Google to boost renewable energy for datacentres


  • TECH
  • Friday, 04 Dec 2015

This undated photo provided by Google shows a Google data center in Hamina, Finland. The Washington Post is reporting Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, that the National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world. The Post cites documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and interviews with officials. (AP Photo/Google)

WASHINGTON: Google announced plans to boost its use of renewable energy for its datacentres, moving closer to its goal of 100% clean energy use. 

The US tech giant said it signed agreements to boost its use of wind and solar energy by contracting to buy 842 megawatts of electricity. 

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