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Google.org is the charitable arm of Internet search engine company Google. The organization has committed over $100 million in investments and grants as of May 2010. To fund the organization, Google granted them 3 million shares during their initial public offering. As of December 2010, Google.org's 3 million shares have an approximate value of $1.8 billion. Google has also pledged to contribute one percent of their annual profits to their charitable organizations. Among its first projects is to develop a mass produced plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can attain 100 mpg (see vehicle-to-grid). In November 2007, Google.org announced RE<C , a project that will invest upwards of several hundred million dollars in order to produce renewable energy at a profit from wind and solar sources, particularly solar thermal energy. RE<C, as the name suggests, has the ultimate goal of creating more than a gigawatt of power (enough to power a city the size of San Francisco) from renewable sources that would be cheaper than energy produced from coal. The director from 2006 until 2009 was Dr. Larry Brilliant. Upon stepping down, Brilliant was replaced by Megan Smith, Google's Vice-President of new business development. The Head of Advocacy and Communications of Google.org, Jacquelline Fuller, is member of the International Advisory Board of the African Press Organization . ... (expand) (contract)