Energy Management Articles
Report: Renewable Heating and Cooling for Industrial Applications
As part of an effort to increase options for corporates looking to use renewable energy sources to meet thermal energy needs, the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) released a report, Renewable Heating and Cooling for Industrial Applications: Guidance for Carbon Accounting.
UW Health improves energy efficiency by 24%
UW Health announced it has improved energy efficiency by 24% over the last five years, saving an estimated $13 million in the process. This achievement was reached as part of the company’s participation in the U.S. Department of Energy as part of its Better Buildings Challenge
Pro sports winning with solar
A growing number of professional sports facilities are installing solar to benefit both the environment and their bottom line.
Weekend reads: U.S. EE falls behind; DHL's StreetScooter races ahead
It's the weekend! Kick back with these must-read energy stories from around the web:
Execs from Starbucks, Intuit, and Kingspan to headline October RE Sourcing Forum
Smart Energy Decisions has announced that executives from Starbucks, Intuit, and Kingspan will be featured keynote speakers at the Fall edition of SED’s Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum on October 1-3, 2018 at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Land O’Lakes launches barn-to-biogas
Land O'Lakes, Inc, the agricultural cooperative, is partnering with California Bioenergy, LLC to launch a collaboration to support the financing, installation, and management of on-farm methane digesters to generate renewable compressed natural gas ((R-CN") fuel in California.
GE focuses growth on renewable energy
GE announced on June 26 that, following a strategic review, the company will focus on aviation, power, and renewable energy.
Ford hits CO2 emissions reduction target 8 years early
Ford Motor Company announced that it has that it has achieved the company’s manufacturing emissions reduction goal eight years ahead of schedule. The goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 30% per vehicle by 2025 was set in 2010.
RE Sourcing Forum Wrap-Up: Collaborating to accelerate growth in RE adoption
The theme tying together Smart Energy Decisions’ Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum’s spring event was the sense that large corporates working together—with peers, developers, and utilities—can dramatically accelerate renewable energy sourcing.
Hyundai turns EV batteries into energy storage
Hyundai announced a deal to use electric vehicle battery packs for energy storage applications.
Unilever adds solar array at U.S. HQ
Unilever North America has completed a rooftop solar array at its Englewood Cliffs, N.J. headquarters. The array Is expected to create more than 500,000 kWh of electricity per year.
Seven U.S. cities join RE initiative
Seven U.S. cities to date have agreed to partner on a single Request for Information (RFI) for competitive pricing of large-scale renewable energy projects. Led by Mayor Martin J. Walsh of Boston, participating cities include Chicago, Evanston, Ill., Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando, and Portland, Ore.
Volvo to electrify all models by 2019
Volvo announced that by 2019 all of its models will be available in the U.S. with either hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or battery electric options. Further, the company said that all-electric cars will account for half of its sales by 2025.
The Evolution of the Digital World is Driving Change for Renewable Energy
The evolution of the digital world has transformed the way we interact and go about our daily chores from purchasing goods and services via smartphone apps to networking via social media. So too, the power grid along with renewable energy is being transformed by digital technology
Sabey Data Centers surpasses energy goals
Sabey Data Centers set a goal of improving its energy performance by 20% by 2024 from a 2014 baseline—and announced on June 21 that the goal has been surpassed, as the company has improved its energy performance across its more than 3 million square feet of data center space
AptarGroup highlights emissions reductions
AptarGroup, Inc. announced a 7% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions, as well as a 2% reduction in absolute total energy, as part of its 2017 Corporate Sustainability Report.
Weekend reads: Shell, BA target sustainable fuel; no EE for cannabis
It's the weekend! Kick back with these must-read energy stories from around the web:
Walmart gets patent for crypto-powered grid
Walmart was awarded a patent for an on-demand electrical grid that will be powered by Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency.
Sprint tests robot EV chargers
Sprint announced the debut of the “Mobi” self-driving robot, designed to charge electric buses, cars, and industrial vehicles. The robot will be tested in New York City beginning in 2019 with the goal of helping the city meet its target to lower CO2 emissions by 40 percent by 2030.
Uber offers incentives for EVs
Uber announced the launch of the EV Champions Initiative, a pilot program that offers direct monetary incentives to drivers in their network who drive electric vehicles, with the goal of these drivers delivering at least 5 million EV rides over the next year.
Honda installs on-site solar in Calif.
Honda announced the premiere on June 21 of a new solar energy system at the American Honda Motor Co., Inc. campus in Torrance, Calif. At 2 megawatts, the project is one of the largest solar arrays on a commercial building in Southern California
Webinar: Leverage Your Generator Assets to Generate Revenue
This webinar, sponsored by CPower, shows how your emergency generation—EG—is both a reliability asset and a revenue generator. EG provides a great opportunity to earn revenue and save on energy costs through demand response (DR) and demand management programs.
Salesforce's FY18 Stakeholder Impact Report
"Business is an incredibly powerful platform for change," In his presentation at the Smart Energy Decisions Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum on June 19, Patrick Flynn, senior director of sustainability at Salesforce, said, “A good sustainability strategy should start within the four walls of the company
Investment in renewables squeezes coal
An estimated $11.5 trillion of investment will go into electricity generation between now and 2050, including 85% percent, or $9.8 billion, for wind, solar and other zero-emissions technologies such as hydro and nuclear.
Fortune 100s join Transportation Electrification Accord
A coalition of Fortune 100 companies, consumer advocates, labor and consumer groups have signed the Transportation Electrification Accord, expressing a shared vision that transportation electrification policy can and should provide economic, social and environmental benefits.
Siemens tests ammonia for green energy storage
Siemens, the German industrial firm, is piloting a project that uses ammonia as a new form of energy storage. The company hopes to prove that ammonia can be as useful as more established storage technologies, such as lithium-ion batteries, when it comes to managing the variable output of wind and solar power.
College installs Wisc.’s largest solar array
Madison Area Technical College announced the beginning of installation of Wisconsin’s largest rooftop solar array. The project, a 1,400 KW solar photovoltaic system, will offset up to 15% of the college’s electricity use
AT&T expands RE in Texas
AT&T announced on June 15 – Global Wind Day – that it is expanding its renewable energy program in Texas by way of a PPA for 300 megawatts from two new wind farm projects.
Facebook plans new data center in Alabama
With the headline, “Hello, Alabama!,” Facebook announced it will locate its newest data center in Huntsville, Ala.
One year later, companies and investors are Still In
June marks one year since President Trump announced that he would pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement. In the hours and days after, Ceres, along with several partner organizations including World Wildlife Fund and Climate Nexus, helped to mobilize hundreds of influential companies
