Microsoft continues to try to use sustainable energy sources in its datacenters. _One of Microsoft’s largest datacenters is in San Antonio._ The Redmond software giant worked with the city’s mayor, Julian Castro, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the Texas Sustainable Energy Research Institute (SERI) under the leadership of Dr. Les Shephard (formerly of Sandia National Lab) to work on the role of datacenters in accelerating the growth of clean energy. Microsoft has formed a three-year agreement with UTSA to research and develop distributed generation technologies that will transform how datacenters consume energy. As part of this research, UTSA students will work hand-in-hand with Microsoft researchers to look into new “fast-start generation” energy technologies such as micro-turbines to replace the diesel generators that are used during times of peak demand and grid outages. In addition, Microsoft is making a $1 million donation to UTSA’s SERI. “Our objective is to bring together technology, economics and commercialization to create a smart intelligent energy system,” said_C. Mauli Agrawal, UTSA vice...

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