Friday, 03 November 2017
Microsoft announced its second European wind project after GE's Tullahennel wind farm, in the Netherlands with Vattenfall. According to the agreement, Microsoft will purchase 100% of the wind energy generated from a new onshore wind farm, that is adjacent to its local data center operations in the Netherlands.
Vattenfall will begin construction of the expansion in 2018, and expects it to start producing renewable energy from 2019. “We are very glad and proud to be able to support Microsoft’s transition toward using fossil-free energy in its datacenter operations,” said Magnus Hall, president and CEO of Vattenfall. “This deal is completely in line with our strategy to help all our custo...