Google invest nearly $40 million into wind farms to promote clean energy

Mainly due to the horrific oil leak poisoning the Gulf, Google has decided to invest an amount of 38.8 million dollars into wind power. More precise, this investment is situated in North Dakota, which in known for its strong winds. Of course this feature is ideal for wind power harvesting. With this investment Google mainly wants to promote the use of clean energy, which will be indispensable in the future.

The wind farms themselves include some 113 turbines that can power up to 55,000 houses. While it is a small step, it represents an appetite from Google to speed along the progress of renewable energy.

The goal Google wants to set with this investment is to “accelerate the deployment of the latest clean energy technology while providing attractive returns to Google.” Of course Google is also satisfied with the fact that this investment is shown in many news reports, papers, etc. I think this also was the effect Google wanted to create. Due to these positive reactions, Google gets a better name and gets more used every day. In my opinion, Google did this investment for two reasons: to indeed help with the battle against the global warming, and to get a better name so that the use of Google is stimulated all over the world.


Niels Roels, 2FV4

The source used to write this blog: http://thenextweb.com/google/2010/05/03/google-invest-nearly-40-million-into-wind-power/