In a bid to further its commitment to environmental sustainability, Google has announced the launch of a suite of new sustainability APIs at the Google Cloud Next event.
The new APIs provide developers with real-time insights into solar potential, air quality, and pollen levels, aiming to collectively reduce carbon emissions by 1 gigaton annually by 2030.
One of the highlights is the Solar API, an evolution of Google’s 2015 Project Sunroof. This initiative harnessed location, sunlight, and navigation data to estimate the energy generation of solar panels installed on roofs worldwide.
Building upon this foundation, the Solar API employs advanced AI models and modern mapping techniques to analyse rooftop angles, slopes, shade from nearby trees, and historical weather data. This enables accurate predictions of solar energy production without the need for on-site inspections, benefitting both homeowners and solar installation companies.
Yael Maguire, VP and GM of Geo Sustainability at Google, said: “Demand for solar has been rising a lot in recent years… we saw a lot of opportunity to bring this information and technology to businesses around the world.”
Expanding on its environmental initiatives, Google is also extending the Air Quality layer into a dedicated API.
The Air Quality API, initially proven crucial during the 2021 California Wildfires, aggregates data from various sources—including government monitoring stations, meteorological data, sensors, and sate....Read more.
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