Powering a clean energy revolution

Advancing Green Technology

In addition to reducing Google’s carbon footprint, we’re also working to accelerate improvements in green technology. In May 2007, with an eye toward bringing solar power into the mainstream, we switched on 9,212 solar panels at our Mountain View headquarters – one of the largest corporate installations in the United States. Then, to encourage the commercialization and adoption of plug-in vehicles (and reduce CO2 emissions, cut oil use, and stabilize the electric grid) Google.org launched the RechargeIT initiative in June 2007. During the same month, we also announced the formation of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI), an industry consortium working to make the design and use of computers more energy-efficient.

For more information on these programs, please visit: Solar Panel Installation, RechargeIT Project or the Climate Savers Computing Initiative.