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- Project Sunroof is mapping the planet’s solar potential, one rooftop at a time. Find out more www.google.com/sunroof
Project Sunroof uses information that’s in Google Maps to figure out how much sun falls on a roof and takes into account stuff like the angle of the roof, the weather, and obstructions like trees and chimneys. Then it uses those measurements to figure out how many panels you’d probably need and how much you could save on your electric bill, including solar incentives in your area. You can see how buying or leasing panels affects your savings, and then send your estimate to installers in your area, instantly.
Visit google.com/sunroof and enter your address to find out how much solar energy could save you. Project Sunroof works in Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Fresno. But anyone can sign up to find out when it expands to their neighborhood. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Thank you, Carl, and please make it available everywhere. :)
banescar Carl wants to rule our planet!
SHUT CARL DOWN!
banescar
Information is power!
banescar Bane?
MrKleenexDude Yes, and Scarecrow :D My favourite Batman villains.
banescar Fun fact: In Israel almost every household has solar panels on the roof, harvesting the sun's energy, since the 1960s.
years for it to reach other countries: 202388732903092312391
***** given how fast Google and other US tech companies have been developing things I think it'll be a significantly shorter time then that, I give em 5-10 years max since this doesn't appear all that complicated
nachscratch Well, lets not jump to conclusions. Don't overestimate or underestimate Google
nachscratch Gorilder I would say it would take Google a year or two if that long to scale this service across the U.S. the reason primarily being the data is already available (e.g., irradiance from NREL, roofing area from Gmaps etc) Where Google is adding value is namely user convenience (ie bringing all the disparate information together, developing accurate algorithms to estimate solar design and costs in one easy to understand web portal, and providing recommendations for installers). PVWatts by NREL is a similar service but I think Project Sunroof's interface is easier to use and goes one step furthur.
It will definitely give consumers interested in solar an easy way to estimate whether its a economically feasible option.
nachscratch nah, Google is not Apple, Apple launched Maps service in 2011 and until now its not available in 99% of the world. Google is much faster.
nachscratch *5, I say 5
This had better not be an April Fool's joke.
It was uploaded on August 17
It's not
Alvin Lee
No ‘nnnn
lol
Before watching the video, I checked that first 😁
ANDDDD 5 years later
Google finally figured out a way to lemme know about this
'Recommended for you'
which we all know works real great
amazing how we're all getting recommended a video for a dead 4 year old project
Please spread this everywhere!! (And come to Japan next)
Rachel & Jun omg i watch your videos what a coincidence xD nihon wa sugoi desuuu
cheers from Tunisia
Such maps already exist.
They're called solar cadastres.
***** It would probably be even easier for them as well, because they can take already existing maps then.
Rachel & Jun Australia after Japan! :D
Rachel & Jun from some of the videos I've seen from TheJapanChannel you don't really need this as you can get government rebates for your solar panels, not something the USA can really same in some states.
Nowadays, while watching Google's TH-cam videos I always check the uploaded date first. So, I won't get fooled.
First thing I did, I've already been fooled once, you know what they say...
Same.
Same
Google is goofy with jokes lol
Hey I'm from the future and would like to tell everyone that it has still not reached other countries.
technically you're now in the past and im now the future guy
@@helper_bot technically you're now in the past and im now the future guy
@@helper_bot Now I'm in the future.
And now i'm in the future
@XeNoX And I'm taking your spot as the future guy.
Google in 2020: signing contracts with oil companies
Yes
Huh why? This is about sustainable solar energy
@@downoth-cam.com/video/v3n8txX3144/w-d-xo.html
Lils
F
What about Arizona, the state that gets 300 days of sunshine a year...
Boogster Su
If this idea works in Boston it will work in Arizona for sure, so no point in testing things easy.
More over, as it is said in the video, all the information is already available, it's not like Google gonna provide solar PV systems itself for everyone, just a handy place for the info.
Blacknaag0 yeah, I remember google had a feature that you could see a satellite view and the time could be adjusted. I could clearly see where the shadows were at different times. I did this to find the best spot on the property. A solar installer passed me this tip years back.
Boogster Su I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that it would be easier to do things like this where they already have a base of operations and large teams of people who can work on it, instead of shipping them out to Arizona to waste a lot of time getting set up just to get the same results.
Boogster Su then project sunroof would do u anygood
Boogster Su You don't need project sunroof in Arizona, just throw a solar panel anywhere and it'll generate 1.21 gigawatts of electricity in a second.
Yes! I can't wait!
This is pretty cool!
MGM is the TH-cam Legend!! 😃 😃 😃
+Zetsuke4 роу5еггес
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Other countries too please!
fuck other countries
Logi Bro lol k
***** yeah fuck other countries. Y'all talk shit until u see something from the u.s that u want.
Logi Bro
Obvious troll is obvious, stop making your country look bad. You're embarrassing your own people.
lifesnova y u jelus
5 years later
googles: maybe it not so easy
This did not age well
Btw im in 2025
If only I could get the video of this quality for my startup.
Moris Sombre get some students to help you man! could be quality and cheap
Moris Sombre Indiegogo dude :)
Moris Sombre my brother freelances decent 2d and 3d animation with a focus on marketing. hmu if you want a link to his website.
Moris Sombre Do Kickstarter or Indiegogo. What does your startup do?
Barter!
This is amazing, and this is the sort of thing these large corporations should be doing to help the world.
"and Fresno, because one of our engineers mum loves there."
+TheLMGN LIVES
+Defcon 5 maybe she loves there too.
@@JesusChrist.4BC I'm from Fresno. I don't even know her, and I can guarantee you that she doesn't love it.
@@gingerflakes101 your life went from defcon 5 to defcon one in 3 years
Lives* lmao 😂
Hah this is literally my job. We use Google maps and an azimuth tool to figure out the best planes before we show up to survey the roof. It's a great start, but somebody needs to be there (I vote drones b/c f*ck ladders) to take pictures & document pipes, chimneys, shingle quality, etc. before a blueprint can be made.
*was* your job
Billy Zile lmfao
Eric Morrison agreed. We haven't used our drone in this manner yet we did set up a timelapse for a client.
Eric Morrison Here you go...www.monster.com/
Barnett Associates Real Estate Team better watch it, the FAA is still very against commercial use of drones. Wedding photographers have even faced fines.
How could someone dislike this? I mean, seriously, how?
Henrique Foletto
Koch Brothers
Henrique Foletto still extremely limited support? Or maybe the commercial sounds like a video made for pre-preschoolers?
Henrique Foletto I do believe that there's a group of trolls on TH-cam that have nothing better to do than thumbs-down all possible videos. They've found this one.
Henrique Foletto People who like bing?
Henrique Foletto because it's not available in location?
This is brilliant. Absolutely fantastic idea.
i love the animation on this
glad I'm not the only one!
It's so great to see that it's only available in 3 LOCATIONS. Please make it available to everyone!
i thought this was an april fools joke... *looks at date posted
"wait... huh?"
@@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw Google tends to make april fools videos. So i thought it was too.
Great idea. For those too eager to wait, there is most likely a sun chart you can use to calculate this. In my line of work we actually use this to determine the amount of overshadowing a proposed residential building will cause, however the same method applies to determine the amount of sunlight you will receive [depending on your location it may be harder to determine this (i.e. places obstructed by nearby objects)].
Thank you, google , and please make it available everywhere. :)
this is probably 1 of the biggest first steps we can make to save money and nature at the same time, who doesnt loves this?
This is brilliant.
The sun's energy is so underutilized... Go Google!
Google this may seem like some insignificant comment, but please hear me out.
South Africa is strugling with the company that is responsibil for our electricity.
Please consider starting in South Africa (Mbombela).
For more information go read more about : ESKOM in South Africa
Thank you GOOGLE for making a difference!
Yes. Moreover sunlight is abundant there.
Great new idea, tool and information #ProjectSunroof! And yes, here's hoping this project would be applicable & available for the rest of the world.
Great idea Carl!
&
Frankly, the art used in making this video is also GREAT!
This is why google is amazing; they come out with these weird yet interesting ideas!
I hope it expands soon! I'm in Michigan and my dad and I have been trying to figure this out for some time. Your program would really help!
This will change everything!
Thank you Google and that engineer guy.
Great, innovative idea! Definitely include this in other countries (Make sure you do Australia! We get tones of hot, clear days).
No one:
Google search bar: *stroke*
4 years later and this still is limited to the US...
This hits close to home! I'm in germany and i have been thinking about this for quite some time now! Please make this available here! :)
Putting Boston on the map. I'm loving this as well Marques
Yes! This is brilliant.
Beautiful, and the animation is top notch! Way to go Google :)
Jjim5eeved
This is amazing, bring it to the UK soon please!! Such a useful service, I'd pay for that!
I love this idea. Showing people how much they can save is the key!
Great concept, I wonder if there is an adaptation to pair this with other renewable energy sources.
Awesome.
Thumbs up for the initiative.Hope Google will expand the project across other countries as well!
6 years late but the project.....MAD RESPECT!!!!
Hopefully a faster rollout than Fiber, maybe?
please please please make this spread faster than 10 years. I'm in Michigan and there's still no Google Fiber, no Google Express, and now no Sunroof.
I work as a consultant with SolarCity. I'm super excited about this project but I find that the software is not quite up to par yet. The biggest problem is that the software calculates roof space. The problem with that is that fire code prohibits using the roof 3' from the edges and ridge of the roof which limits the amount of available space quite a bit. Second thing limiting usable space are all sorts of vents, skylights and other obstacles. I'm sure though that all this will be fixed within a year or two
Brilliant plan! Love the ideas! Love how forward thinking google always is.
Houston
The link doesn't work
"404. That’s an error.
The requested URL /get/sunroof was not found on this server. That’s all we know."
***** add ?hl=en to the link.
Leo Wattenberg still
www.google.com/get/sunroof?hl=en works fine for me.
Leo Wattenberg It must be my location then (dubai)
***** its 404 for Doha too
what about florida, we not called the sunny state for nothing, we get 1000x more sun than that boston area.
Bigattck Firecat
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Bigattck Firecat Hahaha, but also tons of rain and lightning. D:
Pranav Eswaran boston gets snow, you have to set on top of the roof to clean it.
Good point. I concede defeat
If only we had the tech to harness the power of swamp ass.
I'm glad that engineer thought about his mom.
brilliant animation, as usual!
Google, I love you.
Not bad at all! :)
This is great! can't wait until it maps Chicago.
2015:project sunroof in all the world
2020:still only in us
It's been five years...
Still only in the States 🤦♂️
The link in the discription isn't working...
Wonderful, Project Sunroof is awesome.
Google, never fails to impress me!!
You deserve to be in the top.
so what's the progress 1 year later?
None. There is no profit in this project, so I think they scrapped it...
Kaptain Owl amazed they continued the project.
Dr Manhattan, I thought you were investigating nature in another galaxy :P
What are you doing back on Earth?
Roofus Onna I don't get the meme, please enlighten me
Slingger Adheel has a profile picture of the super hero Dr Manhattan from the Alan Moore comic book Watchmen.
He is basically an Atomic man who has absolute? power over quantum mechanics.
He became unrelatable to humans and their problems, and after he broke up with his girlfriend every attatchment that held him to Earth was severed.
Dr Manhattan left out solar system and sought to explore the nature of the universe by himself, alone.
Maybe he will start off the evolutionary process on another planet in another galaxy and watch life adapt.
Link not working
Love the art Design!
I'm from Nepal, believe me! This is one of if not the best tech news I've heard since being in Nepal! Thank you, Carl!
ok, that's a good idea but how much time we have to spent until it will finally arrive to Poland? :D
Only 5.000.000.000 years.
TheVivaPictures ...and it will work only for few houses.
As always, we are always 100 years after "blackmans" xD ( no rasit)
***** as always ;)
Paweł Piłat But wait why do we talk still in english? :D you know, i see that you've got a polish name so xD Siemka xD
When will this be happening?
www.google.com/get/sunroof Already here
*Cut Your Electric Bill To Zero. Amazing Solution For FreeEnergy > **t.co/vm2wD2OnfZ** >*
Your map is the best!
Such a genius idea. Keep moving the world forward, Google!
I want it in INDIA.
you know we need more power as a developing country.
Already have solar panels and installed
Is it actually good? Or full of annoyances?
@@micaelgarcia1576 battery storage is the biggest issue
@@HelamanGile damn, I guess they will improve a lot with the graphene ones, thanks for answering!
Awesome. My family will love this
This is awesome, why am I seeing this 5 years after it's been uploaded!?
I see no answers to the comments that ask how much longer we'll have to wait!
Any updates?
Its already out.
It's just 3 cities now, but pretty soon the project will be shut down completely.
olimario Google is not selling anything... they are giving everyone free information which was already there... and making it easier for people to switch to solar. You don't know what you are talking about, lol.
theskeletonboi I never said they were selling anything. I said this project will be shut down in a hot second like every other half-baked thing they do.
olimario Obviously you didn't say they were selling something, lol. I can read what you said above. Don't be silly, there is no reason to shut down a free project.... Everything they make starts off "half-baked", it is incredibly rare for them to shut off a project.(Especially one that just involves a web-page with their algorithm linked up to it. Funny thing is, they actually have tons of projects, you only hear about the popular ones like this one, and they all are implemented flawlessly.
theskeletonboi No flaws! You heard it here first! Google escapes thousands of years of human error.
olimario Yes, everything has flaws, but Google manages to implement everything flawlessly. Stop drowning yourself in your own ignorance.
The data analysis has me drooling.
Amazing, google is definitely always at the forefront of innovation. solar is the most reliable and most viable source of energy, I'm glad to see it become easier, more efficient, higher productive, and simpler to use and get started with. thanks google, and keep being awesome
but what the hell are we going to do in 5 billion years when the sun burns out? #thinkofthekids
Everything in this channel is april fool
Thank you very much for this, Google.
I was one of those people... asking google all of those questions... I look forward to this making its way to the southeast
If everyone used Sloar panels it would save alot of problems.
You right dude!
Sometimes I hate being in the UK, everything gets released in the US..... Such as samsung pay first and I'm sure android pay will release there first :(
Malkesh Vaghela dude atleast your in a first world country, none of those cool things are coming to Jamaica in a while, hope fully the next 15 years
nor Indonesua
Malik Smith Why do you have an indian type name 0_0. And Jamaica is a first world country. But not one that gets the 'Good shit'.
Itz evil there's a lot of people from india in the UK. just like mexican people in the US.
Malkesh Vaghela Google Wallet is essentially the same thing and has been out for a very long time.
cant wait till we get this were we are at. because were looking at getting solar panels on our place soon.
we need this in Seattle!
But wut if we use up all the sunlite
Good point. People in 18th century North America just lumberjacked trees constantly, thinking they would be able to cut more forever. Maybe today's scientists are those lumberjacks. If we overuse the sun it will go out and turn into worthless soot.
Gigabic lol!! you are not serious right??
+Gigabic Lol you've gotta be a republican...
Khorps Do you know what sarcasm is?
Axel S It's hard to convey through text, especially considering some people actually think that way.
TH-cam
2015: We have alot of time
2016: Not now
2017: Nope
2018: Nah
2019: Soon...
2020: WaNnA KnOW aBoUt PRoJeCt SuNrOoF!!!
How I feel about it, exactly.
how excited I got as a Fresno resident
What a splendid application.
URL Error 404, google i can't find out more :(
It's not available in your country if your from these:
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic (CAR)
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Republic)
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia/Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar/Birma/Burma (sheesh, this country has many names)
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia)
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
United Kingdom (UK)
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City (Holy See)
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Mário Branco is lol.
3rd world countries:
* sad sadness noises *
We really need this up!!!!
As an Architect this thing is a treasure to me
And then raise housing prices to equal what the tenant will save on energy. +1 capitalism.
exactly lol.
Personal users just need to buy can of worst quality red spray paint - or use any uv degradable diy paint.
Run around own property, paint potential places, wait a year, see where paint got bleak most, f* google technology.
The tool is used to value properties and land... sun tax etc
in Spain you get fined for using solar panels... I live in a place that averages 315 days of sunshine... and I can't use solar... thanks Obama
Solar is illegal? What?
Gigabic Free energy = less money for government
Ralphi Ralph OBAMA?
Read this article, but there are many more. Tesla batteries are also illegal in Spain. Mafia protecting their friends in the energy companies.
elpais.com/m/elpais/2015/06/15/inenglish/1434365532_423180.html
Derek Decker yeah I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and blame Obama like everyone else.
I NEED THAT! Greetings from Austria ;)
Great innovation contributing to using the renewable energy sources and using less limited energy sources! Thank you so much Google (and everyone who is responsible for making this happen)! :)
Amazing idea
It will save our earth 🌏🌿💚
Wonderful. I did my own research years ago, eventually finding a reliable quote and an installer...not even close to affordable but it was eye opening to say the least.If Project Rooftop is ever available in Georgia I'll be ready.
...excuse me, Project Sunroof.
That is an awesome project!!! Please make it available to other countries as well!!!
this man deserves a prize.