In its continuing effort to use the power of information and technology to help people better their lives, Google.org has rolled out five core initiatives that will be the focus of its philanthropic efforts over the next five to ten years. Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, will collaborate with experienced partners working in each of these fields, investing its resources and tapping the strengths of Google's employees and global operations to advance its core initiatives.
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Generation can be scaled in increments of 25MW from 25MW to over 500MW at energy prices competitive with traditional fossil fuels.
It is unclear whether eSolar's technology will help power Google's data center network, but given the reported size of the search engine's facilities, the opportunities to exploit this power generation technology are immense.