Repsol Will Supply Renewable Energy To Microsoft Throughout Europe

Repsol and Microsoft have announced a collaboration to develop solutions to transform the energy industry. As part of this agreement, Repsol will supply renewable energy to meet the needs of Microsoft in Europe.

Thus, Repsol will supply wind and solar photovoltaic energy for its operations in Europe. The objective of the technology company is to obtain 100% of its energy supply from renewable energy by 2025, the year in which Repsol intends to place its renewable generation capacity at 7.5 GW.

For its part, the Redmond firm will make some of its solutions available to energy, such as its Azure cloud platform or its Office and Teams productivity and communication tools.

Furthermore, both companies will jointly develop “new digital solutions based on artificial intelligence”, as well as “the internet of things and edge computing”As explained in a press release.” Areas of interest for both companies include the use of disruptive technologies in autonomous systems and efficient operations, systems to improve productivity and safety for employees and promoting the development of sustainable energy solutions, such as the use of advanced biofuels and energy storage, among others, “they add.

The CEO of Repsol, Josu Jon Imaz, signed an agreement that reaffirms “the vision that both companies share on sustainability and on how digitization is transforming the energy sector”. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, warned that “the world is facing an urgent climate crisis”, so he welcomes being able to help the energy sector with its technologies.

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