Google - Plug-In Hybrid Car Initiative and Solar Installation

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While Google is not a government entity, its plug-in hybrid car initiative could easily be applied within governmental organizations. Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. recently announced the RechargeIT initiative that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles ("plug-ins"). As part of this initiative, Google.org awarded $1 million in grants and announced plans for a $10 million request for proposals (RFP) to fund development, adoption and commercialization of plug-ins, fully electric cars and related vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. Google also announced that it has switched on the 1.6 megawatt solar panel installation at its Mountain View, Calif. Headquarters. The system is capable of powering approximately 1,000 average California homes, rendering the Google project the largest solar installation to date on any corporate campus in the United States and one of the largest on any corporate site in the world.

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