at its California headquarters. One of these will be charged with overseeing energy usage at the building while the other four will have a wider brief that includes research and development.
Speaking to “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç in March about the Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC), Google green business operations director Rick Needham said there were no immediate plans to expand its renewables commitment beyond investment.
He said: "As we go forwards there may be expertise that Google’s had that we can offer, but at this stage it’s mainly us acting as an investor and helping [AWC] project get through the [approval] stages."
However, according to the job description for the ‘head of renewable energy engineering’ role this includes developing new technology.
The description says: "Google’s clean energy initiative, you will be responsible for building a team of top technologists to develop disruptive new technologies that dramatically lower the cost of renewable electricity."
The other three roles are for a renewable energy engineer, renewable energy mechanical engineer and technical program manager.
Over the last year, Google has acquired shares in a number of major wind projects across the US. It is also looking at acquiring projects around the world.
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