Google, for the first time, inked an agreement to purchase geothermal energy for its facilities in Asia. The deal also marks the first geothermal power purchase agreement for Taiwan, according to the company.
Google is working toward climate goals of cutting the company’s planet-heating emissions in half and matching its electricity use with carbon-free energy purchases around-the-clock by 2030. Geothermal energy comes from heat emanating from within Earth, making it a renewable source of…