Energy Management Articles
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.
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.
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.
Belkin Sets 2030 Goals
Belkin, a consumer electronics brand, announced its plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
DuPont Lowers Emissions by 58%, Increases RE
DuPont lowered its Scope 1 and 2 emissions from a 2019 baseline by 58%.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
Marmon Foodservice Technologies' Goals Approved by SBTi
Marmon Foodservice Technologies, a global manufacturer of commercial food and beverage equipment, received validation for its near-term GHG emissions reduction targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
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.
Hitachi Vantara Sets 2030 Goals
Hitachi Vantara — the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. — is working toward lowering GHG emissions by becoming carbon neutral in Scopes 1 and 2 by FY2030.
Nature's Sunshine Products Lowers Emissions by 43%
Nature's Sunshine Products, a natural health and wellness company specializing in herbal and nutritional products, lowered GHG emissions in Scopes 1 and 2 by 43% since 2022.
Google, Universities Pledge to Improve Semiconductor Energy Efficiency
Google, Vital Integration of Environmental Electronics, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and the Florida Semiconductor Institute signed a pledge to improve the energy efficiency of semiconductors.
Unity Christian School Adds Solar to Campus
Unity Christian School in Decatur, Illinois, a ministry of the Lutheran School Association, plans to add solar to its campus.
HanesBrands Lowers Emissions by 53%, SBTi Approves Goals
HanesBrands Inc., a global company in apparel brands, announced a 53% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2019.
Logicalis Emissions Targets Receive SBTi Approval
Logicalis Group, the parent company of Logicalis US, a technology service provider, announced that its net-zero science-based targets were validated and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
10 Years of Green Lease Leaders: Looking at the Past and Present
Over the past 10 years, Green Lease Leaders has evolved to encourage continued green leasing best practice enhancement and encompass a wider range of property types around the world. In this column from IMT's Diana Lee, we celebrate the program's milestone anniversary and its role in strengthening relationships between landlords and tenants in service of advancing asset-level decarbonization and sustainability initiatives,
Salesforce Introduces Sustainable AI Policy Principles
Salesforce announced its new framework guiding AI regulation to minimize environmental impact and spur climate innovation. The Sustainable AI Policy Principles call for prioritizing responsible development of AI technology to allow organizations to make a positive impact while ensuring continued equity and sustainability.
KB Home Lowers Emissions, Adds Solar Power
KB Home, a homebuilder, has constructed over 190,000 high-performance ENERGY STAR® certified homes since 2000, saving homeowners an estimated $1.2 billion in utility bills and avoiding 7.4 billion pounds of CO2 emissions.
California Partnership to Deliver More Clean Energy
Six organizations in California have partnered in an effort to deliver more clean energy at a lower cost to customers by applying for a grant.
