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Google invests $200M in Texas wind farm

Posted January 11, 2013 - 09:30 by Pete Danko, EarthTechling

Google might have its critics on the privacy and antitrust fronts, but it would be hard to fault the company when it comes to promoting a clean energy future.

Microsoft takes stake in Barnes & Noble's e-book business

Posted April 30, 2012 - 07:45 by Emma Woollacott

Microsoft is making a $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble, creating a new subsidiary aimed at promoting the Nook.

Intel puts $100m into connected cars

Posted March 1, 2012 - 07:09 by Kate Taylor

Intel's set up a $100 million fund to invest in cloud-based 'connected car' technology.

Google invests in Californian solar energy projects

Posted December 20, 2011 - 09:03 by Kate Taylor

Google's continuing to pump money into clean energy, investing $94 million in four solar photovoltaic facilities near Sacramento.

Saudi prince buys chunk of Twitter

Posted December 19, 2011 - 06:33 by Emma Woollacott

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has taken a $300 million stake in Twitter through his Kingdom Holding Company investment firm.

China takes lead in renewable energy investment

Posted July 8, 2011 - 06:04 by Emma Woollacott

China's now the world's biggest investor in green energy, according to the latest annual report on renewable energy investment trends from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

Rumor: Microsoft takes on Facebook & Google for a piece of Skype

Posted May 9, 2011 - 12:46 by Lydia Leavitt

After postponing an initial IPO earlier this year, Skype has attracted new potential partners or buyers such as Facebook, Google, and now… Microsoft?

Would you invest $2 million in Facebook?

Posted January 3, 2011 - 18:33 by Lydia Leavitt

If you had a chance to invest in Facebook, would you do it? Well, Goldman Sachs is giving its clients the opportunity - but at a cool $2 million minimum.

Google invests in offshore wind project

Posted October 12, 2010 - 06:00 by Emma Woollacott

Google's invested in a project to build a 350-mile power transmission backbone along the US East Coast.

Google makes major wind farm investment

Posted May 4, 2010 - 05:42 by Emma Woollacott

Google - one of the largest consumers of power in the world - is to invest for the first time in renewable energy with the purchase of a stake in two North Dakota wind farms.