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Google bets on geothermal to power data centers in Taiwan


Swedish company Baseload Capital is developing the project.

Swedish company Baseload Capital is developing the project through a local subsidiary, which has been mapping the island for geothermal resources since 2019. Island hotspots like Taiwan stand poised to generate a significant fraction of their electricity from the Earth’s heat. Taiwan which sits on the western edge of the Ring of Fire, wants to harness 6 gigawatts of geothermal by 2050.

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