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Mar 27, 2026 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
US energy firm Baker Hughes has partnered with Google Cloud to develop AI tools aimed at optimizing power use and improving data center sustainability. The collaboration targets growing energy demand driven by AI and cloud expansion, with both companies exploring how to better leverage industrial and operational data within data center environments.
Under the agreement, Baker Hughes will combine its turbomachinery and power systems expertise with Google Cloud’s AI and analytics capabilities to help data center operators optimize energy use, improve performance, and enhance reliability.
“Infrastructure that powers the growing demand for AI and cloud computing is becoming one of the most critical drivers of global electricity needs,” said Lorenzo Simonelli, chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes. “Through this partnership with Google Cloud, we are bringing together world-class power technologies and digital capabilities to help data center operators improve efficiency, enhance reliability, and accelerate progress toward lower carbon operations. This collaboration reinforces Baker Hughes’ role as an integrated partner for power generation, infrastructure, and management in this fast-growing sector.”
“Baker Hughes is bringing its proprietary energy technology and expertise, and Google Cloud is providing the advanced AI to help deliver these critical solutions,” added Matt Renner, president and chief revenue officer at Google Cloud. “By combining our AI with their century of leadership in industrial energy systems, Baker Hughes is helping companies create more efficient data centers for the future.”
The companies said the partnership will also aim to scale solutions through Google Cloud’s partner ecosystem, focusing on enterprise deployment. Baker Hughes has been increasingly targeting the data center sector; in May, it sold 16 natural gas turbines to support planned projects in Wyoming and Texas.
