Energy Management Articles
California winery plans solar + battery installation
Domaine Carneros announced Nov. 12 that it is installing a 250 kW solar and battery energy storage system at its winery in Napa, Calif., that could offset nearly 624 metric tons of carbon each year.
Black & Veatch commits to carbon neutrality in five years
Black & Veatch announced Nov. 12 that it is committed to carbon neutrality by 2025 and to aligning its sustainability path with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Rochester plans CCA program for businesses to source cheap RE
The City of Rochester, N.Y., announced Nov. 12 a new program that will give residents and small business owners the opportunity to source 100% renewable energy at a low, fixed rate.
Braskem commits to carbon neutrality by 2050
Braskem announced Nov. 10 its intention to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and create a circular economy in its operations.
Wild West of net zero targeting called into question by new initiatives
Amid a growing number of net zero targets coming from large companies, there is an emerging need to set standards and common language in order for stakeholders to make sense of it all, a new study found.
Carbon Accounting is Complex. Software Can Help.
While making commitments and quantifying results is the critical first step to a carbon reduction journey, companies will find that carbon accounting and the process to reach traceable, auditable metrics can be complicated. This column from David Solsky, CEO and Co-Founder of Envizi, explains why it is critical to get started with a proactive approach. and why spending time doing the hard work now is time well spent.
Vanderbilt Univ. to cover 30% of electricity with new 25 MW solar farm
Vanderbilt University announced Nov. 10 that it, along with the City of Nashville, has partnered with Tennessee Valley Authority and Nashville Electric Service and will begin to purchase 25 MW of energy from a new solar farm in the state.
Land O'Lakes subscribes to three community solar gardens
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.
Minnesota town completes $2.5M energy efficiency project
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%.
Hydrogen power gains ground across global economies
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.
GM to add 3,000 new jobs in 2021 focused on EV tech development
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.
Bimbo Bakeries adds new electric delivery trucks to fleet
Bimbo Bakeries USA announced Nov. 10 the renewal of a partnership that will increase the number of electric trucks in its delivery van fleet.
Google to source power for data centers from new Tenn. solar plant
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.
Finding Balance: The Yin and Yang of Sustainable Energy Management
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.
Beyond the Meter Podcast - Episode 12: Electrification of Transportation
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.
TD Bank targets net zero in operations and financing
TD Bank announced Nov. 9 that it is committed to achieving net zero emissions in its operations and financing activities by 2050.
Knight-Swift looks to improving vehicle technology to achieve emissions goal
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.
Pritchard Companies submits order to increase electric vehicle offerings
Pritchard Companies announced Nov. 9 that it has ordered 500 all-electric last-mile delivery vehicles to add to its fleet.
Weekend reads: Building efficiency in Virginia; How a glass shortage could threaten solar
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
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.
Local Vermont mead now brewed using 100% clean RNG
A local craft meadery in Vermont announced Nov. 5 that it is officially powering all its operations with renewable natural gas.
Dane County to achieve 100% RE with new solar installation
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.
California condo facility installs 2.5 MW of rooftop solar
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.
Bendix commits to cutting emissions in half by 2030
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.
U.K. fleet operators urge government to require EV transition by 2030
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.
Material Bank to offset all shipping emissions
Material Bank announced Nov. 3 that all its sample orders are officially shipping 100% carbon neutral.
South Carolina school district to save $28M through energy upgrades
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.
Driving Resiliency Through Your Organization's Energy Infrastructure
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.
Alberta companies to fund energy projects with government program
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.
Range Resources targets net zero by 2025
Range Resources Corporation recently announced that it is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2025.
