Google has stepped up its commitment to solar power with an investment of $10m in local company BrightSource Energy.
The investment in the California-based firm was made through Google.org, the company's non-profit philanthropic venture.
The BrightSource deal is the second such investment Google has made in solar power, after taking a stake in eSolar last month.
BrightSource is raising cash in the hope of constructing a series of huge solar power plants in California's Mojave Desert capable of supplying up to 900MW of electricity.
Google beams cash into solar power
