Google will add 10 megawats of geothermal power in taiwan to its renewable portfolio, the company announced Tuesday, Marking the search giant’s first geothermal investment in Asia.
Swedish company baseload capital is developing the project through a logal subsidiary, which has been mapping the island for geathermal resources since 2019.
It’s not the first geothermal deal for google. In November, geothermal startup fervo Connected a 3.5-megawatt power plant To the grid as part of an agreement with Google to Supply Power to Its Data Centers in Nevada.
Geothermal has the potential to provide up to 90 gigawats of clean, consistent power in the us by 2050. Earth’s Heat. Taiwan which sits on the western edge of the Ring of fireWants to harness 6 gigawats of geothermal by 2050.