Energy Management Articles
Weekend reads: The forgotten renewable; Olympics go green & more
Every Saturday, we'll bring you five of the most interesting — or quirky; it is the weekend after all — energy stories from around the web that you may have missed this week. This weekend's reads:
Case Study: Home Depot - Financing a Renewable and Alternative Energy Commitment
This case study from RILA tracks The Home Depot's path toward hitting their renewable energy and energy efficiency targets, established in 2015 to be met by 2020.
Harvard sets target to be fossil-fuel-free by 2050
Harvard has announced goals to be fossil-fuel-neutral by 2026 and fossil-fuel-free by 2050. Based on recommendations from the university’s Climate Change Task Force, these goals would be met through the expanded use of sustainable energy sources
Mandalay Bay CC premieres LED lighting system
The Mandalay Bay Convention Center (MBCC) in Las Vegas and UBM have partnered to co-develop a new LED lighting system, a multi-million-dollar investment that includes the replacement of more than 1,000 light fixtures with new LED lights.
AT&T purchases wind power from Texas and Oklahoma
AT&T announced on Feb. 8 that it will purchase 520MW of wind power through two agreements with wind farms operated by subsidiaries of NextEra Energy Resources.
Porsche and Mercedes move forward with EVs
Porsche announced that it is doubling the investment in its electric vehicle program to €6 billion, while Mercedes-Benz said it will have an all-electric version of its Sprinter delivery vans available in Europe by next year.
Switch announces Gigawatt 1, largest U.S. solar project
Switch and Capital Dynamics announced on Feb. 7 the construction of Gigawatt 1, the single largest solar project portfolio in the U.S. The project, to be built in northern and southern Nevada, is expected to produce the lowest priced solar power
Case study: Responding to shareholder pressure for more renewable energy
This case study, presented by Point 380, asks the following question: What should corporate sustainability and energy managers do when presented with requests from internal and external stakeholder to implement more renewable energy
Brown-Forman signs PPA for 30 MW annually
Brown-Forman Corporation announced on Feb. 6 an agreement to purchase 30 megawatts of electricity per year from Solomon Forks Wind Project in Kansas, becoming the first major U.S. spirits and wine producer to commit to a PPA in the U.S.
Kilroy Realty to deploy AI-powered storage
Kilroy Realty Corporation announced plans to deploy more than 7.5 MWh of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven energy storage across eight commercial buildings in California.
Annual investments of $100B for wind through 2025
The global wind power services market is expected to be worth $25 billion by 2025, an increase from $9 billion in 2016, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. They estimate $100 billion of global investments for wind power per year
Webinar: Microgrid-as-a-Service: A New Approach to Solve Resiliency, Efficiency, Sustainability Challenges
This webinar, sponsored by Schneider Electric, discusses how large commercial, industrial, campus, municipal, district, and institutional players can benefit from a “Microgrid-as-a-Service” business model approach to stabilize
Column: Hulu Moves Data Centers to 100% RE Facility
This column from Rafael Soltanovich, Vice President, Software Development, discusses Hulu's partnership with Switch to migrate their existing data centers to a new renewable energy facility in Las Vegas
Insights from SED's 2017 Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum
The spirit of the inaugural Smart Energy Decisions Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum is captured in this Insights document, which features edited transcripts from the most memorable keynote presentations, panels, and conversations
100 most sustainable companies named
Cisco Sytems topped the list of 100 most sustainable companies, released by Barron’s on Feb 3. Salesforce.com ranked second, followed by Best Buy, Intuit and HP rounding out the top five. Texas Instruments, Microsoft, Oshkosh, Clorox, and Xylem
Grupo Bimbo goes solar
Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. on Feb. 1 announced “Bimbo Solar,” an energy self-sufficiency initiative, which includes the consolidation of 33 systems that combined generate 3.7 megawatts of power.
Weekend reads: Who will win the (energy) super bowl; Jump-starting the dark grid & more
Every Saturday, we'll bring you five of the most interesting — or quirky; it is the weekend after all — energy stories from around the web that you may have missed this week. This weekend's reads:
Tesla plans first truck charging stations
Tesla is partnering with Anheuser-Busch, PepsiCo, and United Parcel Service Inc. to build on-site charging terminals at their facilities. These companies are among nine major corporations that have placed pre-orders for Tesla’s truck
Shipping company tests solar for cargo ships
The world’s first integrated rigid sail and solar power system for ships is being tested by a new partnership between Eco Marine Power and Japanese shipowner Hisafuku Kisen K.K. of Onomichi. The solution, called Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy
Vans HQ achieves LEED Platinum rating
Vans corporate headquarters has received LEED Platinum Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s, the highest standard for sustainable buildings in the world.
White House to ask for 72% cut in RE budget
The Trump administration is expected to cut 72% of the Energy Department’s renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in their budget request to Congress for fiscal 2019.
Innovation Award winners announced
The judges have made their decisions, and Smart Energy Decisions is pleased to announce the winners in the first Innovation Awards competition. The winners will be recognized at a reception and special dinner on Feb. 27
New wind farms drive investment in 2017 and beyond
The U.S. wind power industry ended 2017 with $11 billion in new private investment and 7,017 MW of new wind capacity, according to the U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2017 Market Report, released on Jan. 30 by the American Wind Energy Association
Utility Roundup: Duke Energy, PPL Corp. announce moves
Duke Energy announced that it has renewed a long-term PPA with Craven County Wood Energy, while PPL Corporation announced a goal to cut the company's carbon dioxide emissions 70% from 2010 levels by 2050.
Qantas flies LA-Melbourne on mustard seed biofuel
Qantas flew the world’s first US-Australia flight powered by biofuel on Monday. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was powered by 24,000 kilograms of a mustard seed-based blended fuel.
Arizona calls for 80% RE and nuclear by 2050
A proposal for Arizona utilities to source 80% of their electricity from renewables and nuclear power by 2050 was announced today by Andy Tobin, Arizona’s utility regulator. The Arizona Energy Modernization Plan calls for an interim goal
Special sessions set for Innovation Summit
In addition to featured keynote presentations delivered by senior energy management executives at HP, Corning, Goldman Sachs, Toyota, Equinix and Kingspan, the following special sessions are scheduled for the 2nd annual Smart Energy Decisions Innovation Summit
T-Mobile commits to 100% RE, predicts savings of $100m
T-Mobile announced its commitment to reach 100% renewable energy by 2021. The company has become the latest to join RE100.
RE100 at 122 companies and counting
RE100 now boasts 122 multinational businesses that have made the commitment to 100% renewable energy across their operations, according to their just-released third annual report. The organization met its goal of 100 members in July 2017
Weekend Reads: What city can power Amazon; Microgrids & the solar tariff & more
Every Saturday, we'll bring you five of the most interesting — or quirky; it is the weekend after all — energy stories from around the web that you may have missed this week. This weekend's energy reads:
