Google today announced that it had signed the first-ever corporate agreement for geothermal energy in Taiwan.
The deal was signed with Baseload Capital to "help accelerate this 24/7 clean energy source across Asia Pacific and globally," the company said in a news release.
It is also Google's first geothermal project in the Asia-Pacific region, it added.
Photo courtesy of the Yilan County Government via CNA
The project would add 10 megawatts of "always on," "round-the-clock" power to the grid, following Google's recent solar power initiative to support a 1 gigawatt pipeline in Taiwan, it said.
Google said it would use the renewable energy projects to support its local data center and operations.
Geothermal energy uses underground heat to generate electricity.
As Taiwan is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire, it has abundant geothermal resources that would be used to create a stable and reliable source of green energy, Google said.
The company is collaborating with Baseload Power Taiwan and the Taiwanese government to work toward Taiwan's goal to install 6 gigawatts of geothermal capacity by 2050, it added.
In the future, Google said it hopes to establish similar geothermal projects in Japan, Indonesia and Australia.
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