Energy Management Articles
Atkore Achieves 2025 Goal Ahead of Schedule
Atkore Inc. announced the company reached its climate, carbon, and GHG emissions goal for 2025 one year ahead of schedule in fiscal year 2024.
North Ayrshire Council Adopts Two Solar Projects
The construction of two groundbreaking solar projects on former landfill sites in North Ayrshire, Scotland, are progressing and will lower regional CO2 emissions by approximately 3,030 tons annually.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen's Goals Validated by SBTi
Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a shipping and vehicle logistics company, announced that its near-term and net-zero targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Boulder Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Summary Report
The City of Boulder has released its 2023 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory, highlighting a 7% decrease in community-wide emissions from 2022 and a 24% reduction since 2018. This milestone reflects Boulder’s steady progress toward its climate goals of a 70% reduction from 2018 levels by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2035.
Givaudan’s 2045 Targets Validated by SBTi
Givaudan, a Swiss ingredients company, announced new milestones for its journey to to lower emissions across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 with the validation of its net-zero targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
White House Executive Orders Impact Energy, Renewables, EVs
The new administration under President Donald Trump made several changes that will impact the energy, electric vehicle and renewables sectors.
Stibo Systems' Goals Approved by SBTi
Denmark-based Stibo Software Group, the parent company of master data management (MDM) solution provider Stibo Systems, received approval for its near-term and net zero company-wide emission reductions in line with climate science from the Science Ba
CIMPOR's Targets Validated by SBTi
The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved CIMPOR's short-term decarbonization and net-zero emissions targets.
Amazon Boosts RE Purchases, Deploys Nuclear, Grid Decarbonization
Tech company Amazon announced it is the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy globally for the fifth consecutive year. according to Bloomberg NEF.
Weekend Reads: NY State Looks Into Nuclear; Why Texas Leads in Clean Energy
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
Neolith Goals Validated by SBTi
Neolith Group, a Spanish sintered stone provider, announced that its science-based targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Google Enters Two Partnerships for Carbon Removal
Google announced two partnerships to scale biochar for CO2 removal.
Frasers Property Thailand Receives SBTi Validation
Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited (FPT) received validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its near-term GHG reduction targets across all three scopes.
Innovate, collaborate, scale: Inside Amazon’s approach to decarbonizing its global network of buildings
According to the Carbon Leadership Forum, buildings and construction account for 40% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. When it comes to decarbonizing buildings, Amazon focuses on two critical areas: the materials and methods used in construction, and the energy consumption and operational impacts throughout a building's lifecycle. From fulfillment centers to data centers to grocery stores, Amazon is testing and scaling new tech to push toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Nucor's Targets Certified by Global Steel Climate Council
Nucor Corporation announced that the Global Steel Climate Council certified the company's science-based emissions targets.
Maruichi Leavitt Pipe & Tube Partners Adopts 24-Acre Solar
Maruichi Leavitt Pipe & Tube (MLP&T), a steel tubing manufacturer, will install a solar power generation plant at its 44-acre corporate campus in Chicago.
Norfolk State Implements Energy Efficiency
Norfolk State University entered into a partnership to implement its new energy efficiency program.
Amazon Purchases Electric Heavy Trucks
Amazon purchased zero-exhaust emission vehicles that will be deployed across high-mileage routes making up the company's middle-mile network in the U.K. and Germany. The trucks will transport trailers to and from Amazon's fulfillment centers, sort centers and delivery stations.
Google Signs 700-MW PPA
Tech company Google signed over 700 megawatts of alternating current (MWac) renewable energy projects in Oklahoma that are supported in part by long-term power purchase agreements.
New Relic’s Targets Approved by SBTi
New Relic, a platform that unifies and pairs telemetry data, announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved its near-term science-based targets.
NY State to Spend $1 Billion to Lower Emissions, Boost RE and Nuclear
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to invest more than $1 billion to lower emissions, add renewable energy and expand green transportation options as part of her 2025 State of the State.
Winnebago’s Emissions Fall by 10%
Winnebago Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of premium outdoor recreation products, announced the company decreased its GHG emissions and overall water consumption by 10% from its 2020 baseline through FY2023.
A Ground Source Heat Pump Solution for Colorado State University
Updating aging equipment and improving efficiency are foundational goals for Colorado State University, but the Facilities Management staff realized that updates at its Moby Athletic Complex with “business as usual” equipment would not be in their best long-term interest. In this column from Better Buildings, learn how a new ground source heat pump system is providing heating and cooling to the 420,000 facility - and reducing total energy used by more than 50%.
Denver Federal Center Adds Solar, Geothermal
The U.S. General Services Administration signed an Energy Savings Performance Contract that will help the Denver Federal Center toward a goal of achieving a net-zero campus by 2045.
Ipsos’ Targets Validated by SBTi
Ipsos, a French market research and data company, announced that the Science Based Targets initiative validated the company’s science-based GHG emissions reductions targets.
Syensqo Receives SBTi Approval
Belgian materials company Syensqo announced it achieved validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its 2030 GHG emission reduction targets.
Seventh Generation Lowers Emissions by 18%
Homecare company and green products company Seventh Generation announced that its absolute emissions shrank by 18% from 2022.
La-Z-Boy Receives SBTi Approval, Increases RE
La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a global manufacturer and retailer of residential furniture, announced that for the fiscal year 2024, the company received SBTi validation of its near-term targets.
Federal Govt Issues Order to Build AI Data Centers, Clean Power Infrastructure
President Joe Biden signed a historic executive order to accelerate the speed at which the U.S. builds the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI), including large-scale data centers and new clean power infrastructure.
IRS Provides $6 Billion in Tax Credits for Energy Programs
The Internal Revenue Service announced $6 billion in tax credits for the second round of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) 48C Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Credit (48C Program).
