Last week, Austin Texas played host to the Fortune Brainstorm E conference, which showcases the people, companies, ideas, and strategies that will bring about transformational change in the business world. The conference explored the disruptive technologies and the new business models that will be needed to thrive in this age of rapid change. Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon all laid out their road maps explaining how they intend to achieve goals of procuring 100% renewable energy. This includes not only their office buildings but also server farms that now consume 1.5% of global energy and are one of the fastest growing sources of CO2. Apple is now the biggest private owner of solar facilities in the United States, and Google has invested over $1 billion in clean energy. Even new comers in the technology arena, such as Salesforce or Box have made 100% renewable energy pledges. However, in a breakfast session called “The Zero-Energy Corporation”, […]