Google Ventures Into Renewable Energy Mapping, Targets $100M Revenue With New API Offerings
Google Ventures Into Renewable Energy Mapping, Targets $100M Revenue With New API Offerings
Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google looks to license new sets of mapping data to companies to help build products around renewable energy and targets a revenue of up to $100 million in its first year.
Alphab （納斯達克股票代碼：GOOG）（納斯達克股票代碼：GOOGL） 谷歌 希望向各公司許可新的測繪數據，以幫助圍繞可再生能源開發產品，其目標是在第一年實現高達1億美元的收入。
It eyes the sale of access to new APIs (application programming interfaces) with solar and energy information and air quality, CNBC reports.
CNBC報道，它着眼於出售包含太陽能和能源信息以及空氣質量的新API（應用程序編程接口）的訪問權限。
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Solar installers like Sunrun Inc (NASDAQ: RUN) and Tesla Inc's (NASDAQ: TSLA) Tesla Energy and solar design companies like Aurora Solar Technologies Inc (OTC: AACTF) could tap Google's new offerings like Solar API.
太陽能安裝人員比如 Sunrun Inc （納斯達克股票代碼：RUN）和 特斯拉公司的 （納斯達克股票代碼：TSLA） 特斯拉能源 還有太陽能設計公司，比如 極光太陽能技術公司 （場外交易代碼：AACTF）可能會利用谷歌的新產品，例如Solar API。
Google also sees opportunities from real estate companies like Zillow Group, Inc (NASDAQ: ZG), Redfin Corp (NASDAQ: RDFN), hospitality companies like Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) Marriott Bonvoy, and utilities like Pacific Gas & Electric Co (NYSE: PCG).
谷歌還看到了來自房地產公司的機會，例如 Zillow 集團有限公司 （納斯達克股票代碼：ZG）， Redfin Corp （納斯達克股票代碼：RDFN），酒店公司，比如 萬豪國際 （納斯達克：3 月） 萬豪旅享家，還有像這樣的公用事業 太平洋天然氣和電氣公司 （紐約證券交易所代碼：PCG）。
Some of the data from the Solar API will come from a consumer-focused pilot called Project Sunroof, a solar savings calculator.
來自Solar API的一些數據將來自一個以消費者爲中心的試點項目，名爲Project Sunroof，這是一款太陽能儲蓄計算器。
Google also eyes the sale of API access to individual building data and aggregated data for all buildings in a particular city or county. It has data for over 350 million installations, up significantly from the 60 million facilities it cited for Project Sunroof in 2017.
谷歌還考慮出售對特定城市或縣內所有建築物的個人建築數據和彙總數據的API訪問權限。它擁有超過3.5億個安裝的數據，比其在2017年爲天窗項目引用的6000萬個設施大幅增加。
There is also a potential to connect the APIs with Google Cloud products. Google also wants to announce an Air Quality API to let customers request air quality data, like pollutants and health-based recommendations for specific locations.
還有可能將 API 與谷歌雲產品聯繫起來。谷歌還希望宣佈推出空氣質量API，允許客戶索取空氣質量數據，例如污染物和針對特定地點的健康建議。
It will also include digital heat maps of the data, hourly air quality information, and an air quality history of up to 30 days.
它還將包括數據的數字熱圖、每小時的空氣質量信息以及長達30天的空氣質量歷史記錄。
Google's move comes amid efforts to monetize its maps products as it struggles to produce revenue amid a broader economic slowdown.
谷歌此舉是在努力通過其地圖產品獲利之際採取的，因爲在更廣泛的經濟放緩中，谷歌難以創造收入。
In 2021, Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak estimated Google Maps would earn $11.1 billion as new travel products and promoted pins began to boost ad revenue.
2021年，摩根士丹利分析師布萊恩·諾瓦克估計，隨着新的旅遊產品和促銷徽章開始增加廣告收入，谷歌地圖的收入將達到111億美元。
In July, Alphabet reported second-quarter revenue growth of 7% year-over-year to $74.604 billion, which beat the consensus of $65.42 billion. The company reported quarterly earnings of $1.44 per share, which beat analyst estimates of $1.20 per share.
7月，Alphabet報告稱，第二季度收入同比增長7％，達到746.04億美元，超過了共識的654.2億美元。該公司公佈的季度每股收益爲1.44美元，超過了分析師預期的每股1.20美元。
Search revenue came in at $42.628 billion, Cloud revenue totaled $8.031 billion, and YouTube ads revenue hit $7.665 billion in the quarter.
本季度搜索收入爲426.28億美元，雲收入總額爲80.31億美元，YouTube廣告收入達到76.65億美元。
Price Action: GOOG shares traded higher by 0.61% at $132.60 in the premarket on the last check Tuesday.
價格走勢： 在週二的最後一張支票中，GOOG股價在盤前交易中上漲0.61％，至132.60美元。
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