Microsoft has signed a 15-year wind energy agreement with GE
in Ireland, becoming one of the first global technology firms to support a new
wind project in the country.
Microsoft will purchase 100 per cent of the wind energy from
its new, 37-megawatt Tullahennel wind farm in County Kerry, Ireland.
The agreement will help support the growing demand for
Microsoft Cloud services from Ireland, the company said in a statement late on
Monday.
As part of the deal, Microsoft also signed an agreement with
Dublin-based energy trading company ElectroRoute that will provide energy
trading services to Microsoft.
"Microsoft is proud to be deepening our long history of
investment and partnership in Ireland with this agreement," said Christian
Belady, General Manager, Datacentre Strategy at Microsoft.
"Our commitment will help bring new, clean energy to
the Irish grid, and contains innovative elements that have the potential to
grow the capacity, reliability and capability of the grid," he added.
The wind farm will integrate GE's 'Digital Wind Farm'
technology, which makes renewable energy outputs even more reliable.
"This partnership with Microsoft expands GE's
considerable presence and investment in Ireland, where we already employ over
1,500 people and in particular in the renewable energy sector," said
Andres Isaza, Chief Commercial Officer of GE Renewable Energy.
Once operational, the new wind project will bring
Microsoft's total global direct procurement in renewable energy projects to
almost 600 megawatts.
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