Google bouwt nieuwe datacentra naast wind en zonneparken

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New Google data centers could be fueled by on-site renewable energy

• • Google partnering with energy companies to power future data centers
  • The next series of Google data centers would use solar and wind farms
  • Move is part of a $20 billion total investment

A new partnership between Google, energy firm Intersect Power, and climate solutions organization TPG Rise Climate, will look to to provide clean power for the company's future data centers.

As the demand for AI grows rapidly, tech companies are expanding their capabilities - but Google is making a positive step towards a sustainable future with on-site renewable energy sources for its data centers.

To help tackle this issue, Google is hoping to connect its data centers directly to solar and wind farms, instead of the existing power grid which overwhelmingly uses fossil fuels.

The first phase of this infrastructure development is expected to be operational by 2026, and amounts to a $20 billion investment in all. In future, where possible, Google will build data centers on campuses equipped with their own clean power, in ‘co-located industrial parks’.

Google hopes this will be a ‘blueprint for the future’, and allow the firm to expand its digital infrastructure in a sustainable way.

Een goede ontwikkeling die de bouw van dergelijke parken verder zal stimuleren en de rendabiliteit verhogen. De snelle implementatie is ook een enorm voordeel.

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