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Land O'Lakes subscribes to three community solar gardens

November 11, 2020

Land O'Lakes announced Nov. 10 that it subscribed to three recently completed community solar garden projects that total more than 4 MW in capacity.

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Minnesota town completes $2.5M energy efficiency project

November 11, 2020

The City of Virginia, Minn., announced Nov. 10 that it completed a citywide energy efficiency project financed by a $2.5 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) that will guarantee energy cost savings and reduce municipal energy consumption by approximately 21%.

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Hydrogen power gains ground across global economies

November 11, 2020

Hydrogen production is growing in popularity around the world and could more than double to reach 168 million tons globally by 2030, a new study found.

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GM to add 3,000 new jobs in 2021 focused on EV tech development

November 10, 2020

General Motors announced Nov. 9 that it will be hiring 3,000 new employees in the first quarter of 2021 in the engineering, design and IT departments to increase the development of electric vehicle models and transform the future of software as a service.

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Bimbo Bakeries adds new electric delivery trucks to fleet

November 10, 2020

Bimbo Bakeries USA announced Nov. 10 the renewal of a partnership that will increase the number of electric trucks in its delivery van fleet.

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Google to source power for data centers from new Tenn. solar plant

November 10, 2020

A new 100 MW solar facility that will provide power to Google’s Clarksville, Ala., data center is now under development in Obion County, Tenn.

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Finding Balance: The Yin and Yang of Sustainable Energy Management

November 9, 2020

The challenge of harmonizing opposing forces should be familiar to corporate energy managers. As this presentation from Calpine notes, for years, they have been tasked with balancing the yin of fragmented market rules and extreme price volatility with the yang of disciplined governance and management practices.

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Beyond the Meter Podcast - Episode 12: Electrification of Transportation

November 9, 2020

We’ve all heard of the new electric vehicles that Tesla and other manufacturers are producing, but when you look at electric vehicles from a broader fleet perspective, the possibilities for reducing carbon emissions long-term are exciting. The SED team believes this issue of fleet and public transportation conversion to be a key component in moving the energy transition forward, so this conversation was especially interesting to us. Our guests on this episode are Catherine Kummer, Climate Advisor for the American Cities Climate Challenge to the City of Charlotte, NC, and Michael Luhrs, Vice President of Market Strategy and Solutions for Duke Energy.

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TD Bank targets net zero in operations and financing

November 9, 2020

TD Bank announced Nov. 9 that it is committed to achieving net zero emissions in its operations and financing activities by 2050.

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Knight-Swift looks to improving vehicle technology to achieve emissions goal

November 9, 2020

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings reported in its new sustainability report that it is pursuing an interim target of a 5% reduction in emissions by 2025 along the way to its previously made target of a 50% reduction by 2035.

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Pritchard Companies submits order to increase electric vehicle offerings

November 9, 2020

Pritchard Companies announced Nov. 9 that it has ordered 500 all-electric last-mile delivery vehicles to add to its fleet.

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Weekend reads: Building efficiency in Virginia; How a glass shortage could threaten solar

November 7, 2020

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

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Smart Energy Voices Podcast - Episode 14: COVID-19's Impact on Deployment of Distributed Energy Resources

November 6, 2020

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.

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Local Vermont mead now brewed using 100% clean RNG

November 6, 2020

A local craft meadery in Vermont announced Nov. 5 that it is officially powering all its operations with renewable natural gas.

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Dane County to achieve 100% RE with new solar installation

November 6, 2020

All county-owned facilities in Dane County, Wis., are soon to be run on 100% renewable power once a 16.5 MW solar field comes online.

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California condo facility installs 2.5 MW of rooftop solar

November 6, 2020

The Shelter Creek Condominiums in San Bruno, Calif., will begin generating its own onsite power with a new 2.5 MW rooftop solar installation that was completed this week.

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Bendix commits to cutting emissions in half by 2030

November 5, 2020

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced Nov. 4 that it is committed to halfing CO2 emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality in all global operations by 2021.

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U.K. fleet operators urge government to require EV transition by 2030

November 5, 2020

A group made up of the four biggest fleet operators in the United Kingdom formed a coalition urging the government to commit to 100% electric vehicle sales by 2030.

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Material Bank to offset all shipping emissions

November 5, 2020

Material Bank announced Nov. 3 that all its sample orders are officially shipping 100% carbon neutral.

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South Carolina school district to save $28M through energy upgrades

November 4, 2020

Richland County School District in South Carolina announced Oct. 30 that it will be using an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) for efficiency upgrades that will save the district more than $28 million in energy costs over 20 years.

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Driving Resiliency Through Your Organization's Energy Infrastructure

November 4, 2020

Organizations are viewing energy reliability in a new light as power outages impact business and new innovations come to market. This white paper from Ameresco explores ways to leverage energy infrastructure in order to improve energy resilience and minimize the adverse impacts of major events.

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Alberta companies to fund energy projects with government program

November 4, 2020

Small- and medium-sized commercial and industrial facilities in Alberta, Canada, will soon have the opportunity to take advantage of a $55 million fund from the government for energy efficiency upgrades.

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Range Resources targets net zero by 2025

November 4, 2020

Range Resources Corporation recently announced that it is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2025.

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Aramark HQ awarded LEED Silver certification

November 3, 2020

Aramark announced Oct. 30 that its headquarters office space in Philadelphia received LEED Silver certification for its sustainable design and construction.

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Fairfax County task force recommends carbon neutrality for government, school district

November 3, 2020

A task force developed in a collaboration between the Fairfax County Government and Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia is advocating for the county’s adoption of a goal to achieve carbon neutrality in its government and school operations by 2040.

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Estée Lauder reaches 2020 goal of net zero emissions

November 3, 2020

The Estee Lauder Companies announced Nov. 2 that it has achieved its two targets of net zero emissions and sourcing 100% renewable electricity globally for its direct operations.

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Today’s Leaders. Tomorrow’s Heroes: Meet The George Washington University’s Meghan Chapple

November 2, 2020

There’s making a difference -- and then there's inspiring future generations. Meghan Chapple, Director of the Office of Sustainability at The George Washington University, is doing just that by showing students the value of clean energy. Watch Meghan’s story, part of a video series from Duke Energy Renewables, to see how she inspires others to make impactful renewable energy investments.

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Norwegian Air targets 45% emissions cut by 2030

November 2, 2020

Norwegian Air recently announced that it is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, a goal that aligns the company's sustainability strategy with the Paris Agreement.

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Enviva eliminates 32M metric tons of CO2 across the globe

November 2, 2020

Enviva announced in its newly released, first-ever Corporate Sustainability Report that it has eliminated 31 million metric tons of carbon emissions, the equivalent of the emissions from eight coal-fired power plants in one year, and displaced approx

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U of BC receives $974K in funding for heat waste recovery project

November 2, 2020

The University of British Columbia received additional funding from the Canadian government for the progression of an energy efficiency initiative that is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 14,600 tons.

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