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Google is investing<\/a> in a Taiwanese solar company with plans to build a 1 gigawatt (GW) pipeline of sustainable energy in the region. The company is placing a stake in New Green Power (NGP), part of BlackRock\u2019s investment portfolio, for the project. The move could help Google and Taiwan move closer to their climate goals while stabilizing green energy production in one of the most crucial semiconductor hubs of our new AI-infused world<\/a>.<\/p>\n Google already has a significant presence<\/a> in Taiwan, including a data center<\/a>. According to Amanda Peterson Corio, Google\u2019s global head of data center energy, fossil fuels currently generate nearly 85 percent of Taiwan\u2019s power grid. \u201cTo help overcome these obstacles, companies can play a pivotal role in finding new strategies to grow the supply of available renewable energy sources and promoting emerging technologies that enable the full decarbonization of regional electricity systems,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Google expects to use up to 300 megawatts of solar capacity to power its data centers in Taiwan. In addition, Peterson Corio says the company \u201cmay offer a portion of this clean energy capacity to [its] semiconductor suppliers and manufacturers in the region.\u201d She said that would help its partners meet their green energy goals and reduce indirect (Scope 3) emissions from Google\u2019s supply chain partners.<\/p>\n \u201cA significant share of our Scope 3 footprint can be traced back to the electricity grids that power our suppliers and users, which is why broad decarbonization \u2014 and partnerships like this \u2014 continue to be core to our net-zero goal,\u201d Peterson Corio wrote.<\/p>\n Regulators haven\u2019t yet approved the deal. Google hasn\u2019t said how much it\u2019s investing in NGP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n