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Tech giants back clean-tech push for data centers

ai-technology · 2026-05-27

A new clean-tech initiative for data centers, spearheaded by the nonprofit investor Elemental Impact, has garnered support from Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft. This program plans to invest as much as $5 million in each of up to 10 startups by 2027, with the goal of minimizing the environmental impact of the swiftly expanding data center sector.

Key facts

  • Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are backing the initiative.
  • Elemental Impact is the nonprofit investor leading the effort.
  • Funding of up to $5 million per project will be provided.
  • As many as 10 startups will be supported through 2027.
  • The initiative focuses on clean technology for data centers.
  • The goal is to reduce environmental impact of data centers.
  • Data centers are experiencing rapid growth.
  • The program runs through 2027.

Entities

Institutions

  • Amazon
  • Google
  • Meta
  • Microsoft
  • Elemental Impact

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