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EY Collaborates with Carbon13 on Start-ups Reducing Emissions

March 22, 2022

EY announced it has invested in Carbon13, a venture building program that supports entrepreneurs in creating new businesses that focus on the reduction of CO2e emissions.

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Keywords: Carbon 13, EY

Google Tracking Energy Use with Certificates

March 21, 2022

Google announced it has made significant progress in developing its Time-based Energy Attribute Certificates (T-EACs) to track hour-by-hour energy use, such as expanding the use of hourly certificates within and outside of Google.

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Go Behind the Scenes at Target’s First Net Zero Energy Store — Our Most Sustainable Facility Yet

By Target - A Bullseye View   |  March 21, 2022

When you stand at the entrance of Target's Vista, California, store, it looks like any other Target store. But underneath that iconic Target exterior is a complex system of electrical, plumbing, solar and more that makes it one of a kind — and our most sustainable store yet. This column from Target goes behind the scenes with the team that brought it all to life.

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Neiman Marcus Sets 2025 Goals

March 21, 2022

The Neiman Marcus Group announced plans to lower its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2025 and to procure 100% renewable energy by 2030.

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Apex Group Offsets Lifetime Carbon Emissions

March 21, 2022

Apex Group Ltd., a global financial services provider, announced that it has offset its entire lifetime of carbon emissions.

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Delta Signs MOU with Airbus on Hydrogen Aircraft

March 21, 2022

Delta has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to become the first U.S.-based airline to collaborate with Airbus on the research and development of hydrogen-powered aircraft and the ecosystem required to make the transition.

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Keywords: Airbus, Delta

Weekend Reads: The Payoff of Kauai's Renewables Transition; How States Can Prepare for the EV Boom

March 19, 2022

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

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Smart Energy Decisions Webinar Center

March 18, 2022

Smart Energy Decisions presents the Webinar Center - your go-to resource for presentations you need to help you make the best decisions for your energy efficiency and renewable energy strategies. Recent webinars include "Optimizing Facility Design for Both Decarbonization and Resiliency - It's Not Too Good to Be True!", "reLED=Efficiency2: Upgrade Legacy LEDs to Improve Performance and Savings", "Energy & Sustainability Reporting Best Practices: Your Data. Your Way.", "The State of Energy Management", and "Maximize Savings with Solar + Storage + EV Charging".

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Picnic Delivers with EVs

March 18, 2022

Picnic, an online-only supermarket present in 200 cities across the Netherlands, Germany, and France, is using EVs for deliveries.

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Keywords: ChargePoint, Picnic

Dominion Energy's Virginia Solar Projects Approved

March 18, 2022

The expansion of new solar and energy storage projects for Dominion Energy Virginia customers was approved by the e Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC).

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Volvo Cars Adds EV Charging at Starbucks Stores

March 18, 2022

Volvo Car USA and Starbucks are collaborating to establish the first public EV charging network at the coffee company’s U.S. stores beginning this summer.

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California Universities Seek Approval for Pilot to Lower GHG Emissions

March 18, 2022

California universities could lower their GHG emissions by participating in a pilot program with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).

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HSBC Sets 2050 Net Zero Goals 

March 17, 2022

HSBC Holdings plc has outlined three steps to turn its net zero ambition for its portfolio of clients into business transformation across the bank.

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Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Installs Solar

March 17, 2022

Preferred Utilities Manufacturing, a provider of custom-engineered boiler solutions, announced the completion of a 209 kW solar panel installation at its Danbury, Connecticut facility.

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Target Tests First Net Zero Energy Store

March 17, 2022

Target Corporation announced its most sustainable store in California, which will operate and serve as a test store for multiple innovations to reduce the building's emissions.

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Keywords: Target

Catholic University Joins Community Solar Partnership

March 17, 2022

The Catholic University of America will add a community solar array on its campus in northeast D.C.

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Smart Energy Decisions' 2021 Sustainability Report

March 16, 2022

With the release of SED's 2021 Sustainability Report, we are proud to be the first energy-focused business-to-business media company to demonstrate a commitment to progress across three key sustainability sectors: environmental, social, and governance.

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Goldman Sachs California Solar and Energy Storage Project Launched

March 16, 2022

The Goldman Sachs Renewable Power’s Slate solar and energy storage project is now in operation and serving five California-based organizations.

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OMV Updates 2030 Goals

March 16, 2022

OMV, a Vienna-based international, integrated oil, gas and chemicals company, announced it aims to become a net-zero emissions company by no later than 2050 by reducing its oil and gas production by around 20% by 2030.

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Scotiabank Reaches Scope 1, 2 Goals Early

March 16, 2022

Scotiabank announced it achieved a 25% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions (from 2016 levels), four years ahead of its 2025 target.

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Saint-Gobain Reports 33% Emissions Reduction

March 16, 2022

Saint-Gobain North America announced that through its VPPAs with the Blooming Grove Wind Farm and additional renewables contracting, the company has received renewable energy certificates.

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Energy Star Awarded to 93 Plants

March 16, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 93 U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021.

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Keywords: ENERGY STAR

Kingspan Updates 2021 GHG Emissions

March 15, 2022

The Kingspan Group announced it achieved a 4.3% reduction in scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions and a 29% reduction in carbon intensity year on year.

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Mercedes-Benz Opens Alabama Battery Plant

March 15, 2022

Mercedes-Benz opened a new battery plant in Bibb County, Alabama, a few months ahead of the start of production of all-electric Mercedes-EQ vehicles in the U.S.

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Definity Financial Sets 2040 Goals

March 15, 2022

Definity Financial Corporation announced its commitment to achieve net zero emissions for both its operations and investments by 2040 or sooner.

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Smart Energy Decisions Expands Advisory Board

March 14, 2022

Smart Energy Decisions is proud to announce the expansion of its Advisory Board to include five new members.

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Microsoft Updates Sustainability Goals

March 14, 2022

Microsoft updated its progress on becoming net zero by 2030, including its reductions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions of 17% year over year by purchasing renewable energy.

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Maersk, SAP Among Companies Joining Climate Pledge

March 14, 2022

Amazon and Global Optimism announced that nearly 100 new companies have signed The Climate Pledge, bringing the total to over 300 companies, a nearly 600% growth in signatories over the past year.

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PG&E and Ford Collaborate on EV Charging

March 14, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Ford Motor Company announced a collaboration exploring how Ford’s new F-150 Lightning EV can interact with the electric grid and provide electric reliability benefits.

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Keywords: Ford, PG&E

Weekend Reads: War in Ukraine Shows Global Need for Renewables; GM's Vehicle-to-Grid Plans for CA

March 12, 2022

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

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Keywords: Weekend reads

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