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Google Signs Major Offshore Wind Deal

Largest offshore wind agreement signed by Google to utilise two new wind farms off coast of the Netherlands

Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates doubts the world can hit goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, but praises UK's green progress

With nine new wind and solar projects in UK, Europe and North America, Amazon becomes corporate buyer of renewable energy

The 10-year deals include buying the entire output from a planned wind farm in western Finland, as corporate demand for renewables continues to rise

But the move only scratches the surface, argues Greenpeace, since the vast majority of pollution occurs in the manufacturing supply chain

Google wants more of its European operations to be powered by clean energy

North Carolina wind farm will generate 670,000 MWh of wind energy every year at bring AWS on track to hit 40 percent renewable goals

500,000 MWh AWS turbines will help firm meet renewable targets

Google flashes its impressive green credentials with a data centre powered 100 percent by Dutch windmills

Eric Schmidt's outfit pumps money into renewable energy

The search engine giant is to provide initial development funding for a transmission backbone for US offshore wind farms