Search engine Google has said that it plans is to invest "hundreds of millions" of dollars into developing renewable energy.
The world's most popular search engine said it will focus initially on solar thermal power, wind power, geothermal systems and other "potential breakthrough" technologies.
Larry Page, co-founder of Google, said: "We have gained expertise in designing and building large-scale, energy-intensive facilities by building efficient data centres. We want to apply the same creativity and innovation to the challenge of generating renewable electricity at a globally significant scale."
"With talented technologists, great partners and significant investments, we hope to rapidly push forwards. Our goal is to produce one gigawatt of renewable energy capacity that is cheaper than coal. We are optimistic this can be done in years, not decades,” he added.
Larry Brilliant, executive director of Google.org, the philanthropic for-profit subsidiary, said: "The hope is that by funding research on promising technologies, investing in promising new companies and doing a lot of R&D ourselves, we may help spark a green electricity revolution."
Google has already linked up two California firms that are developing solar and wind power. The California-based firm said its goal was to produce one gigawatt of renewable energy within "years, not decades".
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