Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Google Betting Big on Renewables

Google is starting a new initiative called Re < C (Renewable energy less than Coal) to increase funding in clean renewable energy projects. Solar and wind energy are some of the main areas that Google is targeting. The expected timeframe for large scale deployment is being measured in years instead of decades.

Engineers and energy experts are already being hired by Google. Investment in companies with breakthrough ideas are also receiving funding. Google itself already employs clean energy sources such as solar panels to power their massive data centers including a 1.6 MW installation. If you thought you needed a computer science degree to work for Google, think again! More here

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