Malta converts electricity to thermal energy and back again, theoretically unlocking up to 200 hours’ worth of energy storage. Malta has raised a $50 million Series B round to bring its super-long-duration energy storage to market, the company said Wednesday. The startup spun out of Google parent company Alphabet’s moonshot factory, X, in 2018. Many […]
Google data centers watch the weather to make the most of renewable energy
Google’s data centers run 24/7 and suck up a ton of energy — so it’s in both the company’s and the planet’s interest to make them do so as efficiently as possible. One new method has the facilities keeping an eye on the weather so they know when the best times are to switch to […]
Google Inks Huge Corporate Solar-Plus-Storage Deal in Nevada
NV Energy will provide 350 megawatts of solar and as much as 280 megawatts of battery storage for a new Google data center. Google and Nevada utility NV Energy have joined up on an energy supply agreement to power an under-construction data center outside Las Vegas, with future capacity that rivals the largest corporate solar […]
Google is launching an accelerator for climate change startups
Google is looking for ‘social impact’ startups for a new accelerator program. The first cohort will be selected from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for a six-month program beginning in early 2020 and a second cohort will start later in 2020 as well. Google isn’t promising to invest in these startups but it is […]
Google and AES Announce Cloud-Based Partnership for Clean Energy
AES plans to use Google Cloud tech to sponsor new clean energy projects in Latin America and the U.S. In order to meet its renewable energy targets, Google has recently promised millions of dollars for clean-energy-supported manufacturing, signed deals on a record-breaking renewables portfolio, and even joined a couple of regional transmission organizations. On Wednesday, […]
Google employees ask boss to drop deals with oil companies, demands climate plan
More than 1,100 Google workers pen an open letter addressed to Google Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat Workers ask Google to release a ‘company-wide climate plan’ that commits to cutting carbon emissions entirely Activists inside Google are calling on management to ditch deals with oil and gas companies, the latest flare-up inside the technology giant. […]
Google Promises $150M for Renewables to Green Manufacturing Footprint
Tech giant will put money into “key manufacturing regions” for its products, including Nest. Google on Tuesday announced it will spend $150 million on renewable energy projects in “key manufacturing regions” for its products, including Nest, with a goal to encourage $1.5 billion in capital investment for renewables. Details on the commitment were scarce. Because […]
Google Unveils Largest Green Power Investment Plan Ever
Google on Sept. 20 unveiled a renewable-energy investment plan at an unprecedented scale which involves 18 transactions in PV power and wind power worldwide. The total capacity of the project is estimated at around 1.6 GW (1,600 MW). As a result of the investment, the total green-energy purchase of the company is expected to reach […]
Hecate Energy Announces Agreement with Google to Add More Solar Energy to the Grid
Project will bring additional clean energy and new jobs to Texas CHICAGO: Hecate Energy LLC (“Hecate”) today announced an agreement with Google to purchase 250 MWac of clean, renewable electricity from 500 MWac of new Hecate Energy solar facilities in Texas. Google recently announced that it has made its largest ever purchase of renewable energy, totaling more than $2 […]
Google to invest 600 mn euros in new data centre at Finland
Amid a push by its parent Alphabet Inc to invest heavily in servers and feed demand for faster access to files and media, Google will pay about 600 million euros ($670 million) to build a data centre in Finland. The new move will take the company’s total investment in Finland to 1.4 billion euros, as […]
