Energy Management Articles
Weekend Reads: The Promise of Seaweed Mining; Hydrogen Greens Up Steelmaking
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:
Microsoft to Add 10.5 GW RE in Largest-Ever Corporate PPA
Microsoft announced the signing of a global renewable energy framework agreement to contribute to the software company's goal of having 100% of its electricity consumption 100% of the time matched by zero carbon energy purchases by 2030. The five-year agreement is a first-of-its-kind global framework agreement that is almost eight times larger than the largest single corporate PPA ever signed.
Anaheim Transportation Opens Solar-Powered EV Charging
The Anaheim Transportation Network in California opened its solar-powered EV charging hub, “The Charge,” that will provide charging for its fleet of 80 battery electric buses.
Smart Energy Voices Podcast: Episode 101 | Heard at Net Zero Forum: What's Old, New, and Next for Hourly Carbon-Free Matching
In this episode, we join experts during the opening session of the Net Zero Forum Spring for important updates on hourly carbon-free energy matching. The session, titled "What's Old, New, and Next for Hourly Carbon-Free Matching Products" and presented by Constellation, sheds light on the changing landscape of clean energy and the importance of hourly 24/7 carbon-free energy as a new industry standard.
Spruce Root Adds Heat Pumps Powered by RE
Spruce Root, a southeast Alaska nonprofit and Community Development Financial Institution, will receive a $2.5 million U.S. DOE grant for a heat pump deployment project for Prince of Wales Island.
Cisco, Juniper Networks, Sign Aggregated Solar VPPA
Through the Sustainability Roundtable, Inc.'s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cadence Design Systems, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., PTC, and a large healthcare company signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA).
Performance Food Group Reduces Power Intensity, Sets 2030 Goals
Performance Food Group, a food and foodservice distribution company, introduced new goals in its fiscal year 2023 ESG report, which include lowering Scope 1 and 2 GHG emission intensity by 30% by 2034.
Teva Pharmaceutical Sets Emissions, RE Goals
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced new targets to achieve net-zero emissions across its operations and value chain by 2045 and 100% renewable electricity across all sites by 2035.
TOTO Receives SBTi Approval
TOTO, a plumbing manufacturer, received approval for its 2030 GHG reduction targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Toyota Logistics Services Adds Biogas in California
Toyota Logistics Services (TLS), a vehicle processing and distribution center in Long Beach, California, plans to use biogas at the facility.
Belkin Sets 2030 Goals
Belkin, a consumer electronics brand, announced its plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
General Motors: Using Data Visualization to Navigate Decarbonization
General Motors (GM) has publicly committed to reducing its energy consumption, water consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions across its 118 U.S. sites. All sites were tasked with evaluating potential contributions to the goal, as well as mapping glide paths to the targets. This column from Better Buildings explains how GM developed a new Energy and Carbon Optimization (ECO) Metrics Dashboard to standardize the process and help energy managers and plant leadership track monthly performance for energy, water, and emissions and estimate site-specific potential savings from their existing project roadmap.
BeiGene Plans to Add Energy Efficiency, RE
BeiGene, Ltd., a global oncology company, is implementing a strategy that includes energy efficiency projects and renewable energy purchases, including installing solar panels on its manufacturing facilities to help it lower emissions.
Union Pacific Lowers Emissions, Tests Hybrid-Electric Locomotives
Union Pacific Railroad lowered absolute GHG emissions for Scopes 1 and 2 by 19.1% since 2018.
Markley Group Provides Emissions Data for Customers
Markley Group, a provider of data center facilities, cloud computing, and network services, today announced its Green Power Partnership program to enable customers to offset carbon emissions and participate in environmental conservation.
Sphera's Target Receives SBTi Validation
Sphera — a global provider of ESG performance and risk management software, data and consulting services — received validation of its Scope 1 and 2 GHG reduction target from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Husqvarna Group Halves Emissions
Husqvarna Group, a global company manufacturing outdoor power products, halved its absolute CO2 emissions compared to a 2015 baseline year while the business's sales rose by 47%.
BlueTriton Brands Sets 2030 Goals
BlueTriton Brands, Inc., a water and beverage company in North America, set several 2030 goals, including seeking 100% of purchased electricity to come from renewable sources and to lower absolute operational GHG emissions in Scopes 1 and 2 by 42% versus 2022.
Georgia, California Ports Add ZEV Charging
Ports in Savannah in Georgia and Los Angeles and Long Beach in California will receive $9.6 million in federal funding from the Federal Highway Administration through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities (RTEPF) program.
DuPont Lowers Emissions by 58%, Increases RE
DuPont lowered its Scope 1 and 2 emissions from a 2019 baseline by 58%.
Equinix Achieves 95% RE Use
Equinix, Inc., a digital infrastructure company, maintained 96% renewable energy coverage across its portfolio in 2023, marking the sixth consecutive year of greater than 90% renewable energy coverage across its global footprint.
University of Dayton Adopts Waste-Heat-To-Power Project
The University of Dayton adopted a waste-heat-to-power project that will lower the university’s carbon footprint by over 70%.
NC, PA Universities Sign Solar PPA
Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and eight other colleges and universities in North Carolina and Pennsylvania joined together to bring a large-scale solar facility online in western Kentucky.
Speakers Join Renewable Energy Forum 2024
Smart Energy Decisions announces the addition of educational sessions and energy solution providers for the 2024 Renewable Energy Forum this June 12-14 in Aventura, Florida.
DOE Allocates $100 Million for Electric Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced its intent to issue multiple funding opportunity announcements for a total of over $100 million for field demonstrations and other research to support better planning and operation of the electric grid.
Weekend Reads: Green Hydrogen's Hurdles; Manure-Powered Energy
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
University of Denver to Add Solar
The University of Denver plans to construct on-campus solar and off-site net metering solar projects totaling 23 megawatts DC (MWdc) of clean energy.
Stokke Lowers Emissions by 22%, Increases RE
Stokke, a Norwegian children's premium products company, announced a 22% reduction in carbon emissions during the past year as compared to 2022.
Port Houston Receives Funding for ZE Trucks
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration announced Texas was awarded a $26.9 million grant for the Port Houston new clean truck program to help reduce air emissions.
DOE Transmission Interconnection Roadmap: Transforming Bulk Transmission Interconnection by 2035
The Transmission Interconnection Roadmap, developed by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X), outlines solutions to speed up the interconnection of clean energy onto the nation’s transmission grid and clear the existing backlog of solar, wind and battery projects seeking to be built.
