Way back in 2015, Google launched Project Sunroof, an ingenious Maps layer that combined location, sunlight and navigation data to show how much energy solar panels installed on a home’s roof might ...

Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of experience in the home space and 10 years of editing experience. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over ...

Google is planning to sell new mapping APIs that would allow companies to build products that use energy and environmental data. The company has data on over 350 million buildings, according to ...

Google is known in the solar industry for its Project Sunroof, a free application that helps homeowners understand their estimated bill savings potential for installing rooftop solar. The new Solar ...

"We have been seeing solar get more and more accessible, so we saw a lot of opportunity and potential," Google Cloud VP Yael Maguire said. This move feeds into the hyperscaler's goal to help its ...

Google has released three Google Maps application programming interfaces (APIs) for developers to map solar potential, air quality and pollen levels. The three APIs apply artificial intelligence (AI) ...

This Tuesday, Google is setting a new standard for sustainability tech with its freshly minted suite of environmental APIs. Unveiled at the Google Cloud Next event, these APIs are about to be a ...

Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL Google looks to license new sets of mapping data to companies to help build products around renewable energy and targets a revenue of up to $100 million in its first year. It ...