Spain's Capital Energy to speed up digitalisation with Google Cloud

FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish renewable energy group Capital Energy announced on Friday an alliance with Google's cloud-computing service to speed up digitalisation, lower its carbon footprint and boost its data retention and analytics capacity.

Initially set to last five years, the collaboration will allow Capital Energy to harness data from thousands of sensors on its wind turbines and solar panels to extend the life of its assets, lower costs and increase revenue, the company said.