Google wants more options for how it buys its energy and has put out a white paper with a roadmap for how utilities could provide those options.
Google Proposes A “Renewable Energy Tariff”
By Zachary Gerson | Foley Hoag LLP - Energy and CleantechSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy.Cyber Risk News & Trends – December 2017
By Sue Friedberg & Matthew Meade| Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Internet data breaches threaten the usernames and passwords of billions of people, but bad actors find phishing is the most effective way to hijack their victims’ online identities, according to researchers at Google and the University of California-Berkeley.
How EDF And Google Are Mapping A Cleaner, More Efficient Energy Future For Pennsylvania
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
EDF and Google have released new interactive maps that show Pittsburgh residents just how much methane may be escaping from city pipelines. Methane is the main component of natural gas. Millions of families across Pennsylvania and the country depend on it to heat homes and prepare their dinners. But when leaked into the atmosphere, it… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – January 2016
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein, Emily L. Murray, Patrick A. Perry | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Some researchers claim there are limitations on solar PV’s growth because the variable renewable will depress wholesale prices when they run which will in turn limit their own economic success.
Energy News Roundup: Devon Energy Set To Acquire Felix, Google Increases Renewable Capacity & Massey Energy CEO Convicted
By Conor O'Sullivan
According to a report by Reuters, Devon Energy is in discussions to acquire privately held Felix Energy. [The Motley Fool] Google is nearly doubling the amount of renewable energy feeding its massive data centers that enable more than 1 billion people to search for information. [ABC] Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was convicted Thursday… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Google-Duke Deal, UK Aiding Petrobras & Alberta’s Carbon Tax Under Fire
By Conor O'Sullivan
Google will become the first customer of a Duke Energy program to bring renewable power to energy-hungry companies, the two said Tuesday. [Charlotte Observer] The UK government will provide hundreds of millions of pounds worth of financial support to Petrobras despite it facing corruption investigations in multiple countries. [The Guardian] Alberta’s NDP government is facing… Keep reading →
Jersey Utility To Use Methane Data Mapped By Google Street View Cars To Target Gas Line Repairs
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
Regulators Bless Plans to Use Information Developed by Environmental Defense Fund and Google in $900M Pipeline Upgrade Program to Improve Safety, Reduce Waste and Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions New York and New Jersey, like many older communities in the US, have thousands of miles of old, leak-prone gas lines under their streets, some dating back to… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: Google Announces African Wind Farm, Bakken Well Blowout & China’s Renewable Push
By Conor O'Sullivan
Google has announced its newest investment in a wind power project in Kenya that, when completed, will be Africa’s biggest wind farm. [The Washington Post] The blowout of an oil well in White Earth, North Dakota over the weekend remains uncontrolled as the State Health Department’s new spill investigation team is on scene. [Bismarck Tribune]… Keep reading →
Google is rolling the dice on Alabama. (Tweet this) The Internet and technology giant plans to build a new data center in the state at the site of a former coal-fired power plant. In a blog post Wednesday, Google said the center—its 14th globally—will repurpose the plant’s existing infrastructure to run on renewable energy. Google… Keep reading →
Apple Again Pioneers ‘Building a Green Internet’, Greenpeace says
By Roman Kilisek
As the “Internet of Things” rapidly expands, steep increases in power consumption by society are on the horizon. The lifeblood of all “Internet of Things” devices is the energy-intensive transmission and constant streaming of data between the internet/cloud-connected devices and massive data centers operated by Internet companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft or Facebook. The… Keep reading →
