As I’ve been writing recently, solar power prices just keep on dropping. How much? Well, enough that it makes financial sense for Google to buy subsidy-free solar power in extremely northerly (i.e., grey) Denmark.
Google is committing $150 million into renewable energy as a way to keep its focus on making products with clean energy. Google’s Head of Sustainability, Anna Meegan, explains that her job is to integrate sustainability into podcasts, operations, and communities.
Internet and technology giant Google announced last week that it had successfully sourced over 100% of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources in 2017, meeting a goal the company set itself in December of 2016.
Google has agreed to power purchase agreements with three wind energy companies that will enable it to meet all its needs for electricity from renewable sources within 3 years.
The new €600 million data center Google is building in Eemshaven in the Netherlands will be completely powered by renewable energy from its first day of operation. This new announcement from Google on its Green Blog touts the new long-term agreement the internet and advertising giant has signed. Google has signed a 10-year power … [continued]
Plummeting renewable energy prices mean we still have time to prevent dangerous climate change, but it’s crunch time for action, according to a new report.
Google continues to put its money where its mouth is with regard to renewable energy, as its recent agreement to purchase electricity from the noted Swedish wind energy company Eolus Vind demonstrates. The recent agreement between Google and Eolus Vind calls for the energy company to provide electricity from 29 … [continued]
It’s well known that Google is a strong leader in the renewable energy space. As the company’s latest annual report on its CO2 footprint shows, Google continues to cut its CO2 emissions through renewable energy and energy efficiency investments. For everything it hasn’t yet cut, it continues to purchase carbon … [continued]
Our friends over at Future360 recently caught up with Rick Needham, Director of Sustainability and Energy at Google. The interview is below. For text, check out the Future360 post. We’ve been covering Google’s clean energy transformation with excitement for years now. One post that stands out to me is: Google’s Clean Energy … [continued]
In a new post on Google’s blog, Google Director of Global Infrastructure Gary Demasi has just put forth a plan that could really blow up the domestic renewable energy market. Since utility companies have long charged different rates (aka tariffs) for different classes of customers, the idea is to establish … [continued]
