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Understanding Google’s goal to be powered by 100% renewable energy
Google has made a big deal of its 100% renewable energy goal, and has explained exactly how it plans to get there.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 15, 2016

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Solar deal from Corning brings corporations to 3GW for 2015
Even before December arrived, 2015 had proven a record-breaking year for corporate purchasing of large-scale wind and solar energy.
Peter Bronski

Dec 15, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

Google and Facebook on why renewables make economic sense
Google and Facebook urge business to embrace renewables, and underline the importance of innovation as entire global energy market is transformed.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 7, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

Google doubles down on renewables investment
Google announces 842MW of new solar and wind projects, in what it claims to be the largest-ever renewable energy purchase by a non-utility.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 4, 2015

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Commentary

P&G to power US factories with wind, Google buys into Africa’s largest wind farm
Proctor & Gamble to build wind farm to power north American manufacturing operations, while Google to invest in Africa’s largest wind farm.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 22, 2015

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Google to reuse retired coal power plant for 100% renewable data centre
Google says newest data centre will be 100% renewable energy powered, and be re-using a retired coal power plant.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 26, 2015

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Elon Musk almost sold Tesla to Google in 2013
Elon Musk was very close to selling Tesla* to Google, at least according to a new book due out May 19 from Ashlee Vance.
Zachary Shahan

Apr 21, 2015

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Google invests $300m to sell rooftop solar to US homes
Tech giant Google announces sizeable increase in solar energy commitment, dwarfing previous $280 million investment in SolarCity.
Ian Clover

Feb 27, 2015

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Commentary

Why ExxonMobil is betting on a higher carbon price than Google
Most companies expect to pay a much higher carbon price than current prices. And they are already including it in their investment models.
Mat Hope

Sep 18, 2014

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Google’s $1m little box challenge: invent a smaller thingy
Google has launched a $1m competition that could help push the cost of rooftop solar panels down through the floor.
Tina Casey

Jul 25, 2014

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What is Google plotting for the smart grid?
Google is developing secret power grid plan based around energy software and hardware, and led by clean-tech guru Arun Majumdar.
Jeff St John

Jun 13, 2014

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Is Google on its way to becoming your cleantech utility?
With the acquisition of the Nest device, Google may have all of the information it needs to be a very effective electric utility.
Yann Brandt

Jan 17, 2014

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