Super Micro Computer CEO talks reducing energy costs and the carbon footprint

In a Monday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang said his company is trying to redice data centers' impact on the environment.
The server and computer infrastructure company will join the Nasdaq 100 later this month.

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In a Monday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang said his company is trying to reduce data centers' impact on the environment.

Super Micro Computer is a server and computer infrastructure company with high profile customers like artificial intelligence giant Nvidia and Elon Musk's AI startup. Liang said Super Micro's "liquid cooling" and "green computing" help cut down on customers' carbon footprint and save them money.

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Nasdaq announced Friday evening that Super Micro Computer would join the Nasdaq 100 on July 22, replacing Walgreens. The company's stock popped Monday morning in response to the news, but was off 1.4% at the close of trading. Super Micro is up more than 200% year to date.

Liang also said the company's energy-saving efforts could help "preserve 20 billion trees for our planet." Data center construction generates a large carbon footprint and companies at the forefront of AI are seeing emissions surge. Microsoft reported a 30% increase in its carbon footprint since 2020, citing indirect emissions from data center construction. Alphabet said its footprint grew by nearly 50% since 2019 for similar reasons.

"We believe we will continue to grow at a very fast pace," Liang said of his company. He added that he believes "this AI revolution can be bigger even than the industrial revolution."