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Google Energy?

Google, best known for being the internet's most popular search engine, is now the largest investor in geothermal research in North America.
IMAGE: Google Energy? Written by Graeme Attkins
Thursday, 4 September 2008

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Google, best known for being the internet's most popular search engine, is now the largest investor in geothermal research in North America. They have an interest in affordable power to run its growing number of server farms, and is heavily investing in research.

However, at the same time, the Australian government is investing nearly four times as much to develop geothermal power for Australia.

The amount of energy that could be generated from geothermal energy is potentially massive. The Australian research group has estimated that just 1% of the country's geothermal capacity could provide 26,000 years worth of clean energy.


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