sets sail with €18.7 million to unlock sustainable waterborne transport
Swedish startup Candela has raised about €18.7 million ($20 million) to create a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly form of waterborne transport. The company now plans to bring [more…]
Developing solutions for steel decarbonisation? Apply now to EIT RawMaterials and Anglo American’s Innovation Challenge! (Sponsored)
EIT RawMaterials and Anglo American have teamed up to support the development of solutions for steel decarbonisation. The Global Innovation Challenge is now open for applications and [more…]
Stockholm-based Klimato cooks up €4.2 million to reduce the climate impact of food
GreenTech startup, Klimato, has just secured €4.2 million to supercharge its mission to reduce the food industry’s carbon impact. The Swedish team now plans to ramp up [more…]
To infinity and beyond: 10 European spacetech startups shaping life on earth
For years, outer space exploration has captured our curiosity and imagination. But it’s remained very distant to most of us – one could only dream of being [more…]