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In a landmark partnership, Asia-Pacific & Japan (APJ) hyperscale data centre specialist, AirTrunk, has joined forces with Hong Kong’s major power utility, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (CLP Power), to facilitate the largest site-specific renewable energy certificate (REC) procurement in Hong Kong. The initiative aims to support Microsoft’s ambitious goal of achieving 100% renewable energy by 2025.
The renewable energy procurement will be sourced from an aggregated installed capacity of over 200 megawatts (MW) of local solar sites spread across 17,000 locations in the New Territories of Hong Kong. This collaboration builds upon an existing hourly renewable energy solution that matches Microsoft’s data centre electricity consumption with local renewable energy from the West New Territories (WENT) Landfill Gas Power Generation Units of CLP Power.
Damien Spillane, AirTrunk’s Chief Customer & Innovation Officer, highlighted the significance of collaborative efforts in supporting sustainable growth within the cloud industry. He emphasized the importance of multiple stakeholders working together to decarbonize the sector.
Lena Low, CLP Power’s Senior Director Customer Success and Experience, expressed satisfaction with corporate customers’ increasing commitment to larger and longer-term RECs procurement, demonstrating a strong dedication to sustainability and local renewable energy development. She reaffirmed CLP Power’s commitment to supporting Microsoft in achieving its renewable energy goals, aligning with the Hong Kong SAR Government’s decarbonization objectives.
Adrian Anderson, Microsoft’s General Manager Renewable and Carbon Free Energy, emphasized the importance of partnerships with organizations like AirTrunk and CLP Power in securing additional renewable supply to meet the company’s ambitious renewable energy targets.
Across its 11 facilities in APJ, AirTrunk offers renewable energy options to customers to assist them in meeting their sustainability objectives. This collaborative effort represents a significant step towards advancing renewable energy adoption and decarbonization in Hong Kong’s data centre industry. |
