Google Signs Geothermal Energy Agreement, the First Ever in Asia
American tech giant Google has signed the first-ever geothermal energy agreement in Asia, a major milestone in the firm's quest to incorporate green energy into its increasingly energy-intensive operations. The Mountain View, California-based company signed the corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Baseload Capital, a global developer that specializes in delivering geothermal energy, to provide 10 MW of carbon-free energy to the Taiwanese electricity grid. This non-stop supply of clean energy would be used to support the power needs of Google data centers and operations based in Taiwan. The recent agreement builds on Google's historic 2019 agreement for solar energy…
