Google.org announced $10.25 million in investments in a breakthrough energy technology Global Breaking News Google.org Invests $10.25 Million 19-Aug-2008 Google.org announced $10.25 million in investments in a breakthrough energy technology called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), which expands the potential of geothermal energy by orders of magnitude. Google's Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal initiative focuses on solar thermal power, advanced wind, EGS and other potential breakthrough technologies. Available video includes a narrated package introducing EGS and a video of a SketchUp model illustrating how EGS works.