Energy Management Articles
Accenture and Microsoft collaborate to accelerate U.K.’s transition to net-zero
Microsoft and global digital services company Accenture announced on Feb. 24 that they are partnering to help speed the U.K.’s low-carbon transition.
Santander Group sets ambition to be net-zero by 2050
Spanish financial services company Santander announced on Feb. 22 that it plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions across the global group by 2050.
Sealed Air aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040
Protective packaging provider Sealed Air Corporation announced on Feb. 23 that it set a goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
City of Orlando to add fleet of adsorbed natural gas trucks
The City of Orlando, Florida announced on Feb. 23 that it will participate in a demonstration program of adsorbed natural gas (ANG) bi-fuel, adding two ANG-equipped Ford F-150 pickup trucks to its fleet to assess fuel savings and GHG emissions reductions.
Cumulative offshore wind to top 200GW by end of decade
BloombergNEF (BNEF) announced that it expects the cumulative capacity of offshore wind to top the 200GW mark, reaching 206GW by the end of the decade.
Lidl to install EV chargers at 300 stores by 2022
Lidl announced on Feb. 9 that it has installed more than 100 EV chargers at its Great Britain stores and hopes to install 250 more across 300 locations by 2022.
Carbon Credits' Role in Achieving Net Zero, Carbon Neutrality, and SBTi Targets
How can the most common GHG reduction targets (net zero, carbon neutrality, and science-based) work together to support significant emissions reductions today and over the long term? This white paper from 3Degrees, “The Evolution of Corporate Climate Commitments: The Role of Carbon Credits in Achieving Net Zero, Carbon Neutrality and SBTi Targets,” explores how carbon credits will play an essential role in meeting these goals and decarbonizing our economy.
San Diego’s historic Balboa Park awarded LEED for Communities certification
San Diego’s Historic Balboa Park’s cultural partnership announced on Feb. 15 that the park has achieved a LEED for Cities and Communities certification.
Ingersoll Rand sets GHG emission reduction goals
Ingersoll Rand, a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions, released its 2030 and 2050 environmental goals on Feb. 22.
3M invests in reaching carbon neutrality
3M announced on Feb. 16 that it expects to invest approximately $1 billion over the next 20 years to accelerate new environmental goals, including achieving carbon neutrality.
Weekend reads: Texas outages vs. wind energy; Major oil companies invest $40M into geothermal tech
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
Five years of Smart Energy Decisions
Inspired by a desire to help accelerate the energy transition and the principles espoused by Jigar Shah in his book, "Creating Climate Wealth," five years ago today on Friday, February 19, 2016, we published the first issue of our newsletter with this welcome message: “Each issue of our weekly newsletter, created exclusively for Fortune 1000 commercial and industrial energy executives just like you, will feature news, expert columns, and research. Here's to your success!"
The Texas Energy Catastrophe and Clean Energy
A historic freeze plunged every county in Texas into a winter weather advisory and caused the state’s electricity system to fail, with 4 million customers facing outages, many that lasted hours and hours. For some naysayers, the failure of the grid operator in Texas to prepare for severe weather is yet another chance to try and blame clean wind and solar energy, the very technologies we need to address climate change. However, says John Moore of NRDC in this column, that dog won't hunt.
Smart Energy Voices Podcast - Episode 23: Creating Climate Wealth with Jigar Shah
Celebrate the fifth anniversary of Smart Energy Decisions with this conversation between Founder and Editorial Direction John Failla and clean energy industry pioneer Jigar Shah, who has changed the way businesses approach technology to both save money and improve their impact on the environment. Join John and Jigar for surprising insights on Jigar’s career in the energy space, and his thoughts on where the industry is headed.
Ford Europe transforms Cologne facility for more EV manufacturing
Ford announced on Feb. 17 that it is committing to having 100% of its passenger vehicle range in Europe be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid by mid-2026, and completely all-electric by 2030.
U.S. climate leaders launch coalition to support emissions cuts
To mark the United States' return to the Paris Agreement, thousands of non-federal climate leaders announced on Feb. 19 that they launched a coalition to drive a society-wide mobilization for bold climate ambition to uphold the country's commitment to domestic and international climate action.
Kimco Realty strives for net-zero emissions by 2050
Kimco Realty Corp., which operators open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use assets in North America, announced on Feb. 17 a series of five and ten-year goals that will guide the company’s ESG strategy.
New York expands energy efficiency program for commercial buildings
New York City will soon be expanding the implementation of its energy efficiency, water conservation and clean energy programs for commercial buildings through a $30 million contract.
Anheuser-Busch pursues energy goals with $10B sustainability credit facility
Anheuser-Busch InBev announced Feb. 18 that it signed a new $10 billion Sustainability Linked Loan Revolving Credit Facility that will contribute to it achieving its goals in renewable energy and emissions reduction.
IBM pledges net zero emissions by 2030
IBM announced Feb. 16 that it is committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
New Mexico State University begins work on 3 MW solar installation
New Mexico State University announced Feb. 15 that construction has begun on a 3 MW solar project that will generate enough power to cover a third of the university's electricity needs by this fall.
Jaguar Land Rover reveals plans for net zero, all-electric models
Jaguar Land Rover announced Feb. 15 its intention to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its supply chain, products and operations by 2039. Plans also call for Jaguar and Land Rover to offer pure electric power, nameplate by nameplate, by 2030.
The Climate Pledge gains 20 new signatories
Twenty new companies have added their names to Amazon's The Climate Pledge, including IBM, Iceland Foods, Johnson Controls and Ørsted.
Chevron expands dairy biomethane project
Chevron USA announced Feb 17 the expansion of its dairy biomethane project in partnership with Brightmark.
Delaware to launch commercial PACE program
Delaware announced that more counties have joined its Delaware Property Assessed Clean Energy (D-PACE) program.
Michigan school district purchases low-emission school buses
Michigan’s Livonia Public Schools District announced on Feb. 16 that it has added 22 Blue Bird propane autogas-fueled buses to its fleet with funding received from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
Grey Sail brewery to capture and reuse CO2 emissions
Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island announced on Feb. 4 that it is the first craft brewery in the state to implement carbon technology to capture waste CO2 emissions from its production process and reuse it on-site to carbonate its beer.
Conagra Brands sets new environmental commitments
Conagra Brands, which includes Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Healthy Choice and other North American food brands, shared on Feb. 15 its progress toward key ESG initiatives. This includes committing to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 25% by 2030.
Orange signs PPA for two French solar projects
Orange, a French multinational telecommunication corporation, announced on Feb. 15 that it has signed a 15-year PPA to develop two solar projects.
The next chapter for HQ2: sustainable buildings surrounded by nature
Amazon has unveiled a proposed design for the second phase of its Arlington, Virginia headquarters. In this column, John Schoettler, Vice President of Amazon's Global Real Estate and Facilities team, offers highlights of the plan, which blends architectural and ecological elements for the new PenPlace to meet LEED Platinum certification, run all-electric central heating and cooling systems on 100% renewable energy, and align with Amazon's Climate Pledge to be net-zero carbon by 2040 and advance Arlington and Amazon’s shared commitment to be leaders in the fight against climate change.
