Well known across the globe for taking wiser steps all the time, Search Engine giant Google has taken a vital step of investing $168 million in an exciting new solar energy power tower plant developed by Bright Source Energy in the Mojave Desert in California. Solar energy assumed to be generated will be equivalent of taking more than 90,000 cars off the road over the lifetime span of plant, expected to be more than 25 years.

Rick Needham, Director of Green Business Operations at Google, wrote on the Official Google Blog, “We’ve invested $168 million in an exciting new solar energy power plant being developed by Bright Source Energy in the Mojave Desert in California. Bright source’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) will generate 392 gross MW of clean, solar energy. That’s the equivalent of taking more than 90,000 cars off the road over the lifetime of the plant, projected to be more than 25 years.”

Further addition has been done at Blog, “Several large solar projects are in the works in the sunny Southwest (and around the globe), but Ivanpah will be the first solar power tower system of this scale. The Ivanpah Power Tower will be approximately 450 feet tall and will use 173,000 heliostats, each with two mirrors. The project is being constructed by Bechtel, a major engineering firm. Construction began in October 2010, and is projected to finish in 2013.”

However, Google has shown the main intention of transforming energy sector and building a clean energy future with this investment but it seems that this investment of Google will inspire other companies as well to make similar investments in renewable energy which will further contribute best to well being of nation.