The announcements span distributed rooftop solar intelligence covering over 300 million buildings, a new 150-megawatt (MW) utility solar agreement in Rajasthan, a methane-and water-reduction initiative with Mitti Labs supporting tens of thousands of smallholder farmers, and expanded research tracks through the Google Center for Climate Technology.
Google has long used AI and imagery to make rooftop solar adoption faster and simpler, the company said adding that Solar API, part of Earth AI, can now generate insights for more than 1.2 billion buildings globally and over 300 million rooftops across India.
“From deploying geospatial AI to help local solar installers scale rooftop adoption, to collaborating with farmers on climate-smart water practices and adding new clean power to the national grid, these initiatives show how digital innovation and environmental stewardship go hand in hand to create practical, lasting impact for India,” Vrushali Gaud, Director, Climate Operations at Google, said in a blog post.
For the clean energy project, the company has signed a long-term agreement with ReNew Power for a 150-MW solar generation project in Rajasthan. Under the agreement, Google will receive the environmental attributes associated with the clean electricity generated by the project and apply them to help address electricity-related emissions across our value chain.
With Mitti Labs, the company is helping small land holder rice farmers in Telangana to adopt climate-smart farming practices. The project aims to mitigate nearly three-million tonnes of CO2e on a 20-year global warming potential (GWP20) basis (equivalent to 1-million tonnes on a 100-year GWP100 basis), with verification powered by NASA-enabled satellite monitoring and on-the-ground field networks.
“As with our other superpollutant purchases, if Google uses these credits to counterbalance emissions, we will ensure they are either matched against shorter-lived emissions in our own footprint or replaced with carbon removals as their atmospheric impact expires,” Gaud added.
Published on September 10, 2026