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Sep 22, 2008BBC News: “Google and GE in energy deal”
Google and General Electric appear to be discussing ‘teaming up’ to develop clean energy technology and electricity. The goal to make renewable energy more useful and accessible. Google is a supporter of geothermal power generation but maintain that the benefits of renewable energy will not be realized without updating power transmission lines into a “smart grid” to let consumers track and control the type of power they use and when.
The internet giant Google has teamed up with technology multinational General Electric to develop a “smart” electric power grid and promote clean energy.
Both companies want to make renewable energy more accessible and useful.
In a joint statement they said: “Our economic, environmental and security challenges require we use electricity more efficiently and generate it from cleaner sources.”
“Clean energy is eminently doable and solvable,” said GE ceo Jeff Immelt.
“This just makes good sense,” said Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
To read the full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7622347.stm
