Itochu unit signs renewable energy agreement with Google in Japan

TOKYO : Itochu acknowledged on Friday it signed a lengthy-term energy provide agreement with Google to relief the quest engine company enact its renewable energy targets in Japan.

Itochu portfolio company Super Energy Connect (CEC) will inaugurate provider to Google in 2024 and can provide as much as 72 megawatts of bid voltaic energy to Google by 2026, the Japanese shopping and selling rental acknowledged in a liberate.

Itochu invested in CEC in November 2021 amid growing search files from for renewable energy for generative artificial intelligence and files centre operations.