April 18th, 2011

A Wind Farm In Oregon Draws $100 Million Investment From Google's Treasury

Google Inc.’s putting another $100 million into large-scale, renewable energy projects. The company’s director of green business operations, Rick Needham, revealed Monday in a post to the corporate blog:

[Google] invested approximately $100 million in the Shepherds Flat Wind Farm…currently under construction near windy Arlington, Ore. When completed in 2012 [the plant] will produce 845 MW of… → Read More

April 11th, 2011

BrightSource Nabs $168 Million From Google To Develop Ivanpah Solar Power Plant In The Mojave

Developers of large-scale, solar power plants BrightSource Energy Inc. closed another $168 million investment, the company announced today — this time from Google corporate. The funds will go towards the completion of the humongous, Ivanpah solar power tower plant in the Mojave Desert now under construction.

Three years ago, Google.org invested $10 million, and took an equity stake in… → Read More