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Heineken Launches Multi-Phase Decarbonization Program
Heineken, an international brewer, launched a long-term decarbonization program at its beer and malt production sites.
Postal Service Adds EVs, Charging Stations
The United States Postal Service (USPS) unveiled its first set of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center (S&DC). Additional charging stations will be installed at hundreds of new S&DCs across the U.S. in 2024.
Occidental Deploys Direct Air Capture Plant
Occidental’s first large-scale Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant in Texas’ Permian Basin — developed by 1PointFive, a subsidiary of Occidental — will utilize two compressor packages to enable the plant to capture up to metric tons of CO2 per year once fully operational.
80 Acres Uses Tech to Improve Sustainable Farming
80 Acres Farms, an indoor farming company, received an initial investment from Siemens Financial Services and will use its technology to foster sustainable, traceable and more productive farming practices.
Georgia Tech Partners for Energy Tech Projects
Georgia Institute of Technology and Siemens Energy formalized their commitment to collaborate on solutions to meet the increasing demand for energy in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner.
Siemens Dynamic VAV Optimization 1111 Broadway
Dynamic VAV Optimization (DVO) is helping owners and managers meet their HVAC goals in facilities across the country. This case study "Siemens Dynamic VAV Optimization 1111 Broadway creates more efficient, healthier building environment," learn how one of Oakland's most well-known buildings is benefiting from the ability to reduce the need for technicians and programmers to analyze code in order to achieve energy efficiency goals.
Smart Energy Voices Podcast - Episode 14: COVID-19's Impact on Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources
How do you quantify the value of a microgrid, which is essentially an insurance policy? You're ensuring that your facility doesn't go down or have an outage. How much is an outage really worth and how do you value that? In this age of Covid-19, the pressure to fulfill commitments still remains high. Investor pressure remains high. Project goals remain in place. But the financing is no longer available. What should customers be looking at and exploring in the interest of managing this dilemma? Listen to this episode of Smart Energy Voices to hear how Matthew Walters, Head of Distributed Energy Systems, Americas at SIEMENS tackles it from a holistic approach.
Amazon, AT&T, IKEA, others join electric vehicle alliance
Amazon, AT&T, Clif Bar, Consumers Energy, DHL, Direct Energy, Genentech, IKEA North America, LeasePlan, Lime, and Siemens have joined an alliance to encourage the transition to electric vehicles by making commitments to fleet electrification.
Javits Center solar project approved for energy storage addition
A solar project planned for the rooftop of the Javits Center was approved for the addition of a 2 MW battery storage system, which will allow the center to support the overall state power grid through demand response and other energy optimizing programs.
Javits Center to add NYC’s largest rooftop solar
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today plans to install up to 1.4 megawatts of solar renewable energy on the green rooftop of the Javits Center on Manhattan's West Side, which will become New York City's largest rooftop solar generation project to date.
Amtrak premieres low-emission trains in L.A.
The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) introduced new, cleaner locomotives to the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service on October 1 at Los Angeles Union Station.
Siemens tests ammonia for green energy storage
Siemens, the German industrial firm, is piloting a project that uses ammonia as a new form of energy storage. The company hopes to prove that ammonia can be as useful as more established storage technologies, such as lithium-ion batteries, when it comes to managing the variable output of wind and solar power.
Siemens, Tesla , NRDC and others push NY on EV
A petition signed by 40 organizations, including Siemens, Tesla, and NRDC, was submitted to the New York Public Service Commission on Feb. 21 requesting more action to accelerate electric vehicle adoption by turning to utilities to be more proactive
Microsoft opens natural gas-fed datacenter pilot
Microsoft Corp. and partners on Oct. 26 announced the opening of its new "Advanced Energy Lab" in Seattle, a pilot datacenter project that has connected natural gas pipelines directly to racks that are fully powered by integrated fuel cells.
Massachusetts health care system enters 2nd phase of 10-year energy performance contract
UMass Memorial is expected to save almost 2 million kilowatt hours of electric energy in the project's first year, and over the course of the 10-year contract, it is anticipated to generate $5 million in energy savings and operational cost savings.
Toyota leads new clean energy revenue rankings
In an inaugural "Carbon Clean 200" list, two corporate sustainability advocacy organizations have ranked global public companies according to total revenue generated from clean energy.
ALDI installs energy management systems at nearly 1,500 locations
ALDI is making concerted efforts to improve sustainability at its stores by cutting power consumption and greenhouse gas emissions through the use of energy efficiency an
Study: Energy management system market expected soar in coming years
The global energy management systems market size was estimated to be $20.49 billion in 2014 and significant growth is expected according to a new report.
