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Title: Google Abandons Renewable Energy


Andrew - November 24, 2011 05:08 AM (GMT)
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"Google said on Tuesday that it was pulling the plug on seven projects, including Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal..." [...]

"To recap, we're in the process of shutting down a number of products which haven't had the impact we'd hoped for..." wrote Google Senior Vice President of Operations Urs Holzle [...]

In 2009, the company's so-called Green Energy Czar, Bill Weihl, told Reuters that he expected to demonstrate within a few years working technology that could produce renewable energy at a cheaper price than coal. [...]

A Google spokesman said that Weihl had left Google earlier this month.




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