GE Renewable Energy Delivers Corporate Power Purchase Agreement to Google to Sell Energy from Swedish Björkvattnet Cypress Onshore Wind Farm.
GE
Renewable Energy today announced the signature of a Corporate Power
Purchase Agreement (PPA) to sell energy from the Björkvattnet Onshore
Wind Farm to Google. GE Renewable Energy originated and negotiated the
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to sell the majority of the power
generated by the wind farm to match the consumption of Google’s data
centers in the region with renewable energy.
Google recently
announced that it has made its largest ever purchase of renewable
energy, totaling more than $2 billion in new energy infrastructure
produced by solar panels and wind turbines located around the world.
“Sustainability
has been one of Google’s core values from our earliest days, and a
cornerstone of our related efforts is our commitment to clean energy,”
said Neha Palmer, Director of Operations, Google. “Today’s announcement
will add new renewable energy to the grids where we consume it, creating
new construction jobs and making clean power accessible to nearby
communities.”
“This project represents GE Renewable Energy’s
unique ability to package technology and investing expertise to
structure integrated off-take and financing solutions.” said Justine
Ryan, Global Director Commercial Partnering & Development, GE
Renewable Energy. “It is a landmark project that demonstrates what we
can achieve with new economic models and we are thrilled to have formed a
new relationship with Google.”
GE Renewable Energy announced
earlier in September that it will supply 33 of its 5.3 MW Cypress
turbines for the Björkvattnet Onshore Wind Farm in Sweden. Located
approximately 470km north of Stockholm, the 175 MW site will generate
enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 175,000 homes in
Sweden. The project was developed by Vindparken and WindSpace, with
support from GE Renewable Energy, and sold to InfraVia European Fund IV,
managed by InfraVia Capital Partners, a private equity firm specialized
in the infrastructure sector. The wind farm is expected to reach
commercial operations by the end of 2020.”
GE Renewable Energy is
a $15 billion business which combines one of the broadest portfolios in
the renewable energy industry to provide end-to-end solutions for our
customers demanding reliable and affordable green power. Combining
onshore and offshore wind, blades, hydro, storage, utility-scale solar,
and grid solutions as well as hybrid renewables and digital services
offerings, GE Renewable Energy has installed more than 400+ gigawatts of
clean renewable energy and equipped more than 90 percent of utilities
worldwide with its grid solutions. With nearly 40,000 employees present
in more than 80 countries, GE Renewable Energy creates value for
customers seeking to power the world with affordable, reliable and
sustainable green electrons.
