Secretary Chu also heard from Googlers about some of our own clean energy projects including
Google PowerMeter, which gives consumers access to their energy use information, developing
renewable energy that is cheaper than coal (RE
datacenters the most energy efficient in the world. "More companies need to get on board and make this part of their business plan," said the Secretary.
While in Mountain View, Secretary Chu announced $151 million in funding for 37 breakthrough energy projects in technologies like renewable power, energy efficiency and electric cars. The funding is being made available through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), a newly-launched organization within the Department of Energy (DOE) created to support high-risk, high-reward research into innovative energy technologies. ARPA-E is modeled on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the agency that funded research that eventually led to the creation of the Internet.
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