Microsoft has struck a deal with Singapore’s Sunseap to create the city-state’s “single largest” solar energy portfolio, with a focus on powering data centers. The agreement marks the US tech company’s first renewable energy deal in Asia and third worldwide. The portfolio, with peak output of 60 megawatts, would be “enough to power over 90,000 Singaporean homes for an hour,” a spokesperson said. Under a 20-year agreement, Microsoft will purchase 100% of the renewable energy sent to the grid. No monetary figures have been disclosed. “We’re on track to exceed our goal of powering 50% of our global data load with renewable energy this year,” said Christian Belady, GM of cloud infrastructure strategy and architecture at Microsoft. Once the new solar project is operational, Belady said, it will help to “bring Microsoft’s total global direct procurement in renewable energy projects to 860MW.”... Continue Reading