According to the latest quarter of its financial results, Google spent $2.25 billion on data center and infrastructure spending. This is one of the reasons why the company is moving towards clean energy, so that not only its data centers, but also its physical offices consume energy, and will contribute to the environment as well. In fact, all the top tech companies ranging from Facebook. Apple, Microsoft to Google consume huge amounts of power in order to power up their data centers, which is why each of them is attempting to finish first at being the first ever company to adopt clean energy. For now, it looks like Google has a comprehensive lead because according to the latest information, the company is aggressively investment in this venture, with more than 15 wind and solar investments totaling more than $1 billion under its belt. According to Rick Needham, Google’s director of energy and sustainability, this is what he had to say about the company’s direction: Google has also managed to secure partners and has begun working on the world’s largest solar thermal project in Ivanpah. This project will use a total of 347,000 sun-facing mirrors to produce 392 megawatts of electricity. Not only will this be able to power up the company’s data centers, but it will also provide clean energy to more than 140,000 California homes. 2025 is a long way off, and no doubt that Google is going to be encountering several obstacles along the way. However, in pursuit of becoming a clean energy company, we believe that the company will be able to achieve its goal, as long as it has the cash in liquidated form.
