Hyperscale data centre company AirTrunk has signed up to buy electricity from a 25-MW solar park being developed by OX2 AB (STO:OX2) in New South Wales, Australia, to match Google’s local power demand.
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The long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) will see AirTrunk procure the output of the photovoltaic (PV) plant and related energy attribute certificates that will be time-matched to Google’s consumption. The innovative contract structure was announced by Sydney-based AirTrunk on Tuesday to support Google’s goal to operate on carbon-free energy by 2030.
The solar farm covered by the PPA will be installed in New South Wales’ Riverina region and should go online in 2025. Specific details about the project were not given.
“Industry collaboration and innovation are crucial to achieving our ambitious sustainability objectives, including our efforts to drive a substantial increase in carbon-free energy capacity across the Asia Pacific region,” said Mel Silva, managing director of Google Australia.
