Fujitsu Australia has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with CWP Renewables for electricity from the 270MW Sapphire wind farm in the Australian state of New South Wales.
The PPA starts on 30 June and will provide electricity equivalent to around 40% of Fujitsu’s NSW data centre load, or about 30% of its annual Australian electricity consumption.
Sapphire has been operational since November 2018 and features 75 Vestas 3.6MW turbines.
Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand chief executive Graeme Beardsell said: “Fujitsu Australia is proud to be leading Fujitsu globally with this PPA.
“Our purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation, and this agreement is a firm marker of our purpose in action.
“As a large energy user in Australia, we want to use that scale to support renewable energy generation and the NSW regional economy.
“Data centres are energy-intensive to run and by increasing our sourcing of renewable energy our data centre customers will also benefit from a reduction in their own carbon footprints, specifically their scope three emissions.
“Looking forward, we will continue to explore opportunities in our region to invest in power purchases from renewable projects.”
CWP Renewables chief executive Jason Willoughby said: “We are very pleased to be supporting Fujitsu and its customers to reduce their carbon emissions over the next decade.
“Through this PPA, Fujitsu is not only contributing to the transition to net zero emissions, but supporting ongoing regional investment, which Sapphire wind farm provides through jobs, community investment and sponsorships.”