Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
« Back to the grid | Next story »

Google Searches Green Energy

Posted Nov 27, 07 5:19 PM CST in Technology,  Business 

(Newser) – Google is making a huge financial push to replace coal with cleaner, cheaper renewable energy. The company says it will invest "tens of millions" in the search next year, starting with solar, wind, and geothermal technology, and hundreds of millions more in subsequent years, MarketWatch reports. The company says it can reach its goal “in years, not decades."

Co-founder Larry Page says Google will bring its "creativity and innovation to the challenge of generating renewable electricity at a globally significant scale." In addition to its own R&D, the company will invest large sums in smaller alternative-energy firms. Google already powers its HQ with one of the largest corporate solar-panel installations in the US.

Source MarketWatch

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Market Meltdown Reshapes Forbes Rich List

    Oct 10, 08 12:15 PM CDT
    Market Meltdown Reshapes Forbes Rich List The mortgage meltdown has certainly hit middle-class Americans hard but hasn't spared the uber-wealthy, Bloomberg reports. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson’s net worth shed $4 billion between Aug. 29 and Oct. 1, for instance, while Warren Buffett overtook Bill Gates, whose net worth declined $1.5 billion, as the richest American. Other losers and their losses:
    More »

  • Google Offers $10M for Ideas to Change World

    Sep 25, 08 6:44 AM CDT
    Google Offers $10M for Ideas to Change World Google, named for an astronomically large number, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a call for ideas that could improve the lives of astronomically large numbers of people. Project 10100—pronounced '10 to the 100th'—seeks submissions from the public for world-changing ideas that the company will donate $10 million to develop. Submissions are due Oct. 20. 
    More »

  • Even Google Not Immune in Downturn

    Mar 5, 08 6:48 PM CST
    Even Google Not Immune in Downturn After a hitting record high in November, Google shares have fallen 40%, reports the Los Angeles Times. Investors are concerned that a downturn in consumer spending could slow Google's growth—previously thought to be recession-proof. "Now the shine is off Google, whether deservedly or not," one media analyst said of the pioneering search giant. More »

  • Future Sunny for Solar Power

    Feb 20, 08 1:26 PM CST
    Future Sunny for Solar Power Don’t sweat the energy crisis, say scientist Ray Kurzweil and Google co-founder Larry Page, who predict that within 20 years we’ll be getting 100% of our energy from the sun, based on current solar technology and growth trends. Kurzweil’s fortune-telling record is pretty good: He foresaw the fall of the Soviet Union, and the Internet revolution, too, LiveScience reports. More »

  • Googler Preps for Lavish Island Nuptials

    Dec 6, 07 8:49 AM CST
    Googler Preps for Lavish Island Nuptials Google co-founder Larry Page didn’t have to use his popular search engine to scout out locations for his upcoming wedding. He just asked his best man, and fellow billionaire, Richard Branson, Reuters says. Page will wed girlfriend Lucy Southworth Saturday on Branson’s private Caribbean getaway, Necker Island. Six hundred people, including Bono, are on the guest list, Page Six reveals. More »

Aerial view of solar carports constructed by EI Solutions at the Google headquarters campus in Mountain View, Calif. (Photo   (Associated Press)
Solar panel installation at Google's Mountain View, Calif., headquarters.   (Associated Press)
Google co-founder Larry Page appears onstage during the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)   (Associated Press)
Google goes green as hundreds of millions are earmarked for a conversion to renewable energy sources.   (Getty Images)
A rainbow graces California windmills in this file photo. Search-giant Google has become the latest Fortune 500 company to announce plans to "go green."   (Getty Images)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 3)

Tags

Google • solar power • coal • Larry Page • Sergey Brin • renewable resources


Loading...

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Business Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »