Energy Management Articles
Albertsons Reduces Emissions by 21%
Albertsons Companies lowered carbon emissions in operations by 21% between 2019 and 2022 and finished over 1,100 energy efficiency projects across its operations in 2022 to reduce energy demand.
Ribbon Communications Lowers Emissions by 16%
Ribbon Communications Inc., a global provider of real time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions, achieved a 16% reduction in direct carbon emissions in 2022 versus 2018.
Bayer, GenZero Shell Parter on Emissions Project for Rice Cultivation
Bayer, a global company in the life science fields of agriculture and healthcare, partnered with several companies to showcase the scalability of methane emissions reduction in rice cultivation.
Building Corporate Energy Awareness Through Mentorship
In this conversation excerpted from the Smart Energy Voices podcast, Kulsoom Khan, Energy Efficiency Manager at Congebec, shares her experience cultivating energy culture buy-in. Khan won a 2023 WISE (Women in Smart Energy) Award for her creation of Congebec's Energy Ambassador Program.
Gildan Activewear Decreases Emissions by 10.9%
Gildan Activewear Inc. tied 25% of its senior executives’ strategic objectives to the company's annual short-term incentive plan to support the advancement of ESG targets.
Kimco Realty’s Green Bond Finances Renewable Projects
Kimco Realty announced that out of the $493.7 million in net proceeds from the green bond issuance, $373.8 million, or over 75%, was allocated to finance eligible green projects.
DOE, Federal Agencies Aim to Remove Marine Carbon Dioxide
A large partnership between federal agencies is working to remove marine carbon dioxide.
Weekend Reads: Renewables Versus Summer Heat; Potential Hydrogen Breakthrough
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Air Force Plant #4 (Fort Worth, Texas) — 50001 Ready
In 2017, the energy team at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Air Force Plant #4, located in Fort Worth, Texas, learned about the U.S. Department of Energy's 50001 Ready program to achieve deeper and sustained energy and GHG savings. This case study from the DOE explores how the program was implemented and led to optimized energy use and related improvements.
ONEOK Lowered Emissions by 20%
ONEOK, Inc. achieved reductions that equate to approximately 20% of the company's total 2030 GHG emissions reduction target as of year-end 2022.
Verizon Adds North Carolina Solar Project
Verizon Communications signed a long-term virtual purchase agreement for the Oak Trail Solar Project that has reached commercial operation.
California Resources Expands Goals on Methane Emissions
California Resources Corporation announced the oil company updated and expanded its ESG goals on methane emissions and linked ESG performance to executive pay.
Tennant Increased Use of Renewable Energy
Tennant Company — a company that designs, manufactures and markets solutions to reinvent how the world cleans — sourced 89% of global electricity consumption from renewable energy sources in its 2022 fiscal year.
Cushman & Wakefield Lowers Emissions by 33%
Cushman & Wakefield, a global commercial real estate services firm, announced a 33% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 (market-based) GHG emissions since its 2019 baseline.
Danaher Develops Tools to Reduce Emissions
Danaher Corporation developed a suite of domain-specific Danaher Business System (DBS) tools and processes to drive efficient progress toward its goal of reducing Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50.4% by 2032.
Ciena’s Goals Approved by SBTi
Ciena's near-term, science-based GHG reduction targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Columbia University Granted Deep-Drilling Geothermal Permit
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Mineral Resources (DMR) granted Columbia University a permit to drill a closed-loop geothermal test bore to a depth of 800 feet in New York.
Viva Resorts by Wyndham Adds Solar
Viva Resorts by Wyndham announced it received the Wyndham Green program certification as part of its comprehensive plan to operate its hotels at maximum efficiency while minimizing environmental footprints.
NY State Needs to Increase Efforts to Meet RE Goals
New York State needs to take multiple steps to increase renewable electricity generation to achieve the objectives of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
Factsheet: Celebrating One Year of the Inflation Reduction Act
Federal policies are helping to spark a surge of investment in clean energy deployment, manufacturing, and jobs. in this factsheet, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) shows how these investments are uplifting communities in all 50 states with new economic opportunities and unleashing a new era of American energy dominance.
Google Joins SAF Program
Google joined the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program operated by American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), a B2B travel platform, and Shell Aviation.
Electrify America Adopts California Solar
Electrify America announced the start of commercial operation of the new 75-megawatt Electrify America Solar Glow 1 solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, California.
DOE Funds Study for California Direct Air Capture Project
The U.S. Department of Energy announced choosing Aera Federal LLC to begin award negotiations worth $4.5 million to conduct a feasibility study for a regional direct air capture (DAC) hub.
Train de Charlevoix Tests Green Hydrogen
The railway of Train de Charlevoix tested the use of green hydrogen via its Coradia iLint train in Canada.
UConn, UAlbany Researchers Partner on New Climate Center
Researchers at the University of Connecticut (UConn) and the University at Albany (UAlbany) will lead a new weather and climate facility and research renewable energy options.
SCS Technologies Sets 2050 Goals
SCS Technologies (SCS) announced it plans to to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
Tesco’s Targets Validated by SBTi
Tesco outlined a plan for emissions reduction across its own operations and value chain, and its goals were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Cheniere Energy Improves Emissions Reduction
Cheniere Energy, Inc. started the issuance of Cargo Emissions Tags to all long-term customers, which provide estimated GHG emissions associated with each cargo produced at the company's facilities.
Canada Seeks Affordable Electricity With Draft Regulations
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, in collaboration with the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced draft Clean Electricity Regulations.
Spotlight Sessions Set for Net Zero Fall
Data associated with the "end-to-end" carbon reduction process, the pros and cons of carbon credits, a deep dive into green hydrogen for renewable energy buyers, the current state of renewable natural gas and more will be addressed in Spotlight Sessions at the Smart Energy Decisions Net Zero Forum Fall (#NZF23Fall), set for September 19-20, 2023, at the Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.
