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Google Starts Getting Power From South America’s Largest Solar Power Project

Google Starts Getting Power From South America’s Largest Solar Power Project

written by saurabh

The largest solar photovoltaic power project in South America has started supplying electricity to Google.

Acciona Energia has announced that it has started power supply to Google’s installations in Chile from the El Romero solar power project. The 246 megawatts project is the largest solar PV power plants in South America.

Acciona Energina had signed a contract to the supply of 80 megawatts power to Google’s data center in Quilicura through the Central Interconnected System. Quilicura is one of the 13 Google’s data centers worldwide and the only one located in the Southern hemisphere. The power supply agreement will be in place at least until 2030, with an option to extend it by five years.

“We are proud to supply renewable energy to such an important customer as Google, a company strongly committed to renewables. And to do it from this plant, the biggest photovoltaic installation in Latin America and a key reference within the sector”, says ACCIONA Energía Chile CEO José Ignacio Escobar.

Florencia Bianco, Google Corporate Communications Manager for Latin America, points out that “in 2017 Google will achieve the objective of supplying its global operations with 100% renewable energy. El Romero is a very important element in achieving this objective”.

In November last year, Acciona had announced that it commissioned a 246 MW solar power project in the Atacama region of Chile. The El Romero solar power project was successfully linked to the Central Interconnected System following 13 months of construction.

The project is spread across 280 hectares and consists of 776,000 modules. The project required a total investment of $343 million. Around 500 GWh electricity generated from the project every year would be enough to power 250,000 homes in Chile and offset around 485,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emission every year.



January 22, 2017 0 comment
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What Makes a Thermostat “Smart”?

written by Walter Wang

You may have heard the big news recently about Google acquiring smart thermostat manufacturer, Nest Labs, for $3.2 billion. But why would tech giant Google be willing to pay so much money for thermostats?

First off, if you’re unfamiliar with the term “smart

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February 10, 2014 0 comment
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Google’s Acquisition of Nest Expected to Boost Smart Grid Expansion

written by Yale Environment 360

Google’s purchase of Nest, a leading manufacturer of smart thermostats, further deepens the Internet search giant’s involvement in the green energy sector and is likely to help accelerate development of a more efficient

smart grid, experts say.

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January 15, 2014 1 comment
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A Green Alternative to Google

written by Walter Wang

An alternative to Google? And one that’s green?

Ecosia is based in Berlin and aims to turn green niche products into a mass phenomenon by providing users with green information when entering search terms.

According to the start-up, Ecosia gives users the chance to help the environment for free without

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September 3, 2013 1 comment
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Google ‘Street View’ Will Document Changes to World’s Coral Reefs

written by Yale Environment 360

Marine biologists are teaming up with Google to photograph detailed 360-degree panoramas of coral reefs around the globe. Using technology similar to Google’s Street View feature, users will be able to survey coral reefs much like they might scope out a city block.

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August 21, 2013 0 comment
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Google’s Gone Green: Why Google Loves Renewable Energy

written by Walter Wang

After spending $1 billion on renewable energy projects in the last few years, Google is no stranger to reducing their carbon footprint.

It’s common knowledge in the fuel industry that renewable energy sources are becoming more and more popular, thanks to their cost and energy efficiency. As more and more consumers choose to

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April 19, 2013 0 comment
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Key Offshore Transmission Line To Be Built For U.S. East Coast Wind Power

written by Yale Environment 360

A group of prominent U.S. investors, including Google, is expected to announce today that it is moving forward with construction on the first leg of an ambitious $5 billion undersea transmission line that will connect future offshore wind farms along the mid-Atlantic coast, a project they say will avert the regulatory hurdles required in connecting each

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January 17, 2013 0 comment
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Google Adds More Power to its Renewable Energy Portfolio

written by Walter Wang

Google kicked off 2013 with an announcement about a new, $200 million equity investment in a wind farm in west Texas. The wind farm can generate enough electricity to power 60,000 average U.S. homes.

The Spinning Spur Wind Project is located in Oldham County, which is about 35 miles from Amarillo. The 161 megawatt facility was built by

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January 16, 2013 0 comment
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Google Images Document Devastation of 2011 Tsunami in Japan

written by Yale Environment 360

As part of an ongoing project to digitally archive the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan, Google has published several new panoramic images that provide a sobering glimpse of the widespread

devastation in communities across the region.

The images, taken with the company’s Street View

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December 7, 2012 0 comment
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Google Successfully Tests Breakthrough Biofuel

written by Walter Wang

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has been successfully testing a breakthrough biofuel at its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. The biofuel, made by California-based Cool Planet Energy Systems, is produced using a “carbon negative” process that actually removes carbon from the atmosphere during the course of production.

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October 30, 2012 0 comment
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Google Street View Offers Virtual Tour of Amazon Basin

written by Yale Environment 360

Google last week expanded its popular Street View feature to the forests of the Amazon basin, posting more than 50,000 photos that allow online users a virtual tour of the world’s largest tropical region.

The photos, taken last summer in the Rio Negro Reserve, provide a panoramic view of tropical forest

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March 26, 2012 0 comment
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Google Uses Waste Water To Cool Data Centers

written by Walter Wang

The Atlanta Google data center is utilizing a “sidestream” treatment plant that uses grey water rather than potable water for cooling.

Originally built in 1997, the Google data center uses an innovative evaporative cooling process which is 50 percent more efficient than standard mechanical chillers. Initially using potable water for the data

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March 23, 2012 0 comment
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Google Invests $94 Million in Solar Energy

written by Walter Wang

Just before Christmas day, Google announced it has made a new $94 million investment in a portfolio of four solar photovoltaic projects currently under construction by Recurrent Energy near Sacramento, CA.

“This investment represents our first investment in the U.S. in larger scale solar PV power plants that

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December 27, 2011 1 comment
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Google Green Energy Program is Cut as Company Narrows Focus

written by Yale Environment 360

Google Inc. says it is abandoning its ambitious program to drive down the cost of renewable energy, one of seven major initiatives canceled by the Internet giant this week as it looks to focus on its core projects.

Launched four years ago through Google.org, the

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November 25, 2011 2 comments
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