Google has announced long-term agreements for 275 megawatts of new clean energy generation capacity in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region and is supporting the development of a 1 gigawatt pipeline of new solar capacity in Taiwan.
Giorgio Fortunato, head of Clean Energy & Power at Google Asia-Pacific, said the company's regional efforts help advance their global goal of running on 24/7 carbon-free energy by 2030.
Partnerships
"We know that we cannot achieve 24/7 CFE alone and that industry collaboration is necessary for a sustainable digital future. In Australia and India, we've created unique contract structures involving multiple parties, expanding clean energy on each country's grid and delivering carbon-free power to our cloud regions in Melbourne, Sydney, Mumbai, and Delhi NCR," Fortunato said.
Google also forged a partnership in Taiwan, which allowed it to offer APAC semiconductor suppliers and manufacturers a portion of clean energy capacity to advance their own sustainability goals.
"In turn, we'll be able to reduce our Scope 3 emissions: the indirect emissions from our value chain," he said.
Clean energy policies
Google has also collaborated with energy buyers, suppliers, and policymakers to advance policies promoting clean energy deployment and regional market integration.
Google is also a founding member of the Asia Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC), which supports regional interconnection through the ASEAN Power Grid.
Fortunato concluded: "As we continue driving progress on our 24/7 carbon-free goal, we're proving that it's possible to turn challenges into opportunities in Asia-Pacific and work together to power a cleaner future for everyone."
