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To: Brumar89 who wrote (826080)	12/27/2014 1:24:34 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1578590

If Schmidt really believed the world is heading for a crisis, he would shut Google down. Using green power A closer look Piloting new technology One of the ways we support the development of new technologies is by piloting them on our own turf—putting our campuses on the cutting edge of renewable energy use. We’ve tried new renewable energy options that help our operations run more efficiently while helping these technologies evolve and scale more rapidly. In addition to our 1.6 MW solar array, we've incorporated other forms of renewable energy into our corporate campuses. This includes running a 970 kW cogeneration unit off our local landfill gas, which not only removes the methane, a particularly potent greenhouse gas, but converts it into electricity and heat that we use on campus. We've also installed an efficient ground source heat pump and deployed solar water heating on our office buildings in Mountain View, Hyderabad, and Tel Aviv. Criteria for bringing new technologies on campus They make good business sense. In other words, we are certain that the technology will deliver a return on investment (ROI) in a reasonable period of time. For example the 1.6 MW solar installation we implemented in 2007 was projected to pay back in seven years. It’s actually on target to beat that expectation and pay back in six. From this year forward, it will continue to produce about 3,000,000 kWh per year, saving us a great deal in energy costs and reducing our carbon footprint. They have long term potential to transform the industry. We believe that by putting our dollars and resources behind a promising new technology—or allowing companies to use our campus as a testing ground—the technology will have a better chance of scaling. For example, in 2007, we hosted the first installation of a promising new fuel cell technology that has the potential to use biogas. The company, also based in the Bay Area, was able to more quickly evolve the technology by having a working real-world pilot nearby. google.com "you'd have put solar panels on your business property" Are you punctual? *The Freudian 'Anal' Personality* Parsimonious, punctual, 'tight-assed', righteous, obstinate, cheap, tight with money, tight with rules and regulations, conservative in thinking... -- these are the usual characteristics associated with the 'anal' personality... hegelshotel-mostrecentpapers.blogspot.com