Google to be 100% green by 2017

Google claims it will hit a target of offsetting 100% of the energy it uses in data centres and offices against power from renewable sources, by 2017

TOP CORPORATE RENEWABLE ENERGY PURCHASERS (Cumulative U.S., Europe, Mexico – Nov 2016)
Gigawatts 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500
Google*
Amazon
U.S. Dep. Defense
Microsoft
Facebook
Wal-Mart Stores

Solar Wind Biomass and waste

*includes 80MW project in Chile

GOOGLE DATA CENTRES

Lenoir
North Carolina

Montgomery County
Tennessee

Council Bluffs
Iowa

The Dalles
Oregon

Mayes County
Oklahoma

Jackson County
Alabama

Dublin
Ireland

Berkeley County
South Carolina

Douglas County
Georgia

Quilicura
Chile

Hamina, Finland (shown above) One of Google’s most advanced and efficient data centres. Uses  sea water from Bay of Finland to cool computer equipment

Eemshaven
Netherlands

St Ghislain
Belgium

Changhua County
Taiwan

Singapore

Google also has more than 70 offices in more than 40 countries around world

Sources: Google Environmental Report, wire agencies
Picture: Google