The company’s stunning growth, financial success, reputation for innovation and sheer dominance of internet search give it worldwide reach, influence and power that inspire both admiration and respect — and in some instances, fear.

Deep inside its “Googleplex” headquarters in California, specialist teams continually scour the globe for opportunities to invest in and procure large amounts of renewable energy.

From Australia to Zambia, no stone is left unturned as they seek to generate solid financial returns, and support projects and technologies that induce “transformative impacts” — those that enable solar and wind to become cost-competitive with fossil fuels.