- Google signed its largest PPA with offshore wind projects off the coast of the Netherlands.
- Google has agreed to take 478MW of power from two new wind farms developed by Crosswind & Ecowende Consortia.
Google said today that it has signed its largest power purchase agreement (PPA) with offshore wind projects off the coast of the Netherlands as part of efforts to green its power supply and hit climate targets. Renewable power project developers are increasingly connecting their electricity output to long-term PPAs to provide revenue security. At the same time, corporate buyers are keen to lock in supply and ensure they meet targets for sourcing clean power.
Under its largest offshore wind PPA, Google has agreed to take 478 megawatts (MW) of power from two new wind farms developed by Crosswind & Ecowende Consortia, joint ventures between energy companies Shell and Dutch utility Eneco. Also, the President of Google in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Matt Brittin, said they are ambitious to operate on carbon-free energy around the clock by 2030 and require clean energy solutions in every operational grid.
Google is seeking to match each hour of electricity used with an hour of clean power production, something proponents of the method say better reflects companies’ actual energy use. The firm also announced smaller renewable PPAs in Italy, Poland and Belgium but did not disclose any financial details of the deals.