By Kenny Fisher
Publication Date: 2026-10-08 13:43:00
Tech giants Amazon and Microsoft announced a new water replenishment project in Hesse, Germany, aimed at restoring natural wetland conditions and replenishing local groundwater resources, expected to return more than 750 million liters of water annually to the local groundwater supply.
The announcement comes as tech companies are coming under increasing pressure to ease concerns about the local water and energy impact of their rapidly expanding datacenter footprints. Amazon and Microsoft have each set “water positive” goals, with pledges to replenish more water than they withdraw. Microsoft recently announced that it hit its water positive target for the first time in 2025, while Amazon recently revealed that it reached 75% towards its goal, and more than doubled its data center water efficiency.
Christian Schätz, COO of Microsoft Germany said:
“When tech companies like Microsoft and Amazon invest together in water stewardship, it…