ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, and
REDMOND, Wash., May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday,
Microsoft Corp. announced a new wind energy agreement in
the Netherlands. Microsoft will
purchase 90 MW from the massive 731.5 MW offshore wind project,
Borssele III/IV, from Dutch sustainable energy company and wind
farm developer Eneco. Eneco will provide Microsoft's datacenters
with green power for 15 years starting in 2022.
This is Microsoft's second purchase of wind energy in
the Netherlands in a year, which
brings its total wind energy purchases to 270 MW in the Netherlands — one of the largest corporate
renewable energy portfolios in the country.
"Tech companies are facing the challenge to reduce their carbon
footprints, mostly due to the vast energy consumption of their
datacenters," said Hans Peters,
chief customer officer, Eneco. "A global frontrunner like Microsoft
does not see this as a challenge, but as an opportunity to boost
the energy transition. We are proud we can help them switch to a
sustainable, smart and clean energy supply in the Netherlands. As a result, Microsoft is
creating local opportunity, growth and impact while enabling Eneco
to continue to invest in large-scale renewable energy projects like
Borssele III/IV."
"Our purchasing of renewable energy helps improve the
sustainability of our operations and local grids," said
Brian Janous, general manager,
Energy and Sustainability, Microsoft. "This agreement is our 14th
renewable energy power purchase agreement and brings our total
clean energy portfolio to more than 1.5 GW. The electricity
generated will help support the continued long-term growth of
Microsoft cloud services delivered from the Netherlands, which is one of 54 Azure
regions announced and part of one of the largest and most
innovative cloud infrastructures in the world."
Digital transformation and smart energy solutions
The power purchase agreement is a next step in the ongoing
partnership between Eneco and Microsoft. In 2018, Eneco selected
Microsoft as its preferred partner for cloud services, signing a
three-year deal with Microsoft Azure, which enables Eneco to
achieve the company's goals and ambitions in the area of digital
transformation.
About Eneco and Borssele III/IV
Eneco is a Dutch-based company active in the area of sustainable
energy and innovation. Together with our customers, partners and
employees, we are working on the realization of our mission:
everyone's sustainable energy. We invest in wind farms, biomass
power plants, heating and solar parks in order to increase the
supply of renewable energy. Eneco is one of the shareholders of
Borssele III/IV, an offshore wind project that is currently being
developed in the Dutch part of the North Sea. Eneco has also
secured a 15-year power purchase agreement for half of the power
generated by Borssele III/IV. Previously, Eneco came to agreements
with Dutch-based companies Stedin, DSM and Royal Schiphol Group to
purchase power from Borssele III/IV.
About Microsoft
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) enables digital
transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an
intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every
organization on the planet to achieve more.
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