Google Archives - Renew Economy

Solar

Google and Total join forces to map rooftop solar potential
French oil and gas supermajor teams with Google Cloud to develop ‘Solar Mapper’, a digital tool that uses satellite imagery and AI to mine the solar potential of houses.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 14, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Google makes world’s biggest ever corporate renewables purchase
Google announces a 1,600MW package of 18 new solar and wind energy purchase deals, that will take its total renewables portfolio to 5.5GW.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 20, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

SolarEdge teams with Google to integrate automated EV Charging
The first of its kind, this integrating technology means that consumers can now tell their Google Assistant to start and stop charging of their electric vehicle.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 14, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

EV charging stations added to Google Maps
Google Maps will now tell you where your nearest EV charging stations is – its charging speed, and its availability. You’re welcome.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 17, 2018

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Solar

Google, E.ON to extend “Sunroof” solar mapping tool to Britain, Italy
German energy giant teams with Google to extend rooftop solar mapping tool to Great Britain, and potentially also to Italy.
Joshua S Hill

May 24, 2018

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Renewables

Google, Apple smash their 100% renewable electricity goals
Within days of each other, Google and Apple both announce they are now matching all of their electricity needs with renewable energy production.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 12, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Alphabet (Google) turns to molten salt to store clean energy
Google’s parent company has joined Tesla and other smaller companies, developing ways to store wind and solar affordably.
Bobby Magill

Aug 4, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Google creates “Dandelion” to promote geothermal energy
Google’s new company Dandelion will attempt to do for residential heating and cooling what SolarCity has done for rooftop solar.
Steve Hanley

Jul 20, 2017

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Google plans to be 100 per cent renewable next year
From next year Google will purchase 100 per cent of the energy it uses from renewable sources, mostly wind and solar. Because it is cheaper.
Brian Kahn

Dec 8, 2016

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Google’s DeepMind AI reduces data centre cooling bill by 40%
Google’s 2014 acquisition of artificial intelligence company DeepMind has paid dividends, by helping to save the company 40% on its data center cooling electricity bills.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 25, 2016

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Featured

Why you may not own, or drive your vehicle in 10 years time
Car ownership is expensive, dangerous and highly polluting. All three issues can be addressed by the combination of electric vehicles, car sharing, and autonomous driving. That means a new experience, a new business model, and a new multi-trillion dollar industry.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 6, 2016

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Commentary

What we’re reading: Google’s driverless car involved in bingle
Google’s driver-less car hits a bus; Australia’s chief scientist dreams of “vast arrays” of solar panel and a zero-emissions grid; the CEFC may finally be “safe”, and Spain reaches 54.6% renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 2, 2016

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