Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Facebook and Microsoft Team Up on Low-Carbon Pledge
April 22 2021 - 12:42PM
Dow Jones News
By Stephen Nakrosis
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., Facebook Inc. and Microsoft
Corp. announced a low-carbon patent pledge that will see the
companies offer free patent access to innovators developing
low-carbon technologies.
The companies said hundreds of patents that could support
technologists developing low-carbon solutions for generating,
storing and distributing low-carbon energy will be available
royalty-free.
John Frey, chief technologist for sustainable transformation at
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, said: "To achieve net-zero emissions by
2050, we need to work together to innovate faster. By opening up
these patents, we hope to help accelerate and encourage innovation
by enabling others to build upon our work."
The listed patents include power management, enablement of
zero-carbon energy sources, efficient data center architecture, and
thermal management, the companies said.
Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 22, 2021 12:27 ET (16:27 GMT)
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