Norwegian wind to power Google's data centres

Google has agreed to purchase 236MW of energy from two new wind farms in Norway and Sweden, increasing its global renewable energy capability to 2.5GW. Looking to derive 100% of its energy from renewable sources, these purchases will generate power via a 50-turbine project near Stavenger in Norway from late 2017 and a 22-turbine project near Mariestad and Töreboda in Sweden from 2018.

MOUNTAIN VIEW (dpa-AFX) - Google said that it agreed to purchase an additional 236 MW of energy from two new wind farms in Norway and Sweden. At the end of last year, the company announced that it purchased a whopping 842 megawatts (MW) of additional renewable energy to power its operations and take it one step closer to running 100 percent of its operations on clean energy. 'These new Nordic power purchase agreements complement our three other Swedish wind deals and enable us to power even more of our European operations with renewable energy. In total, we now have seven purchase agreements in Europe, totalling more than 500 MW and 18 such deals globally, which means we've now purchased nearly 2.5 gigawatts (GW) worldwide - the equivalent of taking over 1 million cars off the road,' Marc Oman, EU Energy Lead, Google Global Infrastructure posted on blog. In Norway, power will be generated by a 50-turbine project near Stavanger, which is set to be completed in late 2017. In Sweden, the company is buying power from a 22-turbine project, near Mariestad and Töreboda, which will be completed by early 2018. Copyright RTT News/dpa-AFX

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