Energy Management Articles
Petcurean Updates Emission Goals
Petcurean, a manufacturer of premium pet food brands GO! SOLUTIONS® and NOW FRESH®, achieved carbon neutrality for Scopes 1 and 2 by offsetting 100% of its GHG emissions for the past three years.
BNEF: First Time For Wind and Solar Top 10% Global Power Generation
Wind and solar projects met over 10% of global electricity demand for the first time in 2022, according to research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Fortescue to Spend $6.2 Billion for Decarbonisation
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd aims to eliminate fossil fuel use and achieve real zero terrestrial emissions (Scope 1 and 2) across its iron ore operations by 2030.
Hertz to Buy General Motors EVs
Hertz and General Motors Co. announced an agreement in which Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop EVs over the next five years.
2022 Better Plants Progress Update
The U.S. Department of Energy's 2022 Better Plants Progress Update shows that partners have cumulatively saved more than $10.6 billion in energy costs, 2.2 quadrillion Btus of energy, and more than 130 million metric tons of CO2 to date. The report highlights four Better Plant partners who achieved their energy intensity reduction goals in the past years and takes a look at Focusing on Decarbonization.
Daughters of Mary Campus Add Microgrid
Four critical community facilities at the Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception campus are being powered by a new microgrid.
PPG to Add Solar at Michigan Plant
PPG announced a 1.5 MW agreement with Constellation that will help PPG purchase renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of its Adrian, Michigan automotive adhesives and sealants manufacturing facility beginning in 2024.
Schlumberger, Aramco Partner on Digital Sustainability Solutions
Schlumberger and Aramco announced plans to collaborate and develop a digital platform that will provide sustainability solutions for hard-to-abate industrial sectors.
Takeda Signs VPPA
Takeda announced the signing of a long-term VPPA for the electricity delivered to the power grid from a 79 MW portion of Enel’s Seven Cowboy wind project in Oklahoma.
Citizens to Match 100% Power Consumption with RECs
Citizens announced that it has entered into a PPA with Ørsted, supporting the construction of the Sunflower Wind Project, which will match 100% of Citizens’ power consumption.
Amazon Adds Low Carbon Electrofuels to Trucks
Amazon signed an agreement with renewable fuels technology company Infinium to power Amazon’s transportation fleet with ultra-low carbon electrofuels beginning in 2023.
Comcast Cable to Double Network Energy Efficiency
Comcast Cable plans to double its network energy efficiency by 2030, cutting the electricity per consumed terabyte of data in half.
Procter and Gamble Adds Solar
Procter and Gamble (P&G) and ENGIE North America (ENGIE) announced a 200 MW PPA from ENGIE's Sun Valley Solar project located in Hill County, Texas, 65 miles southwest of Dallas.
Smart Energy Decisions (SED) Joins Diversified Communications
Coming off the extremely successful launch of the Net Zero Forum, its largest event ever, Smart Energy Decisions today announced the sale of its event and digital media business to the global event and media company Diversified Communications (headquartered in Portland, Maine).
Air Canada Purchases Electric Aircraft
Air Canada announced a purchase agreement for 30 ES-30 electric-hybrid aircraft under development by Heart Aerospace of Sweden.
OpenText Sets 2030 Goals
OpenText is committed to an emissions reduction target of 50% by 2030 and net zero by 2040 for Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions from a baseline of fiscal year 2022 as well as zero-waste to landfill from operations by 2030.
Xcel Energy to Use Zero Carbon Hydrogen
Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant in Welch, Minnesota will install an electrolyzer to augment existing clean energy nuclear infrastructure.
Weekend Reads: How the Zero Carbon Push Could Save $12 Trillion; VA Workers Trade Coal Mines for Solar
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
Chicago Public Schools: Smart Energy Conservation Measures
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) - one of the largest school districts in the nation, serving over 330,000 students in more than 600 schools with a building portfolio covering more than 64 million square feet across 1,000 structures - is CPS is dedicated to reducing its energy consumption and environmental impact. CPS has joined the Better Buildings Challenge to help meet its goals.
ProAmpac to Set Emission Goals
ProAmpac, a global leader in flexible packaging and material science, is calculating Scope 1 GHG emissions across sites and will set GHG gas reduction goals in 2023.
Capgemini Emission Goals Validated by SBTi
Capgemini announced the validation by SBTi of its new long-term (2040) and short term (2030) net zero carbon reduction targets.
Anglo American Launches Sustainability-Linked Bond
Anglo American plc issued its first sustainability-linked bond, including performance targets to reduce GHG emissions and fresh water abstraction.
Colorado Mountain College Adds Solar and Battery Storage
Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Spring Valley at Glenwood Springs adds a 22-acre solar array and battery storage facility.
University of Notre Dame Launches Hydroelectric Facility
The University of Notre Dame is now operating a new hydroelectric facility as part of its sustainability strategy to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.
Lufthansa Group Extends Use of SAF
Lufthansa Group signed a a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with OMV, the international integrated oil, gas and chemicals company headquartered in Vienna.
Samsung Electronics Sets 2030 Goals
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced its new environmental strategy with commitments to achieve enterprise-wide net zero carbon emissions and plans to use more renewable energy.
PepsiCo, ADM Partner to Lower Carbon Intensity
PepsiCo and ADM, a sustainable agriculture and nutrition company, announced a 7.5-year strategic commercial agreement to collaborate on projects that aim to significantly expand regenerative agriculture across their supply chain.
McDonald’s Signs VPPA
McDonald’s Corp. announced a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with EDF Renewables North America.
Race to Net Zero Episode 1: The Starting Point - Key Drivers of the Net Zero Movement
NRG Energy and Smart Energy Decisions are pleased to bring you a new educational project, The Race to Net Zero podcast, a six-episode series centered around the journey to net-zero for businesses like yours. This premiere episode features host John Failla from Smart Energy Decision and Lynda Clemmons, Vice President of Sustainable Solutions at NRG Energy.
Crescent Energy Sets 2027 Goals
Crescent Energy Company announced it will reduce Scope 1 GHG emissions by 50% by 2027 (from 2021 baseline and operations) and maintain methane emissions intensity below 0.20.%.
