Google Is Going Greener

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Google the San Francisco based company mainly known for by its search engine web site has decided to enter the renewable rescores business. They have invested a large amount of money into the research of solar electric power plants. Their head in this department is Bill Weihl, he told MSNBC that Google would be investing some of their money in mirror technology. Google is hoping this technology will be able to turn solar energy into thermal energy at a twenty-five percent less than the average solar plants can right now. Mr. Weihl said that energy prices for solar power are about $2.50 to $4.00 to build a solar power plant with the technology we have now. That means a solar electric plant that created 250 megawatts would cost upwards of $1 billion. Google is hoping to be able to cut down on these cost by investing in companies that can do research and design mirrors at a much lower cost. These mirrors are what direct the sunlight and help create heat that is used to make steam. That stream will turn a thermal turbine to produce electricity. Google is not only going to seek energy from thermal turbines though, they are also looking into designing a gas turbine that can run off of solar energy instead of natural gas. Google believes if they can design this type of turbine it would be much more efficient. Weihl thinks that the reason this technology is moving slowly is because the government is only talking about going “greener,” and not putting forth the money that would help this technology move forward much faster.

After reading this article it helped me realize how cost effective solar energy could be in the near future. If the internet giant Google is going to invest their money in technology that will help lower are electric bills and even help lower our countries emissions, I can’t help but support them. Google has seemed to be a first-rate company, whatever they touch has turned to gold. I’m really happy to see them investing heavily in something I believe in.

I reacted very positive to this article. I believe that the internet giant Google can and will create solar electricity at a much lower price for the customers and a safer price to our environment. If Mr. Weihl is right and Google is able to create a solar power plant and a lesser cost, I believe we will see a lot more solar power plants pop up around our desserts and other places where sun rays are more prominent. It is about time for us to learn how to use our most valuable resource that can create energy at little to no cost to our environment.

If Google is telling the truth, and they do what they say they are going to do. We might all be able to reap the benefits of more economical energy prices. To some this means a new TV, to others this means they will have a little more money left over at the end of the month to feed their families.