Google has launched its first clean energy project in Asia.
The company has entered a long-term agreement to buy the output of a 10-megawatt solar array in Tainan City, Taiwan, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of its data center in the country.
The agreement is a collaboration between Google, several Taiwanese energy companies and the country’s government, which recently revised Taiwan’s Electricity Act to enable non-utility companies to purchase renewable energy directly. The revisions are part of Taiwan’s new energy policy, aimed at phasing out nuclear energy by 2025 and increasing the share of electricity generated from renewable sources to 20 percent.
Google is the first corporate power buyer to take advantage of the revised law.
Google has solar and wind projects across North and South America, as well as Europe.
