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Alibaba joins Meta, Microsoft to share low-carbon technology patents on Earth Day
- Alibaba will join the Low Carbon Patent Pledge (LCPP) and make its main patents on green data centre technology available for free
- The nine patents include a unique cooling system Alibaba Cloud has deployed at its data centres, which has led to energy savings of more than 70 per cent.
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Alibaba Group Holding has joined a platform founded by Microsoft and Meta on which it will share its key patents on low-carbon technologies, in a move aimed at fostering international innovation and accelerating the adoption of green technologies, the company announced on Friday.
Alibaba said it will join the Low Carbon Patent Pledge (LCPP), a platform that encourages the sharing of patents for low-carbon technologies, and make its nine main patents on green data centre technology available for free to external parties on Friday, which is designated as Earth Day 2022.
It is the first time Alibaba, which owns the Post, has made its critical intellectual property on sustainability broadly available.
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“We believe technology innovation is a key driver in transitioning to the low-carbon circular economy of the future,” said Chen Long, vice-president of Alibaba Group and chairman of Alibaba’s Sustainability Steering Committee.
“We are committed to taking broader social responsibility to use technology to level the playing field and to empower the wider social groups, creating long-term value.”
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The nine patents offered by Alibaba include a unique cooling system Alibaba Cloud has deployed at its data centres since 2015, which has led to energy savings of more than 70 per cent.
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