Energy Management Articles
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
Weekend reads: Billionaires go RE; Microsoft manages efficiency w/AI & more
Kick back with these must-read energy stories from around the web:
Smart Energy Decisions' Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum powered by RECs
Smart Energy Decisions' Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum, to be held June 18-20 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, California, will be powered by renewable energy certificates supplied by ENGIE. The Green-e® certified RECs will offset 100% of the three-day event's anticipated energy consumption
Energy innovation by large corporations power Ohio growth
Large corporations, including Campbell Soup Company, General Motors, JP Morgan Chase & Co., and Owens Corning were among those cited as leading investors in energy innovation in Ohio.
Samsung aims for 100% RE
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced on June 14 its commitment source renewable energy for 100% of energy used for all of its factories, office buildings, and operational facilities in the U.S., Europe, and China by 2020.
Colgate Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report 2017
With the release of the 2017 Colgate Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Report, the company announced it had surpassed its 2020 goal of reducing absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from manufacturing of 25% vs. a 2002 baseline.
Cigna on track for 2020
Cigna announced it is on track to meet its 2020 environmental targets, including a 20% reduction in GHG emissions, a 15% reduction in energy use, and a 10% reduction in water consumption, all from a 2013 base year.
Infographic: GM's Operational Commitments
As part of General Motor's 2017 sustainability report, released on June 12, the company included highlights of their operational commitments in a variety of areas, including goals of increasing renewable energy generation, and reducing energy intensity
Sheraton Waikiki adds AI energy storage
The Sheraton Waikiki hotel announced the addition of a 500kWh artificial intelligence (AI)-powered energy storage system to support their environmental sustainability planning.
GM moves towards an electrified future
General Motor’s 2017 Sustainability Report, released on June 12, highlights the company’s progress toward its visions of "a future with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion."
Solar grows despite tariffs
The U.S. solar market grew by 13% in the first quarter of the year, adding 2.5 gigawatts of solar PV, despite a tariff imposed by the Trump administration in January on solar imports.
Report: Apple's 2018 Environmental Responsibility Report
Beginning January 2018, all of the electricity from Apple's facilities worldwide are covered by renewable energy--every Apple data center, retail store, corporate office, and colocation facility in 43 countries around the world now runs on clean power.
Sysco signs for solar gardens in Texas
Sysco Corporation announced it has signed a ten-year renewable energy agreement for electricity from three solar gardens to be constructed in the Houston and Dallas areas. The gardens, expected to be operational by Q1 2019, will support approximately 10% of Sysco’s U.S. electricity usage.
Fort Huachuca to upgrade energy efficiency
Fort Huachuca, a U.S. Army installation near Sierra Vista, Ariz., has begun a project to improve energy security, resiliency, and efficiency across its facilities. The $24 million project is expected to reduce energy costs by 23% per year and will generate nearly $63 million in savings over 23 years.
Weekend reads: Meet Tesla, the energy company; Big oil's play for RE & more
Kick back and relax with these must-read energy stories from around the web:
Infographic: Corporate sourcing of renewables—numbers behind the growth
A new report from IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) suggests that with the continued decline in the costs of renewables, corporate demand will continue to increase as companies seek to reduce electricity bills, hedge against future price spikes and address sustainability concerns.
Microsoft’s new data center goes under the sea
Microsoft announced it has placed a renewable energy-powered experimental data center at the bottom of the ocean near Scotland’s Orkney Islands. The deployment of this shipping container-size facility marks a milestone in the company’s Project Natick,
GM and Honda join forces on battery development
General Motors Co. and Honda announced on June 7 an agreement for new advanced chemistry battery components, including the cell and module, to accelerate both companies’ plans for all-electric vehicles.
Deere & Co. commits to sustainability goals
As part of its commitment to sustainable energy use, Deere & Company intends to reduce GHG emissions by 15% through 50% renewable electricity supply and excellence in energy efficiency. This is one of a series of sustainability goals announced by the company to be achieved by the end of fiscal year 2022.
Cornell’s NYC tech campus goes solar
The Bloomberg Center at Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island, Manhattan campus is now powered by solar generation system, which is expected to contribute to the Center’s goal of getting to net-zero energy usage.
Serving renewable energy's full spectrum
Renewable energy solutions have focused on small and large business, but mid-sized companies are often overlooked. This white paper, presented by WGL Energy, offers new approaches and innovative solutions for those companies who find themselves in this "green-energy gap."
Wynn Las Vegas opens solar facility
Wynn Las Vegas announced the beginning of commercial operation of the Wynn Solar Facility, a 160-acre facility that now offsets up to 75% of the resort’s current peak power requirements. Wynn reports this is the largest percentage of renewable energy used by any resort in Las Vegas
