ENGIE to Manage Clean Energy Goals for Google in Germany

Google is extending its long-term renewable energy and battery storage purchase agreements with ENGIE in Europe.

French-based ENGIE also will act as computing search giant Google’s carbon-free-energy (CFE) manager for Germany. The goal is to provide hourly green energy from new onshore wind and solar projects, complemented by storage solutions.

Additionally, ENGIE will include energy volumes from Google's existing long-term PPAs with third-party providers. In addition to fluctuating renewable energy feed-in, ENGIE will utilize BESS and pumped storage in Germany. The approach will help create the necessary flexibility to balance supply and demand, enabling Google’s German operations to run at or near 85% carbon-free energy in 2026.

"Building on the success of the partnership signed in 2021, Engie will further support Google's regional carbon free energy ambitions in Germany,” said Google's Adam Elman, Director of Sustainability EMEA. “By actively innovating on energy supply models Google aims to directly support German decarbonization goals and a clean, reliable, and affordable energy system for everyone.”

The expansion of the partnership with ENGIE to supply CO₂-free energy is related to Google's announcement to invest around $6.44 billion in AI infrastructure and office locations in Germany between 2026 and 2029, highlighting both the companies' commitment to decarbonization and innovation in the energy sector.

Most renewable energy PPAs do not guarantee direct connection from the wind or solar generation resource to the Big Tech end user. Instead, these PPAs are investments by companies such as Google to fund development, construction and commissioning of decarbonizing energy resources into the respective grids.